The missing question is this: Is there any interest in this being requested for the Ohio community at this time? I would have to send in the request so this is a general call to see if there is any interest in having a loaner to float around our community.
Stephen Michael Kellat On Wed, 20 Aug 2014 13:41:50 -0400 Svetlana Belkin <belki...@ubuntusense.com> wrote: > > > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > Subject: [loco-contacts] Free copies of The Official Ubuntu Book for > Locos Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 13:30:27 -0400 > From: Jorge O. Castro <jo...@ubuntu.com> > Reply-To: Ubuntu local community team (LoCo) contacts > <loco-conta...@lists.ubuntu.com> > To: Ubuntu local community team (LoCo) contacts > <loco-conta...@lists.ubuntu.com> > > Hi everyone, > > Pearson is once again supporting our Local Teams by providing free > copies of the Official Ubuntu Book (as well as discounts for > non-approved Locos). Here's what you need to get a copy for your team, > enjoy everyone: > > Prentice Hall has just released the 8th Ed. of "[The Official Ubuntu > Book] > (http://www.informit.com/store/official-ubuntu-book-9780133905397)", > authored by Matthew Helmke and Elizabeth K. Joseph with José Antonio > Rey, Philip Ballew and Benjamin Mako Hill. > > This is the book’s first update in 2 years and as the authors state in > their Preface, "...a large part of this book has been rewritten—not > because the earlier editions were bad, but because so much has > happened since the previous edition was published. This book > chronicles the major changes that affect typical users and will help > anyone learn the foundations, the history, and how to harness the > potential of the free software in Ubuntu." > > As with prior editions, publisher Prentice Hall has kindly offered to > ship approved LoCo teams each (1) free copy of this new edition. To > keep this as simple as possible, you can request your book by > following these steps. The team contact shown on our LoCo Team List > (and only the team contact) should send an email to Heather Fox at > <mailto:heather....@pearson.com> and include the following details: > > - Your full name > - Which team you are from > - If your team resides within North America, please provide: Your > complete street address (the book will ship by UPS) > - If your team resides outside North America, you will first be > emailed a voucher code to download the complete eBook bundle from the > publisher site, InformIT, which includes the ePub/mobi/pdf files. > > If your team does reside outside North America and you wish to be > considered for a print copy, please provide: > > Your complete street address, region, country AND IMPORTANT: Your > phone number, including country and area code. (Pearson will make its > best effort to arrange shipment through its nearest corporate office.) > > A few notes: > > - Only approved teams are eligible for a free copy of the book. > - Only the team contact for each team can make the request for the > book. > - There is a limit of (1) copy of each book per approved team. > - Prentice Hall will cover postage, but not any import tax or other > shipping fees. > - When you have the books, it is up to you what you do with them. We > recommend you share them between members of the team. LoCo Leaders: > please don’t hog them for yourselves! > > If you have any questions or concerns, please directly contact > Pearson/Prentice Hall’s Heather Fox at <heather....@pearson.com> Also, > for those teams who are not approved or yet to be approved, you can > still score a rather nice 35% discount on the books by registering > your LoCo with the [Pearson User Group > Program](http://informit.com/usergroups). > > - > http://www.jorgecastro.org/2014/08/20/free-official-ubuntu-books-for-local-teams/ > > -- > Jorge Castro > Canonical Ltd. > http://juju.ubuntu.com/ - Automate your Cloud Infrastructure > > -- > loco-contacts mailing list > loco-conta...@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/loco-contacts > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio > Post to : ubuntu-us-ohio@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio Post to : ubuntu-us-ohio@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
