I have a large number of Pathfinder PDFs from Humble Bundle, however they are locked. I am unable to bookmark them or write any notes in them. Both things i like to do before running a module. And while them having my email address watermarked on them is annoying, it is not the end of the world.

Are there official PDFs that you can edit? Or do I need to check with Anna?

  • calliope@retrolemmy.com
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    11 days ago

    I’ve actually never had a problem bookmarking and taking notes on a PDF, is this a new thing?

    Editing the PDF content itself, no (like removing the email address watermark). But adding comments and bookmarks on top works fine. My PDF readers ask if I want to make a copy or put the edits on top of this PDF, and that’s all.

    That being said, I agree with Zagorath. If you need to edit it and you already bought it, it’s ethical to ask Anna.

    • nocturne@piefed.socialOPEnglish
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      11 days ago

      So normally I download the pdf, then toss it into books on my iPad. I like books because it paginates like a book left to right. Rather than top to bottom.

      I will try making a copy of it on my laptop and see if that changes anything.

      • calliope@retrolemmy.com
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        11 days ago

        Oh I wonder if Books is a little less feature-rich because it’s more of a (book) reader than an PDF reader/annotator.

        I use GoodReader and have used PDF Expert as well in the past. Both have really good annotation support, and they both have an option for pagination as well.

        • nocturne@piefed.socialOPEnglish
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          11 days ago

          I am able to bookmark and highlight sections in Books in other pdfs. But none that I have purchased from paizo.

          It also has a writing feature that I use my stylus to add my own notes.

          • calliope@retrolemmy.com
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            11 days ago

            Yeah you’re right, that would drive me nuts. I like having my tools that work.

            I wonder if they have some sort of write protection set at the PDF level, so you’d have to import it into like the Acrobat editor and remove it.

            I would definitely try to find one online and see if I could annotate that one. No doubt.

          • Zagorath@aussie.zoneEnglish
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            10 days ago

            I wonder if they’d get back to you if you explained the predicament to Paizo customer support.