40k releases on iBookstore

[gigasnail]

from dakka:

www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/453086.page

interesting news, i'm still not buying an iPad.

[demoric]

Awesome news for me. My iPad is my gaming device. It has all my books, gaming music, and notes I use. I prefer to have all core rule books for my gaming needs (40k, rpgs, etc.) in digital and print. Supplemental material I have gone to digital only as it is usually cheaper and it saves space. It's about time GW started releasing this material in digital form. Plus it would make it easier to incorporate FAQ's and rules updates for players to always have the most current version of their dex without carrying a bunch of books around.

[Illithid]

Will be great for most people. I have every codex on my iPad already as I made digital copies - easy reference when playing other people's armies and for rule checking.

[TheContortionist]

yay 100% quality pdfs

[coredump]

Okay, you have to check out the video

youtu.be/eI-01ylQ-0k[

This is so much more than a pdf of the codex..... I am really impressed with the work they put into this.

[maugrim]

Two problems: iDon'townanythingthatcanuseit (new Apple product) and i$$$$.$$

Knowing GW, this will have been pitched to them by Apple (they wouldn't have done this on their own), and so Apple will be taking a lion's share of the profits (because that's what Apple does with iStuff) which means for GW to be making their usual requisite amount of obscene profit on something, it'll be priced out the park (compared to regular iStuff). And they'll be included in the annual price increase too, probably.

Call me jaded.

[gigasnail]

it really does look good, but, (please do not swear) apple. seriously. not a fan. put that (please do not swear) out on multiple platforms.

[Illithid]

Hahaha I love the Apple hate! Good, good, let the hate flow!

I currently have x2 Apple Laptops, 2x Ipods, 2x Iphones and access to 30 Ipads so I am more than chuffed! They really make life so much easier and believe it or not, I actually use them all for completely different purposes ~ mind you, I get them all for free

[Hivefleet Oblivion]

Jun 2, 2012 5:51:56 GMT maugrim said:

Two problems: iDon'townanythingthatcanuseit (new Apple product) and i$$$$.$$

Knowing GW, this will have been pitched to them by Apple (they wouldn't have done this on their own), and so Apple will be taking a lion's share of the profits (because that's what Apple does with iStuff) which means for GW to be making their usual requisite amount of obscene profit on something, it'll be priced out the park (compared to regular iStuff). And they'll be included in the annual price increase too, probably.

Call me jaded.

Apple take 25 or 30%. But once you've paid for designing the app, distribution and print costs are minimal. SO this is very cost-effective for them.

[maugrim]

The codex costs 24.99 pounds or roughly $40 USD.

So basically they upped the price of the codex by almost what Apple gets. And added a bunch of stuff they'd already written on their website/etc into it. And are still making lots of money because they cut out all the physical costs they pay to put it in your hands (printing, shipping, warehousing, etc).

Also, having now watched the video, many of the "pages" are simply blow ups of stuff that is combined onto 1 page in the physical copy. Yes, nice to be able to zoom into that picture of the Imperial Fist armour and its shoulder pad... but I can just hold the book closer too...

If I had lots of extra money I wanted to give GW... I'd buy figs second hand or on eBay.

[grarik]

just checked the prices, the marine codex is actually au$10 cheaper on ibooks...says bad things about games workshop, seeing that apple normally charges Australian customers a massive markup.

[Hivefleet Oblivion]

Jun 2, 2012 8:44:34 GMT maugrim said:

The codex costs 24.99 pounds or roughly $40 USD.

So basically they upped the price of the codex by almost what Apple gets. And added a bunch of stuff they'd already written on their website/etc into it. And are still making lots of money because they cut out all the physical costs they pay to put it in your hands (printing, shipping, warehousing, etc).

Converting a book to an iBook involves substantial origination costs; I doubt they'll make a lot of money on this Codex, it's more an investment for the future.

Remember that iBooks are subject to VAT, whereas hard copy books aren't, so 20 per cent of the price is going to the UK government.

Hence they're getting 75% of the price compared to the print codex. Hardly rampant profiteering.

We downloaded the Sample version - it looks good, very clear art work, they can be updated easily (imagine issuing simultaneous updates to all codices when a new Rules edition is out) and it will be great to have several codices and your army lists all in one place - way less to carry round. But it's no way as browsable as a print codex.

Paul

[captainbirdbum]

i don't like apple.

although i can see why gw and them have teamed up. they both are money grabbing monopolising corporations that care little for their own consumers.

[Hive Carnithrope]

If I could afford any sort of I-product, this would be great! But unfortunately, I can't.

[coomran]

What countries will get the book digitally? Its not in the Norwegian iBook store. (Maybe because we got some stupid laws on digital book)