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Re: Book with CD: conclusions
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lugnet.robotics
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Fri, 19 Feb 1999 20:05:04 GMT
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Shawn Steele <SHAWN@TERRA.nomorespamORG>
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I think I might be getting into this thread kind of late, but:
1.) CDs aren't that expensive to burn. I'm not sure what kind of
markup they'll get through ORA's distributions system, but they
shouldn't add that much to the cost of the book.
2.) If your CD is out-of-date, you can download the latest stuff, AND
have the versions the book's referring to. If the book has examples, I
don't want to download something that no longer works with the book.
3.) If the CD makes your book too stiff you can remove the CD and even
throw it out if you want!
4.) CDs keep everything in one place so its easier than finding sites
and downloading stuff.
5.) I'm more likely to download if I have a cable modem than on my
telco 26,600 line.
6.) If there's a coupon, then I'll never get to use it because I'll be
too impatiant. Besides if I buy a book, I want immediate gratification.
7.) (Probably the most important). Seems to me that ORA's marketing
dept. won't make it much of a choice. They'll pick one and go with it
:-)
- Shawn
----- Original Message -----
From: Jonathan Knudsen <jonathan@oreilly.com>
To: <lego-robotics@crynwr.com>
Sent: Friday, February 19, 1999 7:05 AM
Subject: Book with CD: conclusions
> Thanks to everyone who responded. I got basically
> three responses:
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> 1. CDs are unnecessary fluff. They make the book stiff
> and don't add value.
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> 2. CDs are absolutely necessary. Some people don't have
> easy Internet access, and out-of-date software is
> better than no software at all.
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> 3. Make a Web page to hold all the URLs.
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> I like #3; I will try to have a Web page that supports the
> book when it is released.
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> Given the #1 and #2 answers, I think the correct
> course is to offer the book with or without the CD.
> That's what I'll try to do--we'll see what happens.
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> Thanks again for all the responses.
>
> Jonathan
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>
> --
> Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
--
Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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| I'd like to strongly second that! Specially if you consider readers from over countries than the us. At least in France, local communications are fairly expensive and downloads (especially big downloads) are very expensive! I believe that a CD (...) (26 years ago, 20-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| Thanks to everyone who responded. I got basically three responses: 1. CDs are unnecessary fluff. They make the book stiff and don't add value. 2. CDs are absolutely necessary. Some people don't have easy Internet access, and out-of-date software is (...) (26 years ago, 19-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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