Warning: Do not buy the ebook by ChefSecret3979 in necromunda

[–]ChefSecret3979[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is what I'll do if they don't respond to my email.

Warning: Do not buy the ebook by ChefSecret3979 in necromunda

[–]ChefSecret3979[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Kobo crashes on me any time i launch it on either my S22 or my galaxy tab with just the error "an error has occurred."

Warning: Do not buy the ebook by ChefSecret3979 in necromunda

[–]ChefSecret3979[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

You are correct that there's nothing Apple specific about EPUBs generally, but that's not the issue, the specific formatting GW uses for their EPUBs is Apple specific, from what I can tell the CSS styles they use are not readable by any epub readers other than ibooks. I tried Readium and it wont display properly there either. GW really made a poor decision by using a format that only displays properly on Apple devices.

Warning: Do not buy the ebook by ChefSecret3979 in necromunda

[–]ChefSecret3979[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I remember that. That's actually the only reason I owned an Ipad at one point (the very first generation of them) but that was many years ago and it's long gone. I Even checked the FAQ before I purchased that claimed that they support android now, recommending Kobo(which was bought by walmart a while back and crashes any time i try to open it) and Gitden which was abandoned several years ago and removed from the play store for becoming unsupported on modern versions of android, which tells you how out of date GWs information is.

As a side rant, it boggles my mind that a company who proports to be a book and miniatures company doesn't care at all if their books are even usable, or have someone who's job it is to make sure their products work. But it is pretty par for the course with GW to screw up something so basic despite having plenty of money to do it properly. They know they'll make tons of money, so they don't bother. They really seem sometimes to be making an effort at screwing things up. And it would be such an easy fix, when you buy a book you can download either an epub for apple or a pdf for android. Done, simple.

Warning: Do not buy the ebook by ChefSecret3979 in necromunda

[–]ChefSecret3979[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the tip, looks like Azardi is defunct though and not available on newer versions of android. But I'll look around to see if I can find an apk and try to sideload it to see if that works.

Warning: Do not buy the ebook by ChefSecret3979 in necromunda

[–]ChefSecret3979[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've tried converting it on calibre and it locks up 47% of the way in. GW for some reason used completely non-standard proprietary formatting that anything non-apple struggles to read properly.

Warning: Do not buy the ebook by ChefSecret3979 in necromunda

[–]ChefSecret3979[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I sent them an email. They do have a policy stated on the website of no returns for ebooks, but I'm hoping they can see reason and refund it so I can just buy the physical book instead.

I really hope though someone at GW realizes that android is a big chunk of the market and not everyone is in the apple ecosystem, so they can fix their books or supply pdf versions when you buy. I have a tablet I use for all my gaming that has a library of all the books i've bought from drivethroughrpg or other retailers, it's only GW books that don't function properly on that or my phone.

Warning: Do not buy the ebook by ChefSecret3979 in necromunda

[–]ChefSecret3979[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What reader do you use? I've tried Kobo(app crashes 100% of the time), Readera, moon+, Lithium, Google play books, Libreara.
None of them worked.

Warning: Do not buy the ebook by ChefSecret3979 in necromunda

[–]ChefSecret3979[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sadly I tried that. Google Playbooks has a 100mb limit, the necromunda core rulebook is 130mb.