Re: Advice re: "Rough-Cuts" version of "Cocoa Design Patterns"
Re: Advice re: "Rough-Cuts" version of "Cocoa Design Patterns"
- Subject: Re: Advice re: "Rough-Cuts" version of "Cocoa Design Patterns"
- From: Mike McCabe <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:40:15 -0500
I don't know what I would do in your place Erik but as a Developer I
would love to have some of the books in PDF format for the exact same
reason you do... So I can search them easily. I also feel that
electronic distribution is going to be the future of written material
much like the record and movie industries are learning now. Is there
any kind of protection within the PDF or the mechanism to protect your
rights? Keeping people from changing it is one aspect and the other
is of course the harder one which is protecting it from just being
distributed for free with no compensation to you.
Anyways... If you do decide to go ahead with this I will be one of the
people that will buy the early access.
Thanks
Mike
On Jan 14, 2008, at 1:25 PM, Erik Buck wrote:
Addison-Wesley, the publisher of “Cocoa Design Patterns”, has a
“Rough-Cuts” program. “Rough-Cuts” allows you to buy early access
to a book in PDF format while the book is still being developed and
then entitles you to download the final PDF version as well. You
can read pre-release versions and provide feedback on the content.
As the author, I can then respond to the feedback by clarifying
information, adding more information, or just answering questions. http://support.safaribooksonline.com/display/1/articleDirect/index.asp?aid=1101&r=0.2662928
The publisher sent me a contract amendment requesting that I allow
sales of the book through the “Rough-Cuts” program. Before I sign
the amendment, I would like some advice from this forum.
“Cocoa Programming” is available in PDF format, but not many
electronic copies have been sold. People seem to vastly prefer the
printed version. _I_ use the electronic version all the time
because I can search it, etc.
Is there any interest in the PDF format pre-release version of
“Cocoa Design Patterns” ?
Is anyone interested in providing feedback that I can use to
improve the book ?
The “Rough-Cuts” program could help me produce a better book in the
end. On the other hand, providing early access to the content could
prove embarrassing. I would hate to make glaring mistakes in public
(like I undoubtedly have before) - Grin. If you were me, would you
allow the book to be released through “Rough-Cuts” ?
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