Before I end my multi-year subscription is there a way to download all the books I've purchased? Or will I have to visit this site every time I need to access the material?
Do you even need a subscription to view purchased content?
When I had a free account I could view my books and create up to 4 or 5 characters
No, you don't. A sub allows you to use homebrew, create additional characters, obtain recurrent free content, and share your books with others, but you don't need one to access your purchases.
The OP is aware you don't need a sub to view bought content. They're asking because after they cancel their subscription, they don't want to even give the site the business of an "engagement" stat by accessing their collection. They want to take their purchases with them as part of that exodus.
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Jander Sunstar is the thinking person's Drizzt, fight me.
There is no way officially to download the books from this site. Remember that you HAVE NOT PURCHASED THE BOOKS. You have purchased a licence to view them in this format on this site. DDB can cancel that licence at any time and don't have to reimburse you for it.
If you install the DDB app on your phone or tablet, or on PC with an emulator like BlueStscks, you can download the books you purchased. In theory one could backup those files in case anything happens to the app.
"Orcs are savage raiders and pillagers with stooped postures, low foreheads, and piggish faces with prominent lower canines that resemble tusks." MM p245 (original printing) You don't OWN your books on DDB: WotC can change them any time. What do you think will happen when OneD&D comes out?
The OP is aware you don't need a sub to view bought content. They're asking because after they cancel their subscription, they don't want to even give the site the business of an "engagement" stat by accessing their collection. They want to take their purchases with them as part of that exodus.
I don't see any of that in the OP, so I'll wait for them to confirm.
That is some Bullshit. I thought I was buying a digital book. I want my money back. How do I get my money back? I am so annoyed with dnd right now.
this is the norm since video games started put eulas digital products have been putting little licence clauses that state u dont own it its a loophole in software law the law alows u to sell limited licences to digital creations games and films have done this for decades their entire books on the death of property rights in the digital age this isnt new
That is some Bullshit. I thought I was buying a digital book. I want my money back. How do I get my money back? I am so annoyed with dnd right now.
I mean, you can save the pages of books you’ve purchased as PDFs for offline reference. Plus, it’s not like you’re only getting pages of text; there’s a lot of additional integration and infrastructure on D&DB.
Except D&DB is not a PDF; it's a full-blown website that was initially independent of WotC, and the books offer a number of features you won't get with a PDF.
Calling it a "download" without further explanation is still rather misleading, especially considering the common practice among publishers. The point of a PDF is that I have it, I keep it forever, it works on every device. A website run by a company lives as long as that company exists and keeps supporting that website, which can be anything from the next 5s to forever.
Let me know how your free Demiplane access is going, as that's what we're actually talking about rather than the false equivalency of PDFs. Besides, while it's true many publishers do offer free PDFs through bits and mortar (which can be a pain) or through direct orders from the publisher via DriveThru, Free PDFs aren't the universal you're claiming them to be. D&D's largest market share direct competitor, Pathfinder, only grants "free" PDFs for people who subscribe to book lines (there are free tools out there for Pathfinder but those tools are different from the enhanced "book" toolsets DDB offers). Other publishers if you purchase a book with a PDF and try to return the book, they'll deduct the cost of the PDF from the return (Renegade, with both Vamprie/World of Darkness and all those Hasbro licenses it has). "Most TTRPG" is WotC's D&D in terms of marketshare. So you're comparing the major producer to what used to be called "alternative" producers in more abstract business discussions. I buy non TTRPG books all the time, and rarely has an ebook or PDF just come along with the purchase so not sure what you're saying there outside of maybe textbook publishing (textbook bundles being sold at a pretty high price compared to other forms of print matter). Most book publishing (as in the largest volume of book publishing) works at a scale similar to Hasbro/WotCs, while most TTRPG quite literally fits into the "small press" category, the area of publishing most likely to give away PDFs as a purchase incentive. Maybe there's something to that.
WotC for whatever reason, doesn't produce PDFs versions of its 5e D&D books. It's made some forays into PDFs for some ancillary products like Domains of Delight, but the only way you can get a print D&D 5e book and an online version with the DDB tool set integration is through purchasing a bundle. That's a relatively recent innovation, and given WotC's discussion of DDB as a "marketplace" more than simply a "resource", I really doubt things are going to suddenly open up with free digital access to print on hand books.
Did you really create an account today just to resurrect a thread that died out four months ago?
Before I end my multi-year subscription is there a way to download all the books I've purchased? Or will I have to visit this site every time I need to access the material?
You can download/offline your books in the app, on any number of devices. Not sure about the website version beyond just saving as a PDF or something.
Do you even need a subscription to view purchased content?
