On 2/20/06, Michael Dinowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There was a thread on CF-Talk the other week about the Java for CF programmers > book. Someone wanted to buy a copy and it's out of print. Someone else > mentioned > a digital file of it. As someone who keeps an eye on pirated materials, I've > seen > just about every tech book out there in .cfm or .pdf format. > Here's the question: If you have a book in digital format, do you later go > out and buy > a 'real' copy of it?
If you're looking from a marketing perspective then you might want to consult with the folks over at Baen. They offer a number of their titles for free in eBook form and have, from what I've heard, seen an increase in sales because of it. David Weber has even started putting out a CC licensed CD in the sleeve of all his new books that includes the eBook format of previous books in the same series and first or second books in other series. The question is would I read a *technical* eBook ... probably not but then again I also never fully read Forta's CF book - I make heavy use of the index and seek out exactly what I need that moment. That's not the kind of thing an eBook lends itself to IMO. Just my tuppence there, of course ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:197571 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
