Releasing a book is like when hardware is released. It will become outdated as soon as it is released. I know there are plans for a lore book and all, but there can only be so much lore to fit in a book as to not make it extremely big, heavy, and expensive. So why is there not a plan for the Devs and Fern to release a database app for FFXIV that has the lore in it? It could also contain some of the lore from 1.0 as well as 2.x and up to 3.x, but can be updated with more content as more patches are released as well as expansion packs.

The current lore book that we will be getting may come with a minion just to satisfy us, but if the content of the lore is going to be continuously churned out in upcoming patches, would it not be logical to have a lore database app with all the juicy details of the history and whatnot for FFXIV? Plus if there were to be any written errors, the lore database app can easily be updated and fixed with a hotfix/patch to correct it. Think about it. Would you like to carry a big, heavy book to read from everywhere you go to, or would you want something digital to read on your smartphone/tablet?

Tagging Anony Moose and Fern for this thread if it can be an idea.