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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sword of Spirit" data-source="post: 6243897" data-attributes="member: 6677017">Strongly prefer physical books; pdfs are great for reference and travel. Getting a free pdf with the physical copy is golden.To add a little something that hasn't already been said, I think pdfs are usually too expensive. After the initial cost of production, the price per unit on a pdf (unless I'm completely wrong) is pennies. I think the price tag for pdfs should be no more than 25% the cost of the printed book. This isn't just theory either. I don't have much spending money, but when digital products are within my acceptable price range, I end up spending more overall than I would if they weren't. I don't know how much money I've thrown to gog.com because the price is right, but I know I wouldn't have spent half of that money if it were on a smaller number of more expensive products. Make digital products cheaper and you'll get twice as much money from me (or get money where you wouldn't have).Because of that, I have purchased very, very few pdfs. On the other hand, I'd rather buy a pdf for 50% of original cover price than pay 10x the original price for a collectible copy on eBay.Having a physical copy simply seems more "real" to me. It seems like I actually have the game, where a pdf seems like I'm just giving it a trial run or checking it out of some kind of digital library.I will say though that pdfs I pay for, feel slightly more "real" than pdfs that were free. This is the case even if the free pdfs were formerly commercial games later released for free.Not only do I prefer physical copies, but I prefer large, hardcover, visually appealing hard copies. As a concrete example, I decided yesterday that now was a good time to finally shell out the $9.99 for Savage Worlds. When I saw that the Explorer's Edition softcover was the same price as the pdf, I was struck with a dilemma. It would have been the hardcover all the way, but it was out of my alotted budget. Hmmm...I can get either in pdf for the same price? Well, I'd get regular size if I went pdf. Looks like it's all the same content... Softcover isn't ideal, but it's an actual book in my hands. Let's check the shipping. Gadzooks that's expensive! Hmmm...but that softcover does sound nicer than a pdf. Let me see if there is a local game store that has it. *Hour later* Dang it, nothing but M:tG and comics now. Okay, let's check amazon.com. $8.99 plus shipping. Okay, let's bundle it with something else I've been needing to get so I can qualify for free shipping. Done!</blockquote>

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