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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Stormonu" data-source="post: 6075419" data-attributes="member: 52734">I run my games pretty much by PDF these days, so I love them (wish my iPad was a tad bigger sometimes).  PDFs save wear and tear on my physical books and they give me a back-up in case something were to happen to my physical books.  In a few cases, I've bought a PDF or downloaded a sample that's helped me decide whether I want the hard copy (haven't quite been able to go PDF only yet, but part of that is because I started with the actual books years ago).I have PDFs from all kinds of sources, including some scanned myself from books I own and a hefty amount bought through drivethrurpg/rpgnow.  Others are for game systems that the publishers couldn't get a license to do PDF (West End Star Wars, FASA Battlestar Galactica, etc.).  Some companies even give their PDFs out for free - or for a limited time.As I mentioned above, I have the equipment at home to scan my own PDFs.  I could self-scan all the books I have, but in some cases that would require near-destroying the book to get a good copy.  Buying PDFs saves me that time and possible damage to the books (which I'm trying to avoid in the first place) or, in the cases of PDFs from Pathfinder, the hyperlinks and other features help me save time searching for info.  If PDFs aren't available for the books I have, what am I expected to do?  How about someone that doesn't have their own scanner?In the end, I see no reason to question how a person got their copy of a PDF at the table.  You don't ask people at the table how they got their hard cover books, do you?</blockquote>

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