Outside of Paizo.com Purchase inquiry

[Mitmout]

If I Bought my books from outside the Paizo store, is there a way to get the PDFs free? Is there a way to "Scan" the barcodes of my books? Or do i have to by the PDFs individually?

Thanks!
Have a nice day!

[Flamehawke]

You have to buy PDFs individually. The PDFs are free only to subscribers

[leo1925]

What Flamehawke said, even if you buy the hard copies from the Paizo store you have to buy the PDFs individually, unless you are a subscriber.

[Sara Marie]

Subscribing to a product line from paizo.com is the only way to get free PDFs. Subscribers receive free PDFs of newly released books as the books are shipped to the subscriber as part of their ongoing subscription. Free PDFs are not retroactive to previous releases.

thanks
sara marie

[Saint Bernard de Clairveaux]

Sorry to revive a long dormant thread.

I've been noticing that some stores are becoming reluctant to host PFS games, especially as D&D Encounters becomes more popular.

At least one store owner has mentioned the concern that Paizo's policy (only providing PDFs for purchase and not a free one for purchased hardcopies) puts them in direct competition with Paizo. Why would they support Pathfinder Society if the players are buying most of their splat books on Paizo.com?

The recent introduction of rules that provide a bonus for tables who make store purchases is great, but I think there's still something in this dynamic that makes the PFS <> store <> Paizo relationship less symbiotic than it could be. I wish you all would reconsider the model. This is bad for Paizo's longevity in the long run.

[Skeld]

Stores have been saying that since Pathfinder became a thing. PFS is in its 10th season. This is the long run.

-Skeld

[Duiker]

I don't play in stores. I subscribe because of the PDFs. If I didn't get those, I'd buy the books on discount from Amazon instead. Paizo is a great company, and the free PDFs with subscription are a savvy way to reward customer loyalty.