[dtengineering]

The books are amazing souvenirs and gifts. There is something about the physical book, however, that sets it apart from an e-book.

Perhaps most significantly, however, what makes the Behind the Designs books awesome was the editing and layout.

I'm not sure that kind of effort is available on a volunteer basis... but, on the other hand... wikipedia exists, so I may be underestimating the awesomeness of volunteer editors and writers.

It may also be possible to combine an e-book with a limited edition print run. It may also be possible that as the number of teams has grown, so has the potential market.

I'd probably buy a hard copy... and I'm not even building FRC bots any more.

Jason