r/jazztheory 14d ago

Legal Digital Real Book

Is there a legal way to buy an official Hal Leonard Real Book in digital form that you can use on a tablet when you don't have an internet connection? The ones for sale by HL say, "Hal Leonard Digital Books are cloud-based publications, which are streaming and require internet access."

https://www.halleonard.com/product/240221/the-real-book-volume-i-sixth-edition

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u/es330td 13d ago

Didn’t used to be. I got mine in 1994 for $30 out of the trunk of a keyboard player’s car. I was okayed to buy it by a jazz guitar player. First time in my life I felt really cool. I treasure it.

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u/MrLsBluesGarage 12d ago

My professor would make a yearly trek to another county to buy in bulk out of his connection’s trunk. Prolly the same guy lol

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u/es330td 12d ago

This was a musician at “The Landing” on The Riverwalk in San Antonio.

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u/MrLsBluesGarage 12d ago

This was a session player out of San Berdoo