On Wednesday 29 August 2007 17:12, Andre Poenitz wrote: > On Thu, Aug 30, 2007 at 07:04:03AM +1000, Typhoon wrote: > > On Wed, 29 Aug 2007 08:33:28 -0400 > > > > Neal Becker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Helge Hafting wrote: > > > > Typhoon wrote: > > > >> "Self-publishing with LyX" is now available as a free download or > > > >> as a USD9.95 printed book from Lulu.com: > > > >> http://www.lulu.com/content/1085870 > > > >> > > > >> Nobody on this list is going to learn much from it. It is directed > > > >> at people who want to self-publish and are probably using Word or > > > >> OpenOffice. > > > >> > > > >> But, any feedback appreciated. > > > > > > Ironically, the pdf looks poor. I see it is loaded with type3 fonts. > > > > Arrgghhh!! What viewer are you using and on what system? I checked it > > out fairly carefully with xpdf and Acroread on Debian Etch. The printed > > version looks good. > > > > What do I do to improve it? > > Unrelated 'problem': Do I really have to sign up there?
Yeah, one principle of sales is to make it easy for the customer, and given that this is a free download and given that the author will NOT be informed by LULU of who downloads (or buys for that matter), it might be a good idea to have the file downloadable elsewhere. StveT Steve Litt Author: Universal Troubleshooting Process books and courseware http://www.troubleshooters.com/
