Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
White Dwarf Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Nest
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
EN Publishing
Twitter
BlueSky
Facebook
Instagram
EN World
BlueSky
YouTube
Facebook
Twitter
Twitch
Podcast
Features
Million Dollar TTRPG Crowdfunders
Most Anticipated Tabletop RPGs Of The Year
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Upgrade your account to a Community Supporter account and remove most of the site ads.
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
Is D&D Beyond Exclusivity Bad for D&D?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="AlViking" data-source="post: 9894999" data-attributes="member: 6906980"><p>There's no indication that they will ever stop selling books despite the doom and gloom. The only things that are limited to online only are small adventures that don't justify the cost of an entire book. Things like these used to be published in Dungeon Magazine but times change and the days of Dungeon (and Dragon) Magazine are long gone. In the case of the adventures that they only post online, having them online instead of me reading them and then tossing them into a pile where I can never find it again is a big benefit.</p><p></p><p>Since DDB doesn't require a subscription, I don't see what the issue is. If you want a published book you can buy them multiple places and get them electronically on other platforms like Roll20.</p><p></p><p>If this is a DRM (digital rights management) issue you can always get a copy of whatever you purchase either by converting to a PDF, print them out and stuff in a notebook or download to the DDB app on your phone. Meanwhile I play games that reside on Steam, watch movies on Netflix, listen to music on Spotify ... the list goes on. Technology has changed and you can either jump on the north bound train or you can sit in the dark at the station reminiscing about the "good old days".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AlViking, post: 9894999, member: 6906980"] There's no indication that they will ever stop selling books despite the doom and gloom. The only things that are limited to online only are small adventures that don't justify the cost of an entire book. Things like these used to be published in Dungeon Magazine but times change and the days of Dungeon (and Dragon) Magazine are long gone. In the case of the adventures that they only post online, having them online instead of me reading them and then tossing them into a pile where I can never find it again is a big benefit. Since DDB doesn't require a subscription, I don't see what the issue is. If you want a published book you can buy them multiple places and get them electronically on other platforms like Roll20. If this is a DRM (digital rights management) issue you can always get a copy of whatever you purchase either by converting to a PDF, print them out and stuff in a notebook or download to the DDB app on your phone. Meanwhile I play games that reside on Steam, watch movies on Netflix, listen to music on Spotify ... the list goes on. Technology has changed and you can either jump on the north bound train or you can sit in the dark at the station reminiscing about the "good old days". [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
Is D&D Beyond Exclusivity Bad for D&D?
Top