What format do you prefer for the gaming material you use?

[danbuter1]

I would buy an average print supplement before spending a penny on an "amazing" pdf.

 

[Arashi Ravenblade]

I only buy Print.
Electronic stuff had better be free.

 

[Greylock]

I collect my books in both print and pdf format. But I vastly prefer print. I keep the pdfs for backup, and quick printing of single pages, and I tote them to every game as a "virtual" on demand library that very rarely gets used. But when it gets down to the serious business of actual play, or character creation, or simple reading for pleasure, print wins hands down every single time.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Mostly print, but with some PDF support.

 

[hazel monday]

I like print only. I never have, and never will pay for PDFs or the DI. The more RPG material becomes digital, the less I buy it.

 

[SavageRobby]

I buy a lot of digital content, but most of it is for cardstock terrain, where print-it-myself saves a lot of money and is a feature.

I buy some other RPG material electronically, but I'm coming more and more to prefer print. Books and modules I definitely prefer in print - I almost never use the few digital versions I have. I do like the "both" option when available and cost effective. I like preparing and customizing game materials, and PDFs (at least when you can cut and paste) are great for that.

 

[Nifft]

I like print for reading & browsing.

I like electronic for searching & referencing.

I want both.

Cheers, -- N

 

[GQuail]

I voted for "Print, with some electronic material". I will take a print book over a PDF every day of the week, because for actual at the table use I find nothing beats it. (I did try playing with some searchable e-books on a laptop, but it was never the same)

I have bought a few PDFs, but in every case it was for something I could not buy in print at that time: and if I'm going to get major use out of them, I print them out anyway so I have a copy I can skim at the table: and sometimes just if they're so big that I know I'll never be able to read them properly on the computer screen. :> (I have, for example, printed out what Immortals Handbooks products have made it thus far, and the Elements of Magic series)

Like a few people here, even though I'll read huge message board posts and spend all day at a computer, I still find reading a hardcopy book far easier. And, erm, I do a lot of my DM prep in.... how shall we say... the smallest room in the dungeon?

 

[Shroomy]

What Merric said.

 

[Glyfair]

Personally I prefer print, but electronic works well for some things. The Tome of Horrors 3.5 I actually like being in electronic format. When I want to use a monster I just print out that page.