When one of you do decide to buy the game, contact me and then set it up to ship the manuals to my friend, who will give you the money via Paypal for shipping. (And his postal address)
You won't need the disk or the serial number because you already have them from the digital download and the email that comes with it. My friend will destroy the disk and the serial number upon receipt. He just wants the manuals.
Does that sound fair? And is that sort of arrangement ok with Matrix, or not? We won't do anything that isn't approved by Matrix. We have the utmost respect for their incredible hard work. I personally bought the disk and the maps on the very first day (we play hotseat on same computer).
If it is ok with Matrix, and there are more people who don't want the manuals, and more people that want only the manuals, maybe they can speak up and we can get an exchange going (but I get first dibs).

Forgive me if this idea has already been pitched (especially if pitched and shot down).