You don't. Nothing says you have to talk to a vender or a developer or an engineer about a piece of software to write a book about it.
Depending on your goal, subject, desire however, it may be very wise to engage with the vender, senior members of the community, etc. for information, resources and feedback on a book. You may also get access to software or maybe internal engineers/support you wouldn't have otherwise had access to if you properly engage them. There are 'testing companies' out there that provide technical question sets for employers and they don't generally engage with Microsoft but with independent contractors (note, I know because I've written such questions). Not that different then book writing. There are many books written by people that do not engage with any of the above out there. Some are more successful then others. So, define your goals and objectives, look at your resources and then do what seems the best fit to accomplish them. Hopefully the company is open to engaging with individuals, figuring out who in a company to talk to would be part of the challenge. Steven Peck Retired Drupal Documentation Team Lead http://www.blkmtn.org http://drupal.org/user/5195 On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 11:43 AM, <kz2...@googlemail.com> wrote: > If you want to write a book about a particular piece of software, am I > right in assuming you need to engage the vendor to some degree? I'm a > complete newcomer to this sort of thing so any and all advice is gratefully > appreciated. > > TIA, > > > JRR > > > Sent from my Blackberry, which may be an antique but delivers email > RELIABLY > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
