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DeedNay: /* Advantages and Disadvantages of PDFs vs. Printed Books */

2018-03-06T00:51:28Z

Advantages and Disadvantages of PDFs vs. Printed Books

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	PDFs have both advantages and disadvantages compared to print books.		PDFs have both advantages and disadvantages compared to print books.

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	* They take up no storage space and are easy to carry on a DVD, USB drive, laptop, or other device		* They take up no storage space and are easy to carry on a DVD, USB drive, laptop, or other device
	* They are easy to search (which is especially useful for books that lack an index). Windows users, [[Andrew Gronosky]] has an [http://www.andrewgronosky.us/2011/05/searching-within-pdf-documents-using-windows-search/ article] on enabling Windows Search to search the contents of PDF files		* They are easy to search (which is especially useful for books that lack an index). Windows users, [[Andrew Gronosky]] has an [http://www.andrewgronosky.us/2011/05/searching-within-pdf-documents-using-windows-search/ article] on enabling Windows Search to search the contents of PDF files

100.8.244.64: /* Advantages and Disadvantagehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh suck it

2018-03-01T22:23:14Z

/* Advantages and Disadvantagehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh suck it

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	PDFs have both advantages and disadvantages compared to print books.		PDFs have both advantages and disadvantages compared to print books.

	~~Some of the advantages include:~~		I like food lel
	* They take up no storage space and are easy to carry on a DVD, USB drive, laptop, or other device		* They take up no storage space and are easy to carry on a DVD, USB drive, laptop, or other device
	* They are easy to search (which is especially useful for books that lack an index). Windows users, [[Andrew Gronosky]] has an [http://www.andrewgronosky.us/2011/05/searching-within-pdf-documents-using-windows-search/ article] on enabling Windows Search to search the contents of PDF files		* They are easy to search (which is especially useful for books that lack an index). Windows users, [[Andrew Gronosky]] has an [http://www.andrewgronosky.us/2011/05/searching-within-pdf-documents-using-windows-search/ article] on enabling Windows Search to search the contents of PDF files

Andrew Gronosky: Added meta topics category

2015-12-30T13:03:08Z

Added meta topics category

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	[[Category:Products\| PDF]]		[[Category:Products\| PDF]]
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Yair: added notes on release schedule

2013-07-16T05:17:47Z

added notes on release schedule

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	The [http://www.atlas-games.com Atlas Games website] has free, downloadable Web supplements for some Fourth and Fifth Edition books: for example [[Book of Mundane Beasts]] for [[ArM5]] or [[Secrets in Sand]] from [[Blood and Sand]]. These Web supplements are listed in Project: Redcap's [[Product List]] or you can find them by browsing or searching the Atlas Games site.		The [http://www.atlas-games.com Atlas Games website] has free, downloadable Web supplements for some Fourth and Fifth Edition books: for example [[Book of Mundane Beasts]] for [[ArM5]] or [[Secrets in Sand]] from [[Blood and Sand]]. These Web supplements are listed in Project: Redcap's [[Product List]] or you can find them by browsing or searching the Atlas Games site.

			= PDF Release Policy =

			Atlas Games' current policy is to keep the latest four Ars Magica books as print-only. About a month after a new print product becomes available, a new PDF - of the product that is now fifth down the line - will become available for purchase<ref>See [http://forum.atlas-games.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=21378#p178982 this post] by John Nephew, on July 16, 2013.</ref>. As Atlas publishes four Ars Magica products a year, this means that PDF releases are about a year behind print releases. Much to the dismay of the digital-only fans (like [[Yair]]).

	= Reading PDF Files =		= Reading PDF Files =
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	* It is easy to lose them if you are not careful about keeping backups		* It is easy to lose them if you are not careful about keeping backups
	* Some readers find print books easier to browse and skim		* Some readers find print books easier to browse and skim

			=References=
			<references />
	[[Category:Products\| PDF]]		[[Category:Products\| PDF]]

LuisDantas at 22:11, 13 July 2013

2013-07-13T22:11:53Z

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	'''Portable Document Format''' or '''PDF''' is an electronic file format widely used in publishing, both within and beyond the role-playing hobby industry. Many Ars Magica products are available for sale in PDF format.		'''Portable Document Format''' or '''PDF''' is an electronic file format widely used in publishing, both within and beyond the role-playing hobby industry. Many Ars Magica products are available for sale in PDF format.

