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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Alan Shutko" data-source="post: 5786280" data-attributes="member: 23694">Depends on how they did it.If they took advantage of the features, I'd buy it. I could see things like little roller widgets, one that calculated XP for an encounter. It would be great to run an encounter and tick off any powers/spells/effects that the monsters used.  And with iBooks, I can still copy and paste text and reuse things in different ways.If they just do a simple conversion of the linear text to an eBook, I'd probably prefer a PDF if available.  I posted in <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/new-horizons-upcoming-edition-d-d/316286-electronic-models-pdfs-dungeons-dragons-insider.html#post5772177" target="_blank">another thread</a> how PDFs are actually pretty flexible if you have the right software, in terms of pulling out the content and repurposing it.  iBooks could be, but the DRM they have prevents these uses.The main difference between the software discussed in the other thread and the one here is that in the other thread, the publisher builds both the content and the software to view it. In this, the publisher only builds the content and Apple builds the software. I have more faith in Apple getting software right than an RPG publisher, and I think it's more likely for iBooks to open up over time and allow different uses (since it's being used by so many more people) than any individual RPG-vendor's software.  With the other things they announced for iTunes U, things get interesting. If they ever allow private "classes", iTunes U might turn out to be a decent platform to manage information for a campaign.</blockquote>

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