Designers & Dragons has been my go to book for both bathroom and bedroom reading recently. I've been using the Kindle app on my Samsung phone to enjoy the history of our hobby whenever possible. It is fascinating and an amazingly pleasurable read.
If you consider yourself a part of the OSR, you really should spend a buck on the kickstarter to get instant access to the 70s, not just in PDF but .mobi (Kindle) and .epub format. For as little as $15 you can get all four books in electronic format. A better bargain on the history of our hobby would be hard to find.
I actually pledged to get the books. This is the kind of thing I really want on the shelf. I've peeked at the 70s and 80s PDF, but like Chuubo's, I really want to read it with the book in my hands.
ReplyDeleteI'm in at the $15 level....epub/PDF/mobi works fine for me, as my tired old eyes are addicted to the customization of my ereaders.
ReplyDeletewhy is there a kickstarter for a book that is already in print?
ReplyDeleteIt's not; Mongoose's edition was, like, under 1000 copies, they all sold, they never reprinted, and it now goes for a ton of cash on ebay — because it's *out* of print. This is a new edition laid out in a much more readable way, with revisions and lots of added wordcount spread across the four volumes.
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