Hi :) The marketing list have been discussing how to get the Guides into some libraries. Jean is on the marketing list so they have been quite well informed about what is going on with the guides.
There has been some discussion about e-books which seem to be becoming more accepted in some libraries but Jean pointed out that it's not so easy to generate them which is why we only have 1 at the moment. Regards from Tom :) >________________________________ > From: webmaster-Kracked_P_P <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Wednesday, 6 February 2013, 14:53 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: LibreOffice "Documentation in Local >Libraries Project" > > >This is a marketing issue as well as a documentation issue. > >Getting the LO books on the shelves of the local libraries is a good >idea. That will make LO a more "accepted" package to some people, if >they can see the reference books in their local libraries. > > >On 02/06/2013 06:57 AM, Tom Davies wrote: >> Hi :) >> Please could we try to keep discussions on the right lists? When something >> is relevant to the documentation team we could just forwards the thread to >> the documentation team for them to discuss. >> >> Of course the docs team are interested in getting the guides out to as many >> distribution networks as reasonably possible. Also they are likely to be in >> a better position to decide how to make it possible. Of course the >> marketing team can try to make all the decisions for them but this list >> might not be aware of details. Details that the documentation team might >> have factored in if they had been allowed to discuss it themselves. >> >> Delegating is a good way to manage a project. >> Regards from >> Tom :) >> >> >> >> >> >>> ________________________________ >>> From: klaus-jürgen weghorn ol <[email protected]> >>> To: [email protected] >>> Cc: LibreO - Marketing Global <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Wednesday, 6 February 2013, 9:35 >>> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: LibreOffice "Documentation in >>> Local Libraries Project" >>> >>> Hi Marc, Jean, >>> Am 06.02.2013 09:45, schrieb Marc Paré: >>> >>> [...] >>>> (For example, my school board operates 51 libraries, some small/others >>>> quite large, sample texts arrive weekly to the libraries and most often >>>> are not put on the stacks but are either left on a shelf for later >>>> disposal or distributed to teachers who think may use them, BUT only >>>> after being vetted by the head librarian to make sure the texts follow >>>> school board teaching philosophies and programme expectations. If the >>>> texts do not follow programme expectations, then they are not accepted >>>> for library use. In our case, the LibreOffice guides fit in well but >>>> still must go through internal vetting approval process. The more >>>> well-known are guides the shorter the vetting process.) >>> In Germany many libraries start now to offer e-books. And I think many >>> in Canada/Australia and all over the world do this. >>> Why don't you try to get our e-books (epub/pdf) first in the libraries? >>> No expenses. When we will get in such a library then the question about >>> written books will come from the users. >>> >>> Ok, there is for now only one epub for Getting started 3.3 [1] but this >>> may be an Easy Hack for documentation list doing it especially with 4.0. >>> And all books are available as pdf. >>> >>> [1] https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications >>> >>> -- >>> Grüße >>> k-j >> > > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