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	* It is easy to lose them if you are not careful about keeping backups		* It is easy to lose them if you are not careful about keeping backups
	* Some readers find print books easier to browse and skim		* Some readers find print books easier to browse and skim
			[[Category:Products\| PDF]]

Andrew Gronosky: Truncated verbose sentence

2013-01-06T12:50:12Z

Truncated verbose sentence

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	Some of the advantages include:		Some of the advantages include:
	* They take up no storage space and are easy to carry on a DVD, USB drive, laptop, or other device		* They take up no storage space and are easy to carry on a DVD, USB drive, laptop, or other device
	* They are easy to search (which is especially useful for books that lack an index). Windows users, [[Andrew Gronosky]] has an [http://www.andrewgronosky.us/2011/05/searching-within-pdf-documents-using-windows-search/ article] on enabling Windows Search to search the contents of PDF files ~~on his (non-gaming) blog~~		* They are easy to search (which is especially useful for books that lack an index). Windows users, [[Andrew Gronosky]] has an [http://www.andrewgronosky.us/2011/05/searching-within-pdf-documents-using-windows-search/ article] on enabling Windows Search to search the contents of PDF files
	* They cost less than print books		* They cost less than print books

Andrew Gronosky: Added link to setting up Windows Search for PDFs

2013-01-06T12:49:36Z

Added link to setting up Windows Search for PDFs

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	Some of the advantages include:		Some of the advantages include:
	* They take up no storage space and are easy to carry on a DVD, USB drive, laptop, or other device		* They take up no storage space and are easy to carry on a DVD, USB drive, laptop, or other device
	* They are easy to search (which is especially useful for books that lack an index)		* They are easy to search (which is especially useful for books that lack an index). Windows users, [[Andrew Gronosky]] has an [http://www.andrewgronosky.us/2011/05/searching-within-pdf-documents-using-windows-search/ article] on enabling Windows Search to search the contents of PDF files on his (non-gaming) blog
	* They cost less than print books		* They cost less than print books

Andrew Gronosky: Added category

2012-08-01T11:08:56Z

Added category

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			[[Category:Products]]
	'''Portable Document Format''' or '''PDF''' is an electronic file format widely used in publishing, both within and beyond the role-playing hobby industry. Many Ars Magica products are available for sale in PDF format.		'''Portable Document Format''' or '''PDF''' is an electronic file format widely used in publishing, both within and beyond the role-playing hobby industry. Many Ars Magica products are available for sale in PDF format.

24.61.131.4: Re-arranged for readability

2012-01-31T12:35:01Z

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	= Obtaining Ars Magica PDFs =		= Obtaining Ars Magica PDFs =
	~~Most Ars Magica products, except very old or very new ones, are available for sale as PDFs from~~ [~~http://e23.sjgames.com/ E23], the electronic download store of Steve Jackson~~ Games~~. This includes the [[Ars Magica Fifth Edition~~]] ~~rule book and the free version~~ of ~~the [[Ars Magica Fourth Edition]] rule book~~.		Please support [[Atlas Games]] by legally purchasing your PDFs, instead of illegally copying or downloading them.

	~~Some of the Fourth and Fifth Edition books had free, downloadable Web supplements written for them. These are available directly from the~~ [http://~~www~~.~~atlas-games~~.com ~~Atlas~~ Games ~~website~~].		[http://e23.sjgames.com/ E23], the electronic download store of Steve Jackson Games, sells PDFs of most Ars Magica products, except very old or very new ones. This includes the [[Ars Magica Fifth Edition]] rule book and the free PDF of the [[Ars Magica Fourth Edition]] rule book.

	~~Please support [~~[Atlas Games]~~] by legally purchasing your PDFs~~, ~~instead~~ of ~~illegally copying~~ or ~~downloading~~ them.		The [http://www.atlas-games.com Atlas Games website] has free, downloadable Web supplements for some Fourth and Fifth Edition books: for example [[Book of Mundane Beasts]] for [[ArM5]] or [[Secrets in Sand]] from [[Blood and Sand]]. These Web supplements are listed in Project: Redcap's [[Product List]] or you can find them by browsing or searching the Atlas Games site.

	= Reading PDF Files =		= Reading PDF Files =

Andrew Gronosky: /* Obtaining Ars Magica PDFs */

2012-01-29T14:38:28Z

Obtaining Ars Magica PDFs

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	= Obtaining Ars Magica PDFs =		= Obtaining Ars Magica PDFs =
	Most Ars Magica products, except very old or very new ones, are available for sale as PDFs from [http://e23.sjgames.com/\| E23], the electronic download store of Steve Jackson Games. This includes the [[Ars Magica Fifth Edition]] rule book and the free version of the [[Ars Magica Fourth Edition]] rule book.		Most Ars Magica products, except very old or very new ones, are available for sale as PDFs from [http://e23.sjgames.com/ E23], the electronic download store of Steve Jackson Games. This includes the [[Ars Magica Fifth Edition]] rule book and the free version of the [[Ars Magica Fourth Edition]] rule book.

	Some of the Fourth and Fifth Edition books had free, downloadable Web supplements written for them. These are available directly from the [http://www.atlas-games.com Atlas Games website].		Some of the Fourth and Fifth Edition books had free, downloadable Web supplements written for them. These are available directly from the [http://www.atlas-games.com Atlas Games website].