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<blockquote data-quote="Arnwyn" data-source="post: 1055250" data-attributes="member: 7701">Wow. Put me down for a big &quot;ditto&quot;, here. mouseferatu pretty much got exactly how I feel bang-on.Well, not quite. For me, I don't have any perception of poor quality for pdfs (heck, I'm a member of ENWorld - I've been educated enough, thanks!). I'm sure they're just like a printed product on that front.However, the big thing for me is that I *despise* pdfs. Or any &quot;book&quot; in electronic format. Regardless of what people might try to tell you, the currently existing technology is just not ready to allow people to read books comfortably from a screen. I hate pdfs, and avoid them like the plague because I just don't read things on-screen. I value my eyes, thankyouverymuch.Further, I *will not* buy something if I don't get a physical item. I don't buy 0s and 1s, nor will I ever. Send along a CD or something *when I pay* and I'm there, though. (No, I'm not using my own.)See mouseferatu's excellent post above for all the other reasons why I avoid pdfs. Generally, though, content quality is less of a concern than the format itself.So am I a dinosaur? Maybe. But thankfully I have the majority of the civilized world to back me up. Sure - pdfs (or electronic books) will become much more popular in the future. But certainly not in my lifetime. The book industry is here to stay for the foreseeable future.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Arnwyn, post: 1055250, member: 7701"] Wow. Put me down for a big "ditto", here. mouseferatu pretty much got exactly how I feel bang-on. Well, not quite. For me, I don't have any perception of poor quality for pdfs (heck, I'm a member of ENWorld - I've been educated enough, thanks!). I'm sure they're just like a printed product on that front. However, the big thing for me is that I *despise* pdfs. Or any "book" in electronic format. [i]Regardless[/i] of what people might try to tell you, the currently existing technology is just not ready to allow people to read books comfortably from a screen. I hate pdfs, and avoid them like the plague because I just don't read things on-screen. I value my eyes, thankyouverymuch. Further, I *will not* buy something if I don't get a physical item. I don't buy 0s and 1s, nor will I ever. Send along a CD or something *when I pay* and I'm there, though. (No, I'm not using my own.) See mouseferatu's excellent post above for all the other reasons why I avoid pdfs. Generally, though, content quality is less of a concern than the format itself. So am I a dinosaur? Maybe. But thankfully I have the majority of the civilized world to back me up. Sure - pdfs (or electronic books) will become much more popular in the future. But certainly not in my lifetime. The book industry is here to stay for the foreseeable future. [/QUOTE]

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