I still enjoy physical books. It's absolutely practical to have a PDF, but usually I prefer to read and learn the rules from paper. Besides, some RPG books are gorgeous. But many of these are produced in the US and often not sold in the EU. An apparently getting them shipped across the ocean costs a ridiculous amount of money (but why is shipping stuff from China so much cheaper?).

My latest example: Greg Stolze's Reign. I keep hearing great stuff about it, and it sounds like it might be just what I need for a campaign idea I've got, so I want to check it out. Turns out there's just been a kickstarter for the second edition, and of course I want that version. What's more, there's a gorgeous luxury version with a fancy GM screen.

But as far as I can tell, it's only available directly from the publisher, and shipping adds a whopping 75 euro to the cost. That's a bit much. Kickstarters also often surprise me with additional shipping costs that are way higher than I expected.

There really needs to be a way to get these things more cheaply. Is there no European distributor that can handle small amounts in a more affordable way? The Atlantic is a really expensive obstacle this way.

Or maybe I should just get used to only buying PDFs.