So, I've been looking around at the marketplace on the website here, and I am seeing the digital versions of the books. I don't mind buying the physical books them self's, but is it necessary the to have to buy them again on the website?
DDB is run by Curse, now part of the Fandom family, and neither Curse, Fandom or DDB are part of WotC. DDB offers the D&D 5ed content under license agreement with WotC, meaning they themselves have to pay WotC for the contents they are offering.
It is worth noting that none of the tools require payment, and virtually anything coming from the books can be re-created for personal use at no charge using these Homebrew tools. It is also worth noting that the manuals and supplement in their digital form here are already cheaper than almost any physical version, and on top of that there are always codes available to make the purchase even less expensive (HERE's a thread on the active ones). You also have the option of buying ONLY what you really need from a certain supplement or sourcebook (a specific race, subclass, spell etc.), paying a fraction of the cost, and this price will count towards the purchase of the full book (say you buy a race from Volo's for $1.99, the total price of the full Volo's digital manual will be reduced by $1.99 for you).
The Buyer's Guide to D&D Beyond can give you more information on the possible purchase (or non-purchase) options available.
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So, I've been looking around at the marketplace on the website here, and I am seeing the digital versions of the books. I don't mind buying the physical books them self's, but is it necessary the to have to buy them again on the website?
DDB is run by Curse, now part of the Fandom family, and neither Curse, Fandom or DDB are part of WotC.
DDB offers the D&D 5ed content under license agreement with WotC, meaning they themselves have to pay WotC for the contents they are offering.
It is worth noting that none of the tools require payment, and virtually anything coming from the books can be re-created for personal use at no charge using these Homebrew tools.
It is also worth noting that the manuals and supplement in their digital form here are already cheaper than almost any physical version, and on top of that there are always codes available to make the purchase even less expensive (HERE's a thread on the active ones).
You also have the option of buying ONLY what you really need from a certain supplement or sourcebook (a specific race, subclass, spell etc.), paying a fraction of the cost, and this price will count towards the purchase of the full book (say you buy a race from Volo's for $1.99, the total price of the full Volo's digital manual will be reduced by $1.99 for you).
The Buyer's Guide to D&D Beyond can give you more information on the possible purchase (or non-purchase) options available.
Born in Italy, moved a bunch, living in Spain, my heart always belonged to Roleplaying Games
Thank you so much for answering multiple questions in one go.