Ok...no we're getting to the real reasons behind continuing in print...credibility and freedom. I can appreciate that. It's like garage bands vs. bands with a contract with a music publishing house.
I knew there had to be other concerns and motives besides "print is better"...in some ways I would agree, especially those you mentioned above, but in most ways that involve time to customers, ease and cost of distribution, wide availability, searchability... I can't see how print can even compete... Rick -----Original Message----- From: Ben Forta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 3:07 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Ordering WACK from Amazon Very good point. And that is the primary reason for me to write the CF books specifically. They give me the credibility to do what I do, personally as well as for Macromedia. --- Ben -----Original Message----- From: Ray Champagne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 10:23 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Ordering WACK from Amazon I dunno, I am not 100% on board on that e-book/pdf thing. Personally, I like having Ben's lineup of books all bound up nicely sitting right here on my shelf. The convenience is worth it, IMO. I would think that print would make Ben's exposure much more worth the effort in the CF community. Ray At 10:20 AM 3/25/2005, you wrote: >Given the technological tools such as e-books, pdf, and even posting >books/chapters/examples online in a subscription service, I still don't >understand why you don't by-pass the traditional publishing process and >publish online. > >You can publish a chapter at a time as it's completed, let readers >print it if they want to, make it searchable, include downloadable code >examples to implement and study, etc, etc, etc... > >You control the *entire* process, make *all* the money, and get work >out to the public *immediately* upon creation.... > >Ben, for the sake of understanding...why wouldn't you want to >self-publish?!?! >What am I missing? > >Rick > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Ben Forta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 10:09 AM >To: CF-Talk >Subject: RE: Ordering WACK from Amazon > > > >> I would love to know how much Ben makes on a per book sold basis. > >Far less than you might think. Considering the time involved, the years >of "support" in the forms of questions from readers, and so on ... I'd >make much more per hour flipping burgers. > >Believe me, no one writes tech books for the money. > >--- Ben > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Claremont, Timothy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 8:38 AM >To: CF-Talk >Subject: Ordering WACK from Amazon > >I ordered my WACK yesterday and Amazon still showed a ship date of late May. >Hopefully this will not be the real case. 7.1 should be out by then... > >I would love to know how much Ben makes on a per book sold basis. >********************************************************************** >This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and >intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. >If you have received this email in error please delete it from your system. > >This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept for >the presence of computer viruses. > >Thank You, >Viahealth >********************************************************************** > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:200063 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
