Sception Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Announced via facebook: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2262634767390483&id=1575682476085719 If you purchased an ebook version of the current CSM codex, you'll apparently get to download the updated version on the 30th without any additional charge. Pretty nice for those who, like me, prefer the electronic versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnightmare Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 I only switched to digital a few months ago, so I am more than happy that my purchase wasn’t in vain! Well played GW :tu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaisyDuke Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 I suspect that something to do with t and c’s of iBooks as opposed to good will from gw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnightmare Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 I suspect that something to do with t and c’s of iBooks as opposed to good will from gwEither way, gimme :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevak Dal Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 I'd really like to go full digital, but the best versions seem to be on the iPad and, Apple products are great...I just don't care for them as a company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Asvaldir Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Yeah I'd love to go full digital but I have a Kindle, not an ipad so I'm completely out of luck. It's really irritating that the only tabloid device the digital edition works on are apple products. I've tried using digital editions on my phone, but squinting and zooming in on stats is a painful to my eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sception Posted March 23, 2019 Author Share Posted March 23, 2019 I'm able to use my android phone for their epub versions, thankfully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtle Discord Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Yeah, the epub versions lose a bit of the cosmetic presentions and I think a few minor features, but they're still very solid and provide all of the content in a convenient package. I really like that the points updates from CA books and minor tweaks get rolled out to the files so they stay more current and up-to-date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallios Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 So it works on an Android, but not a Kindle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Asvaldir Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Yes, I have tried my best to make it work on my kindle but sadly no luck. It's really actually amazons fault, not GW's, since amazon won't let epubs work on Kindles, has to be their format (mobi). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sception Posted March 23, 2019 Author Share Posted March 23, 2019 Black library these days uses a somewhat hasslesome epub3 format. Epub3 lets the file have specified layputs, fonts, etc, so basically the page layout of the ebook is the same as the page layout of the actual book. Not always an ideal goal when reading on a phone instead of a tablet, but still. Iirc, it also has better ip security. The problem is, epub3 isnt super duper standardised. And if any little bit of the file doesnt parse quite right in your reader- say, your reader doesnt have the right font, or reads some bit of formatting ever so slightly differently, the whole thing becomes totally illegible. And thats if your preferred reader even tries to handle epub3 in the first place, many dont. The format just isnt very good at all for standard ereading purposes. I dont know if kindle does epub3, and if it does i dont know if it handles gw's particular files. Im sure istore has some reader that does it, but i dont have specific objections. On android i use an app called 'Infinity Reader' which works well for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Asvaldir Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 I've had no problem reading GW's epubs on android (well, except that it's hard on my eyes being so small), but kindle does not support epub at all. There's a converter for epub to mobi (file type that kindle uses), but it hasn't worked at all for converting GW books to mobis, comes out terrible with the script all piled on top of each other and completely unreadable. Hoping that GW considers expanding their file formats in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sception Posted March 23, 2019 Author Share Posted March 23, 2019 Id imagine ki dle is focused on the reader experience for novels or the like, allowing for modifiable font, text size, bacground color etc. Regular epub files, which gw used to use, are like that, small files, easy for the reader to parse, easy for the user to display as they please, emphasis on accessibility. Minimal co trol on how the product looks or the user interacts with it on the part of the publisher. Not at all what gw wants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtle Discord Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Given the endless creep of technology getting an old tablet for a reasonable price isn't out of the question; it's what I plan to do at some point, but for now, my phone and PC are fine. I completely respect the cost involved, even if it is reasonably cheap, but if you're taking part in this hobby than your perspective on expense should be at least a bit more open. The convenience of having an entire library in one slim portable device has to bring some value to the consideration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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