Trying to find Book 1/2 and Book D?

[YetOneMoreIdiot]

So I recently got back into re-reading OOTS over from the start - I bought books 1 to 5 (plus -1 and 0) some years ago, and they sat on my bookshelf for aaages, making me feel bad for not reading them all the way through. I've read the first 3 books now, and nearly finished on Book 2. ^^ Loving them sooo much!

But I was wondering, if there is currently anywhere that I can buy both (or either) Book 1/2 and Book D? I've tried the most obvious places after the Ookadook shop - Amazon, eBay - with no luck, apart from one eBay seller who is selling Book D along with 5 of the other books for almost £240, which seems a bit steep (and doubly so as I have those other books already xD)

Any ideas for other places I could try? :)

[Errorname]

I think both of these are out of print. I don't think there's any official digital copies of Snips Snails and Dragon Tails but the Gumroad store sells digital copies of Good Deeds Gone Unpunished.

[Peelee]

Here's the link for book 1/2 - https://richburlew.gumroad.com/l/ootsgdgu

Book D is pretty rare these days, and with the other books ij as well, that's actually cheaper than I'd expect. Though please keep in mind that i have zero interest or dealings with anything OotS other than the forums and these are just my own personal thoughts.

[facw]

Those books are all going to be hard to find in print. You are basically looking for a used seller at this point.

Book 1 and 2 can be bought in digital form at Gumroad (and IIRC, have a bit of extra commentary beyond the print version, as the digital versions were published years later):
Book 1: https://richburlew.gumroad.com/l/ootsdcf
Book 2: https://richburlew.gumroad.com/l/ootsncfpb

Snip Snails and Dragon Tails has never had a digital version, and the print version is long out of print. Hopefully Rich will do a digital version at some point, but that's not the case now. So yeah, you'd just have to look for someone selling a used copy.

[Reboot]

It's a bit weird that there's no PDF of SS&DT yet - it was being held back because the physical version was exclusive to one retailer, but it's been out of stock/out of print for a while now.

Maybe the Giant is waiting for the Xmas season or somesuch.

[137beth]

Those books are all going to be hard to find in print. You are basically looking for a used seller at this point.

Book 1 and 2 can be bought in digital form at Gumroad (and IIRC, have a bit of extra commentary beyond the print version, as the digital versions were published years later):
Book 1: https://richburlew.gumroad.com/l/ootsdcf
Book 2: https://richburlew.gumroad.com/l/ootsncfpb

Snip Snails and Dragon Tails has never had a digital version, and the print version is long out of print. Hopefully Rich will do a digital version at some point, but that's not the case now. So yeah, you'd just have to look for someone selling a used copy.

I think the title of the OP was referring to Book 1/2, i.e. Good Deeds Gone Unpunished, not books 1 or 2. Peelee already linked to where you can find the PDF of that.

I'm in the camp that is hoping to eventually get a PDF of SSaDT. Maybe some day.

[Ionathus]

It's a bit weird that there's no PDF of SS&DT yet - it was being held back because the physical version was exclusive to one retailer, but it's been out of stock/out of print for a while now.

Maybe the Giant is waiting for the Xmas season or somesuch.

I'm sure there's also a consideration of effort-to-reward. People would certainly buy a digital SS&DT, but how many beyond the hardcore fans actually care about something that's 100% non-canon? Possibly not enough to justify the work to make a download-quality high res version.

Yes, the files exist, and the logistics are far easier than for print versions. But if a life of working with pdfs has taught me anything, it's that the project is never as simple as you expect.