http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/08/22/pdf-bundling-in-role-playing-games-spirit-of-the-century-and-capes/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:51:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/08/22/pdf-bundling-in-role-playing-games-spirit-of-the-century-and-capes/#comment-503843 Chris Meadows Thu, 23 Aug 2007 02:20:49 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=6994#comment-503843 I'm <a href="http://www.writingonyourpalm.net/2002/08/whither-pda-dd.htm" rel="nofollow">well aware</a> of the PDF availability of RPG books. What I find interesting enough to merit special comment here is that Spirit gives a discount when getting both (and in fact gives the PDF free if you buy the book at GenCon) instead of just assuming people will want one or the other—and Capes gives the PDF entirely free (can you imagine how it would be if every time you bought a printed novel the publisher gave you the ebook version free?) with a permissive license that lets you whip it around to everyone else in your play group. I’m well aware of the PDF availability of RPG books. What I find interesting enough to merit special comment here is that Spirit gives a discount when getting both (and in fact gives the PDF free if you buy the book at GenCon) instead of just assuming people will want one or the other—and Capes gives the PDF entirely free (can you imagine how it would be if every time you bought a printed novel the publisher gave you the ebook version free?) with a permissive license that lets you whip it around to everyone else in your play group.

]]> http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/08/22/pdf-bundling-in-role-playing-games-spirit-of-the-century-and-capes/#comment-503837 Preston DuBose Thu, 23 Aug 2007 01:56:32 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=6994#comment-503837 Not to detract from either of those fine products, but many RPG companies offer discounts for p-book/PDF bundles. Yet, other titles are exclusively in PDF format. Although the RPG market has settled on an e-book format with some inherent limitations, at least publishers in that market have settled on a single format. I suppose there's something to the adage about necessity being the mother of invention. Not to detract from either of those fine products, but many RPG companies offer discounts for p-book/PDF bundles. Yet, other titles are exclusively in PDF format. Although the RPG market has settled on an e-book format with some inherent limitations, at least publishers in that market have settled on a single format. I suppose there’s something to the adage about necessity being the mother of invention.

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