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The sharp-eyed among you will have noticed some changes to blacklibrary.com today.
We're now delighted to announce that we will be joined by our pals from Games Workshop: Digital Editions.

This means you'll now have access to their brand new range of publications, available in the same formats as Black Library eBooks and using your existing Black Library account.

The first titles will go on sale this coming Monday.

Follow the link to download a free preview and see what you can look forward to from Games Workshop: Digital Editions.

http://www.blacklibrary.com/digital-editions-preview.html

GAMES WORKSHOP DIGITAL EDITIONS

Coming June 10th 2013
Available for Android, Kindle and iBooks

Over the coming months, you’ll be able to collect a wide variety of different digital publications; some from the forgotten archives of the past, and some venturing anew into the depths of the Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 universes.

Download this preview, and you’ll find samples of the first installments in three new series: Warlords of the Dark Millennium, Munitorum and Index Astartes.
Just click on one of the buttons below, and find out what you can expect from Games Workshop Digital Editions.

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http://www.blacklibrary.com/digital-editions-FAQ.html

Will all the codexes and army books be available as Digital Editions?
Yes, eventually. However we have a large backlist so this will take time, please bear with us.

When can we expect the Warhammer or Warhammer 40,000 rulebook as a Digital Edition?
Soon! We’re working really hard to get these ready for both iBooks and other formats.

For a moment there I thought we're getting Android codex releases.

Nope, carry on as you were.

What is Index Astartes?

It sounds to me like we are. Just not immediately.

LOL after the thread about Android getting closed earlier for being posted in by Necromancers

They where always going to do it. There are plenty of pirated BL books on the web anyway. Thy may as well make money from the Honest folk with Androids and kindles.

Excellent. Thanks for sharing!

I've been very sad not to be able to get some of the pubs, now I will.

 kronk wrote:
What is Index Astartes?

Index Astartes was a series of White Dwarf Articles focussing on individual space marine chapters/legions. Mostly they were fluff, but often would include rules for playing those specific chapters. For example, the Relictors Index Astartes had a few new items of wargear that fit thier fluff, and the Thousand Sons IA had alternate FOC.

 kronk wrote:
What is Index Astartes?

''The Codex Astartes describes the organisation, tactical operation and countless other aspects of SM doctrine. Subjects as diverse as spiritual instruction and strategic supply are all covered in great detail within it's thousands of pages. Over the following pages, we will look at the origins of this ancient tome and also how it states a SM chapter should be organised.''
They're going to be doing Index Chaotica, Xenos and Imperialis as well.

Ooooh. Digital reprint of Index Astartes? NICE!

 His Master's Voice wrote:
For a moment there I thought we're getting Android codex releases.

Nope, carry on as you were.

When can we expect the Warhammer or Warhammer 40,000 rulebook as a Digital Edition?
Soon! We’re working really hard to get these ready for both iBooks and other formats.

I think this is actually the closest we have ever been to a confirmation of codex' on Android. So don't just carry on as you were, but run into the streets and start a impromptu celebration or, at least just think "yay". One of those...

Sweet.

It'll be interesting to see what this is like come next monday, hopefully the content is priced reasonably

gilljoy wrote:
hopefully the content is priced reasonably

And I thought I was the optimist!

 pretre wrote:

gilljoy wrote:
hopefully the content is priced reasonably

And I thought I was the optimist!

I never normally am with anything GW.

Though there short stories aren't too badly priced, i.e the new GK one is £1.50

other formats

Yay!

Can you read ibooks or andriod digital books (ie the codex's) on Windows?

Ye, but you need to the license on your pc to read an ibook.

 gianlucafiorentini123 wrote:

 kronk wrote:
What is Index Astartes?

''The Codex Astartes describes the organisation, tactical operation and countless other aspects of SM doctrine. Subjects as diverse as spiritual instruction and strategic supply are all covered in great detail within it's thousands of pages. Over the following pages, we will look at the origins of this ancient tome and also how it states a SM chapter should be organised.''
They're going to be doing Index Chaotica, Xenos and Imperialis as well.

This is great news!

We're finally going to get a copy of the CODEX ASTARTES, in its thousands of pages of glory!

Right?

Here's the FAQ - it answers quite a few of the questions that 'Droid snobs have been demanding...!



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Also - there are plenty of program's that will read .epub or .mobi that you can download for free.

Kindle is free isn't it?

Kindle app runs on all my Windows 8 devices.

Heck, even the iPad can run Kindle... so all those long neglected Apple users can have these wonderful Digital Editions.

Honestly, it's nice to see GW getting a clue every once in a while. I doubt I'll be buying any digital rulebooks unless they come at a significant discount (which they won't,) but some of the small splash things might be fun to get.

Okay, that's nice to hear.

Will give GW a pat on the back once it actually happens.

GW have done well by me today. First they sole the problem of what colour a Sergeant of the Imperial Reavers helmet would be in WD daily, now he news that IA is coming back?! I am a happy man.

 kronk wrote:
What is Index Astartes?

Was wondering that myself.

I'm assuming it's a digital version of
http://www.blacklibrary.com/warhammer-40000/Insignium-Astartes-Print-On-Demand.html

which is an old product. And pretty crappy to be frank.

Might be something else though.

 reds8n wrote:

 kronk wrote:
What is Index Astartes?

Was wondering that myself.

I'm assuming it's a digital version of
http://www.blacklibrary.com/warhammer-40000/Insignium-Astartes-Print-On-Demand.html

which is an old product. And pretty crappy to be frank.

Might be something else though.

Hoping for a reprint of the old White Dwarf / bundled into four issues range of books detailing the first founding chapters. These:



I still have all four and while they're far from ideal, I still love them.

The actual samples available for download are both confusing and terrible. A one page description of a shuriken catapult? Who's going to buy a book about shuriken catapults?

Dropping the current Apple exclusivity for codexes and army books is certainly welcome, but epubs and mobis are not many steps above text files in terms of complexity, so if they plan on charging anything near full codex prices they'll do nothing to curb piracy. If they take a proper swing at winning back the pirates by offering competitively priced basic ebook releases, I will doff my hat to them. I'm not holding my breath.

Pretty awesome. Not that I'll actually get one for my android phone, but if the price comes down a bit I might.

Or at the very least, the option of paying an extra £5 when I buy an actual codex for the android version. But I'll never pay full price just for the android version, especially since you don't get the quick links.

First good idea from GW in years and one that has been asked for along time. People pirate pdfs regardless on all sorts of devices. This allows GW to sell versions to those android users who always wanted to give them money all along.

Just an interesting note:
Yesterday there was a "digital editions" section on Forge World's site, but it is now gone. It was up for quite awhile but when I tried the link it gave a general error message about being unable to find it.

.PDF versions of Imperial Armour? Cha-chiiiiiiiiiiiing!

Oooh, I would be so all over that!