Re: [ANN] New book on AppleScriptObjC
Re: [ANN] New book on AppleScriptObjC
- Subject: Re: [ANN] New book on AppleScriptObjC
- From: Michael Grant <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 15:30:06 -0500
On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 3:16 PM, John C. Welch <email@hidden> wrote:
> On 10/22/10 3:33 PM, "Michael Grant" <email@hidden> wrote:
>
>>>> Looks good, but thirty bucks seems a little steep for an e-book in
>>>> these penny-pinching times.... At $15 or $20 I wouldn't have thought
>>>> twice.
>>>
>>> Seriously? The fact it's the best, and only documentation on AppleScriptObjC
>>> from one of the experts doesn't matter? Just that you don't like the price?
>>> So don't buy it then, and struggle along. Or suck it up and buy it.
>>>
>>> But don't sit there and dismiss the massive amount of work this took, and
>>> tell someone what their time isn't worth to you. That's really quite
>>> insulting.
>>
>> Not dismissing, just commenting. Shane has every right to set whatever
>> price he sees fit, and more power to him... and I have the right to
>> comment on it. If you find that insulting, may I suggest that you just
>> might be a wee bit oversensitive?
>
> Or, I'm someone who has written books, has a wife who is a professional
> artist, and is heartily sick of people telling me what they think the work
> *they didn't do* should cost.
>
> You didn't comment about the content or even the possible content. You said
> that thirty bucks is too much for an "e-book". What, e-books are only suited
> to be sold as cheaply as possible? The work that goes into them isn't
> comparable to a "real" book?
>
> "Oh, it's an E-BOOK. Clearly, those should cost less."
>
> Less than what? You couldn't even wait until folks who aren't cheap or are
> reviewing it looked at it and gave you feedback. You saw "E-Book + $30" and
> decided it couldn't POSSIBLY be worth that.
OK, I take back the "wee bit" part. You're reading an awful lot into
what I said. I may yet end up buying the book. Like I said, if it were
a little bit cheaper I'd already have bought it without thinking
twice. That's a data point that the author might find interesting. Or
not, but I'm offering it free of charge! :-) It's all about the supply
and demand.
Michael
--
There's really no such thing as translating. It's all a scam. We
basically just make stuff up and try to make it sound plausible.
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