A ebook would be cool in addition to the paperback as a reference to easily carry around. However, for that type of books I prefer "real" books with the possibilty to make easy notes, and the possibility to make an index (and frustrated throwing around with a kindle isn't that fun either ).
Thanks to Heather I will attend the first two days of the conference as well :-) Hope to see you there between the workshops Regards, Pascal 2013/4/26 William Humphrey <shoreag...@gmail.com> > It's not an eBook? I can't buy it on amazon and read in on my kindle? > > How long before it will be available that way? I don't want to hurt any > trees. > > Brevity and errors in this email probably the result of being sent by a > mobile device. > > On Apr 25, 2013, at 9:19 PM, Rodney Somerstein <rod...@pobox.com> wrote: > > > Hi Mark, > > > > I do think that the community needs a book like this and was all ready > to purchase a copy, only to find that it isn't going to be available as an > ebook. Any chance you will be reconsidering that stance? I, and quite a few > other people I know, don't really buy much in the way of paper books any > longer. The thought of a tutorial and reference book that I can't search > really isn't very appealing. > > > > While I personally am not in favor of DRM, if you sell it as an ebook > through Amazon or Barnes & Noble they will automatically apply DRM to the > book unless you request otherwise. That would likely prevent casual piracy > of the book - though certainly not all. If you simply don't like ebooks, > then I don't really know what to suggest. > > > > Anyway, should you reconsider and make an ebook version available, I'll > gladly purchase a copy to read on my iPad as a PDF or using the Kindle app. > > > > Thanks, > > > > -Rodney > > > >> Mark Schonewille <mailto:m.schonewi...@economy-x-talk.com> > >> April 25, 2013 7:48 PM > >> Hi LiveCoders, > >> > >> A new book about LiveCode, titled Programming LiveCode for the Real > Beginner, is now available at http://qery.us/3fr > >> > >> In 2011, I started writing a book. The purpose was to write a book > simple enough to get people started with LiveCode and advanced enough to > elevate the reader beyond the beginners stage. It took me slightly longer > than I had planned for as I had a few small setbacks, but I have finally > finished writing it. > >> > >> The first few chapters of the book deal with basic syntax, such as > mouseUp handlers and the go command. The next few chapters discuss subjects > like chunks, variables, repeat loops and printing. Special attention is > paid to the property inspector, controls and their properties. Halfway the > book, the reader should be able to create a simple programme. > >> > >> Advanced subjects discussed in the second half of the book include > unicode, databases, sockets, MySQL, XML and more. A complete overview of > the contents is available in the sample of the book on the website (please > note: I will post the latest version of the sample in a few days). > >> > >> Currently, I'm making the last corrections to the lay-out, registering > an ISBN and adjusting the book cover according to the printer's > specifications among other things. I will send it to the printing company > on 1st May and it should be available right before the conference in > Edinburgh. I won't be there, but with a little luck a few copies of my book > will be. > >> > >> I have sold quite a few copies already, but not enough to break even. > If you think that the LiveCode community needs a book like this, please > consider buying your own copy. Obviously, if you're just starting with > LiveCode, then I wrote this book especially for you. The more copies are > sold, the more likely this book is to stay available for years to come. > >> > >> There are several ways to order the book. Shipping costs all over the > world are included. Contact me for reseller and bulk rates. > >> > >> -- > >> Best regards, > >> > >> Mark Schonewille > >> > >> Economy-x-Talk Consulting and Software Engineering > >> Homepage: http://economy-x-talk.com > >> Twitter: http://twitter.com/xtalkprogrammer > >> KvK: 50277553 > >> > >> Use Color Converter to convert CMYK, RGB, RAL, XYZ, H.Lab and other > colour spaces. http://www.color-converter.com > >> > >> Buy my new book "Programming LiveCode for the Real Beginner" > http://qery.us/3fi > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> use-livecode mailing list > >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