When I had a free account I could view my books and create up to 4 or 5 characters
No, you don't. A sub allows you to use homebrew, create additional characters, obtain recurrent free content, and share your books with others, but you don't need one to access your purchases.
The OP is aware you don't need a sub to view bought content. They're asking because after they cancel their subscription, they don't want to even give the site the business of an "engagement" stat by accessing their collection. They want to take their purchases with them as part of that exodus.
Jander Sunstar is the thinking person's Drizzt, fight me.
There is no way officially to download the books from this site. Remember that you HAVE NOT PURCHASED THE BOOKS. You have purchased a licence to view them in this format on this site. DDB can cancel that licence at any time and don't have to reimburse you for it.
If you install the DDB app on your phone or tablet, or on PC with an emulator like BlueStscks, you can download the books you purchased. In theory one could backup those files in case anything happens to the app.
Caveat emptor
"Orcs are savage raiders and pillagers with stooped postures, low foreheads, and piggish faces with prominent lower canines that resemble tusks." MM p245 (original printing)
You don't OWN your books on DDB: WotC can change them any time. What do you think will happen when OneD&D comes out?
I don't see any of that in the OP, so I'll wait for them to confirm.
And how were one to back those up, if one had them donwloaded on the phone?
Yeah. Unless the updated OGL is up to par I don't plan on continuing with them. If it is then I may.
Thank you so much!
I recommend taking a look at this reddit thread. https://www.reddit.com/r/dndnext/comments/10afi4a/i_wrote_a_tool_to_help_you_save_your_ddb_books_as/
If I can't say something nice, I try to not say anything at all. So if I suddenly stop participating in a topic that's probably why.
If I have 10 characters and stop my subscription and it runs out, will I lose access to some of my character?
That is some Bullshit. I thought I was buying a digital book. I want my money back. How do I get my money back? I am so annoyed with dnd right now.
this is the norm since video games started put eulas digital products have been putting little licence clauses that state u dont own it its a loophole in software law the law alows u to sell limited licences to digital creations games and films have done this for decades their entire books on the death of property rights in the digital age this isnt new
I mean, you can save the pages of books you’ve purchased as PDFs for offline reference. Plus, it’s not like you’re only getting pages of text; there’s a lot of additional integration and infrastructure on D&DB.
No it really is not the norm for TTRPG products. Every publisher I have purchased books from grants access to them in the form of PDF downloads.
Except D&DB is not a PDF; it's a full-blown website that was initially independent of WotC, and the books offer a number of features you won't get with a PDF.
Calling it a "download" without further explanation is still rather misleading, especially considering the common practice among publishers. The point of a PDF is that I have it, I keep it forever, it works on every device. A website run by a company lives as long as that company exists and keeps supporting that website, which can be anything from the next 5s to forever.
Let me know how your free Demiplane access is going, as that's what we're actually talking about rather than the false equivalency of PDFs. Besides, while it's true many publishers do offer free PDFs through bits and mortar (which can be a pain) or through direct orders from the publisher via DriveThru, Free PDFs aren't the universal you're claiming them to be. D&D's largest market share direct competitor, Pathfinder, only grants "free" PDFs for people who subscribe to book lines (there are free tools out there for Pathfinder but those tools are different from the enhanced "book" toolsets DDB offers). Other publishers if you purchase a book with a PDF and try to return the book, they'll deduct the cost of the PDF from the return (Renegade, with both Vamprie/World of Darkness and all those Hasbro licenses it has). "Most TTRPG" is WotC's D&D in terms of marketshare. So you're comparing the major producer to what used to be called "alternative" producers in more abstract business discussions. I buy non TTRPG books all the time, and rarely has an ebook or PDF just come along with the purchase so not sure what you're saying there outside of maybe textbook publishing (textbook bundles being sold at a pretty high price compared to other forms of print matter). Most book publishing (as in the largest volume of book publishing) works at a scale similar to Hasbro/WotCs, while most TTRPG quite literally fits into the "small press" category, the area of publishing most likely to give away PDFs as a purchase incentive. Maybe there's something to that.
WotC for whatever reason, doesn't produce PDFs versions of its 5e D&D books. It's made some forays into PDFs for some ancillary products like Domains of Delight, but the only way you can get a print D&D 5e book and an online version with the DDB tool set integration is through purchasing a bundle. That's a relatively recent innovation, and given WotC's discussion of DDB as a "marketplace" more than simply a "resource", I really doubt things are going to suddenly open up with free digital access to print on hand books.
Did you really create an account today just to resurrect a thread that died out four months ago?
Jander Sunstar is the thinking person's Drizzt, fight me.
I gotta say I feel a bit mislead as well. I thought a digital download meant a pdf, but I guess not. Live and learn, caveat emptor and all that.