Well, bugger me - GW had a good idea...

[me_in_japan]

  The Games Workshop Newsletter 02.06.2012
In this issue: Games Workshop Goes Digital!
New Digital Books for your iPad

Games Workshop is launching a range of amazing digital products, exclusively available through the iBookstore with the iBooks app. These digital Codexes, Army Books, collecting guides and hobby articles are portable, easy to use and interactive. Each one is packed with animated images, searchable text and plenty of other exciting features all available with the swipe of a finger.

We're launching with a bang - and nine new products are available from today. For Warhammer 40,000 fans there's an expanded and fully interactive Codex: Space Marines as well as How to Paint Citadel Miniatures - Ultramarines, an in-depth painting guide from the Design Studio's professional army painters.

For Warhammer fans we have Battlefield Challenge - Deathknell Watch, which is an exciting Warhammer scenario based around the eldritch Deathknell Watch tower; and Scrolls of Binding for the Jabberslythe, Thundertusk, Stonehorn and Mournfang packs, as well as exclusive Scrolls of Binding for Terradons and the Great Cave Squig - all of which can be used in your Warhammer Storm of Magic battles.

Make sure you head over to games-workshop.com now to read our introductory article. There you can check out the videos and the screenshots from the digital products, and find out how you can get your hands (uh, fingers!) on them by following the link through to the iBookstore.

[Admiral-Badruck]

Sounds good but it is not working yet.

[Tenorikuma]

Nothing from *any* publisher is available for sale on the Japanese iBookstore yet, and that seems to include this.

(Mind you, I still prefer a paper rulebook for ease of use.)

[Admiral-Badruck]

That really sucks so how can I buy iBooks in Japan?

[Primarch]

Ooh, I can buy the Marine codex twice and it doesn't work on android phones? Yeah, I think I will pass.

[Spevna]

Ooh, I can buy the Marin codex twice and it doesn't work on android phones? Yeah, I think I will pass.

Agreed. Half assed idea completely.

[Admiral-Badruck]

I can't even buy one.

[Tenorikuma]

Ooh, I can buy the Marin codex twice and it doesn't work on android phones? Yeah, I think I will pass.

You'd never want that on a phone anyway. Too small.

[me_in_japan]

compare and contrast with:

http://privateerpress.com/videos/war-room

[job]

Ooh, I can buy the Marin codex twice and it doesn't work on android phones? Yeah, I think I will pass.

Agreed. Half assed idea completely.

No no. No offense to Prim, but the half-assed bit is to own an android on Au.

But it is surprising to see this. It is reflective of a post and discussion of PP a few months back. anyway, it is good to see GW go kicking an screaming into the 21st century.