Daniel Carrera wrote:
Hey,
Jean and Linda just put the OOoAuthors books on Lulu, and they're
letting OOoAuthors decide what to do with the money. I have an idea:
re-invest the money back into promoting the guides.
Start by buying ISBN numbers for the guides, because that will get
them into bigger outlets (Amazon). We can then donate some to schools,
or print a few and take them to conferences. We have a lot of school
contact here in the UK, so we might get a few sold here.
This way we'd have self-sustaining growth. The more copies sold the
easier it is to sell more. This would be a fantastic way to help OOo
because it is more sustainable. It won't get huge (OOo is still a
niche market) but it is a very efficient use of the money.
What do you think?
Cheers,
Daniel.
I like the initial idea of using the money to provide ISBN numbers. This
directly provides an easier outlet for the books by making them
available where an ISBN number is required. I would recommend not making
any significant decisions beyond that until after we had raised
sufficient money to pay for these numbers. In other words, don't make
big plans until you have a feel for the scope of the response.
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