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Which do you prefer? Actual books or ESDs?
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<blockquote data-quote="Talaysen" data-source="post: 300861" data-attributes="member: 340"><p>I prefer both, actually. I use electronic versions stored on my laptop or on CD-ROMs for gaming (because it's easier than lugging around 20 pounds of books, plus dice, plus pens and paper, and so on and so forth), and I generally prefer meatspace versions for pre-game preparation and casual reading.</p><p></p><p>That said, I haven't always taken advantage of WotC's ESD program...I've used it to buy stuff I've wanted that I don't own, but when it comes to stuff I already bought (often at full price, while it was still in print), I'm kind of reluctant to go to the extra expense. Plus it took them FOREVER to get some of that stuff on sale. Now that SVGames has taken over that end of things, and appears to be doing a better job with the ESD program, I'll try to lend it more support.</p><p></p><p>Now if only I could get electronic versions of my D&D/d20 and World of Darkness collections without dealing with pirates or scanning them in myself. *Sigh* White Wolf is releasing some e-books now, but very slowly, and they don't have the ones I own in meatspace yet, nor the Changeling books I lost a couple years ago and would like to have again. (Autumn People and Enchanted, and I'm still kicking myself over that.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Talaysen, post: 300861, member: 340"] I prefer both, actually. I use electronic versions stored on my laptop or on CD-ROMs for gaming (because it's easier than lugging around 20 pounds of books, plus dice, plus pens and paper, and so on and so forth), and I generally prefer meatspace versions for pre-game preparation and casual reading. That said, I haven't always taken advantage of WotC's ESD program...I've used it to buy stuff I've wanted that I don't own, but when it comes to stuff I already bought (often at full price, while it was still in print), I'm kind of reluctant to go to the extra expense. Plus it took them FOREVER to get some of that stuff on sale. Now that SVGames has taken over that end of things, and appears to be doing a better job with the ESD program, I'll try to lend it more support. Now if only I could get electronic versions of my D&D/d20 and World of Darkness collections without dealing with pirates or scanning them in myself. *Sigh* White Wolf is releasing some e-books now, but very slowly, and they don't have the ones I own in meatspace yet, nor the Changeling books I lost a couple years ago and would like to have again. (Autumn People and Enchanted, and I'm still kicking myself over that.) [/QUOTE]
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