I think free is best. D is seriously lacking free learning resources. And free does not necessarily mean crap, although the current specification needs a bit of fixing here and there.
On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 9:11 PM, Walter Bright <[email protected]>wrote: > I think it would be a good move to make a kindle ebook out of the > specification on the web site. Not only will it be convenient for those who > wish to peruse the spec using a kindle, it will be helpful for marketing > etc. > > The difficulty is that if I put the ebook up on Amazon for free, people > tend to equate free with "crap". It needs to have a price on it to be taken > seriously. > > But if I put a price on it, people will be demotivated to continue > contributing to it, because they'll perceive someone else profiting from > their work. > > Perhaps proceeds from it should be put towards other promotions of D, like > maybe a conference? More contests with prizes? > > What do you all think? $0? $4.99? $9.99? > > And yes, the content will be identical to that on the website, just > formatted for the kindle. >
