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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Merkuri" data-source="post: 5257933" data-attributes="member: 41321">In theory, I like the idea of having an always up-to-date dead-tree copy of the rules.But the picture some of you are painting doesn't sound like a good one to me.  I see a world where you buy a new PHB each month and throw out the old one.  That just seems like a gigantic waste to me.  If there's one thing I hate, it's throwing out books.  I never look at it, but I have my college physics book still on my shelf somewhere (the one they wouldn't buy back because they were using the new edition next year).  I don't have the heart to throw it out because it's a book!  Somewhere around here I also have books 1-5 of the Wheel of Time in paperback, some in multiple pieces, some glued back together multiple times, and others held together with rubber bands (paperback books that thick don't hold up to multiple readings - or sometimes even single readings) and I can't throw those out either, even though I now have hardcover copies of them all.So in a world where one can get an updated physical copy of the PHB means I will have to choose between having redundant copies of books on my shelf (or stored away in a box somewhere), having to break my heart by throwing out old copies of these books, or deal with having a non-updated copy.Having something electronic that's updated as soon as the errata is released is much better, IMO.</blockquote>