On Dec 14, 2007 10:12 PM, Jason Grout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As a student, I probably wouldn't buy a DVD if it was $20 and probably > would forget about it later and wouldn't download Sage. I probably also > wouldn't need a printed version of the tutorial even if I did get the > DVD. I *would* probably buy a DVD, say in a paper slipcase with the > tutorial on the DVD, if it was under $5, though. It would be an > absolute no-brainer to buy and try if it was something like $2. > > *jason jumps up on his soapbox* [...]
Here's my brother's response (he owns the shrinkwrapping equipment, etc., we would use). I agree with him. I think we should give things away, but we could have a "tax-deductible donations flier" printed up for when people ask about paying (because they want to -- this happens to me all the time). This will probably make everyone happy, since they can save on their taxes, etc., and help us out all at once. And the UW website makes it easy for people to donate via the web to Sage. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dennis Stein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Dec 14, 2007 11:34 PM Subject: Re: [sage-devel] Re: DVDs and Posters To: William Stein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I've got an idea... since printing the manual and flyers and shrinkwrapping cost me almost nothing, let me print 20 of them up just for free and then you can do whatever you want with them on the first day and decide if you want more of them for the rest of the meeting. I think getting the DVDs in as many hands as possible is probably the best strategy. Quantity is very important because in situations like this, you never know which seeds may grow, so the more seeds you plant, the better. If you're going to do $2, why not make it free? Back in the Hotmail days, I bet growth would have been much slower if an account had been $2 instead of free. Think of passing out the DVDs as a marketing expense for the sage project, just like paying for the booth, printing up flyers, paying for a keyword search on Google, or any other way you get the word out there. You can probably find a vendor in Seattle to print graphics on blank DVDs for you for a pretty low cost or I can have them waiting for you in San Diego. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URLs: http://sage.scipy.org/sage/ and http://modular.math.washington.edu/sage/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
