From: Brad Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Christopher DeLisle
>>
>> Sure someone can get the basic text of the PHB off the net, but how
useful
>> is it to them in a text document with no page numbers to refer to, no
>> graphics, no layout and no character creation/advancement rules. Doesn't
>> sound very useful to me as a player or as a DM.
>
>I don't think you've seen what I (and others) can do with a parser and some
>scripting code. I have the whole SRD indexed & cross-referenced as an
>HTML-Help file for windows, and as cross-linked HTML files for Linux/Mac.
>Sure this is value-add, but it is based on free material. I'd be tickled
>pink to do the same thing to the CC as a commercial product.
You're right, I haven't. But I'd sure like to learn some of those tricks.
;)
The point is that some extra work is required on the user end to convert the
text into a usable format. Some people can do this easily, other may take
months with MS Word reformatting it. As I stated in another post, buying
the published version is more convenient than doing the work themselves for
most people. And the book can be carried with them anywhere, but not
everyone has or can afford a laptop.
Chris
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