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<blockquote data-quote="Corsair" data-source="post: 2722565" data-attributes="member: 23477">Yarrr.&nbsp; I'm a pirate.I admit it.&nbsp; I have pdfs for games I'll never play.&nbsp; I have multiple DVDs worth of dnd pdfs.And you know what, I still have nearly every 3.0 book in deadtree style, and deadtree versions of 75% of my pdfs.&nbsp; I'd say a solid half of those books I never would have bought if not for the pdfs.&nbsp; I only have one book store of any size near me, and no true hobby stores in easy distance.&nbsp; Pdfs are my only way to browse before shopping.&nbsp; I download a pdf, flip through it, and decide whether or not I want to buy a book.Most recent example:&nbsp; I got a pdf of the 1e MnM a few days ago.&nbsp; Since then, I've decided to order both the 2e MnM core rules and GM book once the GM book is released.&nbsp; I likely would not have decided to do that without seeing the pdf first.Are there others who are worse than me?&nbsp; Sure.&nbsp; On guy I play with is a pdf pack rat.&nbsp; He has more files that he'll never use that you could shake a stick at.&nbsp; (But then again he also has nearly 600 DVD movies that he's never watched that he copied just to say that he had them)&nbsp; Do you really think he would have ever bought any of those movies or books?&nbsp; Probably not.Now am I arguing piracy is right?&nbsp; No of course not.&nbsp; I still buy the books I use.&nbsp; But having a pdf of a book I never use isn't hurting a publisher, its saving me from wasting money on a book I might otherwise have purchased and regretted.&nbsp; (Like say, my Mage: The Ascension handbook)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Corsair, post: 2722565, member: 23477"] Yarrr. I'm a pirate. I admit it. I have pdfs for games I'll never play. I have multiple DVDs worth of dnd pdfs. And you know what, I still have nearly every 3.0 book in deadtree style, and deadtree versions of 75% of my pdfs. I'd say a solid half of those books I never would have bought if not for the pdfs. I only have one book store of any size near me, and no true hobby stores in easy distance. Pdfs are my only way to browse before shopping. I download a pdf, flip through it, and decide whether or not I want to buy a book. Most recent example: I got a pdf of the 1e MnM a few days ago. Since then, I've decided to order both the 2e MnM core rules and GM book once the GM book is released. I likely would not have decided to do that without seeing the pdf first. Are there others who are worse than me? Sure. On guy I play with is a pdf pack rat. He has more files that he'll never use that you could shake a stick at. (But then again he also has nearly 600 DVD movies that he's never watched that he copied just to say that he had them) Do you really think he would have ever bought any of those movies or books? Probably not. Now am I arguing piracy is right? No of course not. I still buy the books I use. But having a pdf of a book I never use isn't hurting a publisher, its saving me from wasting money on a book I might otherwise have purchased and regretted. (Like say, my Mage: The Ascension handbook) [/QUOTE]

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