WTB D&D 5e PDFs Legally

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#1

Joseph_Silver

Mar 02, 2015 1:04:03

Hello, I would like to buy D&D 5e PDFs legally. The only legal option right now is to ship my hard copy to a book scanning service where they will carefully unbind the pages and scan them and then send me the electronic file (PDF or another format of my choice). The illegal option is extremely easy and convenient to acquire, which I will not detail in this post.

 

Maybe if enough people respond to this thread, the powers that be at Wizards will realize that there is a market for PDFs, and will actually allow people like me to buy them legally.

#2

AaronOfBarbaria

Mar 02, 2015 1:21:45

While there may be a market for PDF sales - as there certainly are people that want to buy PDFs - that does not inherently mean that it would be profitable to WotC to sell PDFs other than those of the sort which they currently sell.

 

I'm not saying it is or isn't likely to be profitable, I'm just saying that the info the general populace has is not sufficient to actually indicate what impact, if any, selling PDFs of the current edition would have on WotC's bottom line.

#3

Torg_Smith

Mar 02, 2015 4:02:25

Nobody but WotC knows why they don’t have the PDFs available. Every reason out there is pure speculation. WotC has over 600 PDFs for sale right now. Only they have an idea why they have not made the fifth edition books available for sell. Who knows, they may just be doing an experiment.

#4

LuisCarlos17f

Mar 02, 2015 9:45:07

Maybe the future of online products are free-to-play videogames where you can get by watching spots, something like the sponsorpay from the store of sims 3. 

#5

Enevhar_Aldarion

Mar 04, 2015 1:00:19

Torg_Smith wrote:
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AaronOfBarbaria

Enevhar_Aldarion wrote:
#7

Torg_Smith

Mar 04, 2015 5:10:58

AaronOfBarbaria wrote:
#8

EatDrinkPlay

Mar 05, 2015 7:49:55

I'm a +1 for PDFs. My goal for all core books is to have a hardcopy AND a PDF. It aids navigating the rules from time to time. 

I a also a proponent of useful apps. Particularly spell apps. 

#9

Celestian

Mar 05, 2015 14:21:04

AaronOfBarbaria wrote:
#10

tetrodoxin

Mar 07, 2015 8:05:01

I fully agree! A pdf option would be an insta-buy for me. I'd also love to see an app for android and iOS.

Hardcopies are nice, but browsing on a tablet is just more convenient nowadays (at least for me). 

(Reply to #9)

AaronOfBarbaria

Celestian wrote:
#12

Fikealox

Mar 07, 2015 14:26:06

If WoTC offers 5E PDFs, I'll likely buy the whole line. I won't touch illicit PDFs, but I've got no interest in hardcopies either.

#13

Torg_Smith

Mar 07, 2015 15:50:07

Who knows, maybe Hasbro wants to sell off the D&D line and is trying to make the financials look nice with all this licensing and merchandising. They might want to able to sell to a company that does not want PDFs.

#14

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Mar 11, 2015 17:52:18

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#15

biotech6

Mar 16, 2015 20:00:45

I see a lot of similarities between WotC and Nintendo.  Both were the biggest boys on the block.  Both had a time when their word was unquestionable in their respective fields.  Both have had some hard times excepting the future with technology.  Both are trying to catch up with the future (Hyrule Warriors DLC and the OP PDFs).  Maybe both will finally accept that the internet is here to say and that moving on will only make life that much better.

#16

Greenstone.Walker

Mar 18, 2015 17:17:59

I want electronic copies of the adventure paths.

 

I prefer to print them single-sided and put them in a 3-ring binder. I write notes on the blank side. I remove the sheets appropriate to the encounter we are playing and spread them on my desk. I also clip nice artwork to the players' side of my screen, to help set the scene. I've bought a few old modules from dndclassics.com and used them in this fashion. It works very well for me.

 

Durable, hardcover rulebooks, yes. Adventure paths, no.