punkisdead Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Just a quick question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meet.the.doctor Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 And the question mark?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punkisdead Posted January 17, 2017 Author Share Posted January 17, 2017 Yeah, first time posting on this forum. I also see there's no way to go back and edit the original post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowlzee Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 You need 5 posts before you can edit. I've added the Question mark I prefer to buy the books, but I find that every now and then I'd like to look at the digital copy. It would be great if the physical copy came with a 1 time voucher for free ebook version or discount for one. Then I'd buy both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Taylor Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 1 minute ago, Bowlzee said: You need 5 posts before you can edit. I've added the Question mark I prefer to buy the books, but I find that every now and then I'd like to look at the digital copy. It would be great if the physical copy came with a 1 time voucher for free ebook version or discount for one. Then I'd buy both. Ninja'ed! I've just edited the title of the topic as well. As for the question, I prefer both but purchase a physical copy as I like to have something physical in my hands. The electronic version is great on the train to work but annoying to read on a phone which is why I general don't buy them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dez Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 I love the digital life...and this is coming from a bibliophile! I love that I can have a full library on all of my computers, iPhone, iPad...whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuneBrush Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 10 minutes ago, Gaz Taylor said: As for the question, I prefer both but purchase a physical copy as I like to have something physical in my hands. The electronic version is great on the train to work but annoying to read on a phone which is why I general don't buy them. Pretty much sums it up for me too! I've an ipad so have the option for a larger and interactive battletome, but there's something nice about having a proper book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chord Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Paper. Would love digital if they made it for windows 10. Then I could read it on my laptop or my xbox one (65" tv for the win) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulsmith Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 52 minutes ago, meet.the.doctor said: And the question mark? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Rather unnecessary. I own some digital, and am branching into books. The digital are great but really aren't useful for actually gaming. I liek to be able to read them on my small laptop/tablet but I dont really want to bring it to store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punkisdead Posted January 17, 2017 Author Share Posted January 17, 2017 9 minutes ago, chord said: Paper. Would love digital if they made it for windows 10. Then I could read it on my laptop or my xbox one (65" tv for the win) If you buy them from BlackLibrary you get an ePub3 version which can be read anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chord Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Just now, punkisdead said: If you buy them from BlackLibrary you get an ePub3 version which can be read anywhere. Interesting, I'll look into that Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punkisdead Posted January 17, 2017 Author Share Posted January 17, 2017 29 minutes ago, Dez said: I love the digital life...and this is coming from a bibliophile! I love that I can have a full library on all of my computers, iPhone, iPad...whatever. I'm kind of the same way. I'm a software developer by trade, so being able to buy most programming books as digital is awesome. Especially since I can have my entire library on my iPad. However, I still love to have paper books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dez Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 7 minutes ago, punkisdead said: I'm kind of the same way. I'm a software developer by trade, so being able to buy most programming books as digital is awesome. Especially since I can have my entire library on my iPad. However, I still love to have paper books. Must be a tech dude thing, my trade too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossMHoward Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Digital for purely practical reasons. I have to get across London on the Central Line during rush hour to get to a club night. Carrying the Generals Handbook and a Battletome + Models is a real drag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie Grimwood Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Both have their plus points but the decider for me is that if I buy them on the App I've got everything I need in my pocket on my phone. I do think if would be a good marketing thing if GW gave a free digital copy when you bought a hard copy. My only evidence for this is that I'd like it to be the case. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StealthKnightSteg Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 paper for me but getting a one use only voucher to at least unlock stuff in the app would be great as the really usable stuff is handy to have digtal to look up, but reading everything else needs to be something physical I can turn pages in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkiham Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Collector edition ones. It makes the entire collect look so much nicer with a good quality image behind it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daedalus81 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 I put both, but I lean paper, if only for the feel of it. Once you have a good phone and a properly bookmarked epub it can be pretty awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaldoBeardo Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Digital fan, in the main.Got badly burnt with the GHB though. Too big to upload to Play Books (which I use for most of my ebooks), so I have to use the Kobo app as it appears to be the only ereader that can handle it GW's eFormat and OH MY GOD IT SUCKS. Like, pretty much as unhelpful as the book reader in the AoS app.My main bug bear is the poor tie-up between the digital platforms, though.If I buy the digital battletome from Black Library for £25, I don't get access to the rules via the app.But I can buy the battletome in the app for £18 which unlocks some of the rules. Or I can pay £20 for all the rules but not the battletome?!AAAARGH.I can understand very easily the issues with giving digital access away with a physical product, but sharing info between digital editions shouldn't be that hard.Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Criti Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 After 15 years of gaming, I've collected a large number of gaming books that now do nothing but collect dust. I buy them because I think I'll eventually want to lead through them again, but in this golden age of gaming, so much material comes out that I never have the chance to revisit. Now I buy digital through the AoS app. Then I can screenshot the pages I need for games, print them off, and put them in individual books. That way, I can roll up to the table with a folder full of scenarios, warscrolls, and batallions exclusive to that game. No leafing through books. No battery concerns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleboda Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 On a side note, based on that last post, if the digital offered a way to select the warscrolls in your army and print them out in a really nice summary format, sort of a 'book of your army' way, I'd be muuuuch more inclined to buy digital. As it is, give me books all day, every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Criti Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 28 minutes ago, Sleboda said: On a side note, based on that last post, if the digital offered a way to select the warscrolls in your army and print them out in a really nice summary format, sort of a 'book of your army' way, I'd be muuuuch more inclined to buy digital. As it is, give me books all day, every day. That's fair, and I would absolutely love to see the same thing. In the meantime, I guess taking screenshots and printing will have to do. They actually print in very nice resolution, whole page format. Then I slide them into protective sleeve and put them in one of those folders with the binder clips. I suppose you could print 4 to a single page... a little harder on the eyes, but still serviceable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaldoBeardo Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 I have to say, Google Play Books is *really* good for navigation - you can also note passages/pages or bookmark them for quick access.It's just a nutbuster that anything bigger than a Battletome (GHB, Realmgate wars etc.) exceeds the upload limit and it doesn't work offline until you've uploaded them.Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nubgan Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 I like reading all the background and rules and also like planning with an electronic copy. But I find the electronic one slow when your doing a game, like someone mentioned, not entirely sure why they don't give you a download code or something when you buy a physical one, i'd pay more (but discounted) for both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordova Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Much prefer paper books. I spend most of my working life staring at screens (programmer), so I'd rather just get away from them (that, and reading anything more than about 1 side of A4 on a screen is a PITA for me, compared to printed material). Having said that, I have downloaded all of the warscrolls for my armies off of GW's website*, and use them for reference when at the PC. I've also printed them two-up, and cut them out to make A5 "unit cards" (idea being to have the cards for the units I'm using at the edge of the table). * It'd be great if GW added a single file download of all of the current warscrolls for a given "faction" to the bit of their site the compendium downloads live in, IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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