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Who buys PDFs?

Started by joewolz, September 11, 2006, 10:56:07 PM

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JMcL63

#15
September 12, 2006, 09:44:43 AM
Quote from: NicephorusElectronic copies are great for editing/grabbing out bits, just paste parts into a word processor for handouts for making lists of allowable extra rules, etc.
I am planning on buying some PDF's of games I already own in print for precisely this reason: the print copy for casual reading, and the PDF for putting together player handouts. I really wish that Black Library would do PDF's of its products because it would make life much easier for me as a GM. ;)
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September 12, 2006, 10:34:29 AM
Quote from: JMcL63I am planning on buying some PDF's of games I already own in print for precisely this reason: the print copy for casual reading, and the PDF for putting together player handouts. I really wish that Black Library would do PDF's of its products because it would make life much easier for me as a GM. ;)

about half of the PDFs I own, I already have a print copy of.

They are great for searching for stuff and you can printout chargen aids and things like that.

arminius

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September 12, 2006, 04:28:13 PM
The only PDF I paid for in any sense was the PDF of Dogs in the Vineyard, which came with my print order. It's really nice to have it around so I can quickly locate a rule, so I appreciate that "feature" of a publisher's policy.

For me to buy a PDF alone it'd either have to be a game that's only available in that format (in which case, I suppose I might pay up to $10) or much cheaper than the print version (and still under $10).

Napftor

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September 12, 2006, 08:56:35 PM
I'm in the cheap pdf camp.  Many things I can do without or would rather have a print version of (if available).  But when a company comes out with good maps, then I sit up and take notice (and take out my credit card ;) ).  Oone Games, of course, has gotten some of my bucks.

JongWK

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September 12, 2006, 09:40:05 PM
Quote from: pigames.netI really don't get $20+ PDFs or the people who buy them :)

I've seen some very pretty PDFs out there, with all the bells and whistles. Bookmarked to hell and back, text search, multiple layers so you can decide if you want to spend ink in ornate page borders or pictures, etc...
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