>> called "Poor Richard's Building Online Communities,"
>
>First review note: The title sucks. Is Poor Richard building the
>community? If that's possessive, then you're shy a noun, I'd say,
>or you have too many adjectives.
That's one problem with writing a book that's in a series. The series is
"Poor Richard's XXX," starting with "Poor Richard's Web Site" and going on
with about five more books so far. I agree with you! (The whole list is at
www.topfloor.com, the publisher's site.)
>Second note: Are you offering review copies of Poor Richard's
>whatever? I think that's traditional, when you ask opinion of
>the experts.
Yes, I'd love to send review copies to folks who have community-related Web
sites, review books for magazines, or whatever. Write to me privately.
>Third: Does Poor Richard offer advice on how to spam mailing
>lists, like for selling topical books?
Well, I obviously thought a lot about spam before posting the message. I
decided that for a list about managing mailing lists, and a book about
participating in and managing mailing lists, newsgroups, and message
boards, interest in the topic would probably make the post acceptable. I
may have been wrong. I do offer a lot of the mailing list-related
information for free on the Web, at http://lists.gurus.com -- I announced
that on this list a while ago. I know I was thrilled when someone posted an
announcement of Amy Jo Kim's book on managing communities this past spring.
>> I hope that you find the book helpful -- I'd love any feedback about it!
>Are you sure?
Yup! Send it to me privately, if you don't think it would be of general
interest to the list (eg., typos) or to the list, if others would want to
know (eg., corrections to technical misconceptions).
Margy Levine Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Coauthor of "The Internet For Dummies" <http://net.gurus.com> and "Poor
Richard's Building Online Communities" <http://www.topfloor.com>. Looking
for kids' videos? Check out <http://www.greattapes.com>
