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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dr Simon" data-source="post: 2040621" data-attributes="member: 21938">I buy PDFs for the following reasons:1) RPGnow has loads of older stuff which feeds my nostalgia, or I missed it forst time around, or I can mine it for ideas.2) I don't have to get of my backside to buy them.3) I'm able to print them out for free (including colour covers)4) As a rule I tend to only ever get the freebies from Drivethru (a couple of Goodman DCCs excepted)I also like the concept of cheap and/or free products for tiny niches, such as the Enworld supplement all about the spiked chain etc. This is purely in theory as I've never bought such a product, but I am appreciative of the fact that they exist.What I dislike about PDFs:1) crap scans of older products2) new products with a heavy page background that makes my computer think too hard3) no new-book smell. I love the smell of a new book (although my 1st Ed. PHB (ca. 1982) smelled (and still does) of sick).It's not worth buying a PDF for anything like the same price as a print book, especially if you also have to pay for printing. Any convenience is instantly negated by that.I'm not sure of the intent of the original post, but PDFs can be bought in a non-gaming situation. Most scientific journals publish their articles as PDFs now. Institutions can get a bluk registration for downloads, but it is possible for individuals to pay for reprints.</blockquote>