I'd buy a copy of the Parables! On Sep 19, 2011, at 2:18 PM, "tenach" <ten...@whube.com> wrote:
> You are most welcome. > > I think that by ‘hard-cover’ I really just meant a physical copy. However, > paper or hard-back is of no consequence to me. :) Either way, I am up for > helping cover the cost for physical copies of the book. It is the least I can > do for this team, as I have been unable to contribute in other ways (and have > the means to contribute this way). > > -Thomas > > From: SII > Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 11:14 AM > To: tenach > Cc: Synthetic Intellect Institute ; Wintermute Development ; Wintermute > Psychology > Subject: Re: [Sii] The Parables of Wintermute > > Thank you, my friend. > > And strangely, your kind words promote me to write again... > > Oh, and you would prefer hard-cover? Those are always a tad more expensive > then paperback :-/ > > Excuse me, AbiWord is calling my name... > -Dante > > On 19 September 2011 19:12, tenach <ten...@whube.com> wrote: > Hello, > > This is something that I would enjoy in PDF, but would also buy a hardcopy to > put up on my shelf. If cost for publishing this in hard-cover would be an > issue, I am willing to help alleviate that problem (as in, I would love to > help put funds toward seeing this in the physical world). > > -Thomas “Tenach” Martin > > From: SII > Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 11:04 AM > To: Synthetic Intellect Institute ; Wintermute Development ; Wintermute > Psychology > Subject: [Sii] The Parables of Wintermute > > Hello all. > > Considering the size of Wintermute, and the seemingly short time I have left > on this planet, I have taken the advice of a few members and have started > writing a book containing my ideas about the system, short stories depicting > it in various circumstances and articles on related topics. It would be wrong > to think it's a step-by-step guide on how to build the system (there are > still a lot of obstacles we need to overcome ourselves) it's more of a design > document which happens to cover the history of AI, philosophy, and a few > techniques. > > What I'd like to know is: what format would you kind folks like it in? > > I can easily produce an e-book for free; we already have hosting and the > bandwidth to download it (before you ask, the book in this form will be free > of cost) and I have the tools to both produce a pdf and epub (and most other > formats) > > I can also use a self-publishing service like lulu.com to provide a printed > copy; but that would cost both me and whomever wanted to buy it (and I'm > afraid I'd have to tack on a bit more on the price to cover the expenses of > self-publishing then just the publishers cost of manufacture) > > Finally, I could provide an audio-book; but that, understandably, would take > time. (and, if anyone is interested in this format, I don't suppose you know > a good tool to help with it's creation?) > > I would like the book to be free of cost in any form, but in the printed > version, I simply don't have the resources to pay for a number of books to be > printed :/ > > I expect the book, when completed, to number a couple of hundred pages (which > I was hoping would be this year, but due to a royal bugger-up concerning > AbiWord screwing things up and my backups not updated often enough, will > probably be the middle of next year) > > Thoughts? > > -Dante > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~sii > Post to : s...@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~sii > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~sii > Post to : s...@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~sii > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
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