Hi :) I think the Maths Guide is about to have a major re-vamp, probably after the 4.0.0. I'm not sure if that would affect an application for an ISBN number.
As for abusing the wholesale offer i think that is not really a worry. The aim is to get the guides out there as far and widely as possibly. If someone is smart enough and keen enough (about LO) then they hopefully will make good use of the guides anyway, either to make sure they get seen or to help people migrate to LibreOffice. The aim is less about generating profit and more about getting the guides out there. Hopefully people wont try to abuse the system too much. Even at full price the guides really don't cost much especially when compared to similar guides for rival products. Also i am sure the Friends of OpenDocument are sensible enough to manage the requests sensibly. Sending full sets of guides out to all 51 libraries might or might not present a bit of a challenge to them but i'm sure they could figure out a way of doing something sensible. It still makes sense to send directly to where they are required to save the effort of re-distributing. Regards from Tom :) >________________________________ > From: Marc Paré <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Wednesday, 6 February 2013, 8:45 >Subject: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: LibreOffice "Documentation in Local >Libraries Project" > >Hi Jean and Fabian > >Le 2013-02-06 01:17, Jean Weber a écrit : >> On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 10:10 PM, Jean Weber<[email protected]> wrote: >>> On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 9:25 PM, Fabian Rodriguez >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> On 13-02-05 11:13 PM, Jean Weber wrote: >>>>> This is a great idea. If people want to buy sample copies of LO user >>>>> guides to donate to a library, they can contact >>>>> [email protected] to request them at the wholesale price, >>>>> saving a few dollars. Please provide info on which libraries you >>>>> intend to give them to. We can't promise to honour every request, but >>>>> it's worth asking. Note: the wholesale price is only for sample >>>>> copies, not purchases by libraries or their customers. >>>> At least in Canada most libraries won't take such donations unless >>>> there's an ISSN / ISBN number on the publication. Is there one? >>> >>> Yes, our books have ISBN. >>> >>> --Jean >> >> Correction: all except the Math Guide. >> > >Jean: Thanks for this generous offer. It is really kind of you and of >ODFAuthors go give us the option of this generous discount. > > >I imagine the sample copies of LO are complete guides with no missing pages? >And would this be for a complete "Sample copy" of all the guides or would it >be for just one "Sample copy"? Would the word SAMPLE be stamped on the >pages/cover or anywhere on/in the guide book(s) -- this may make a difference >to the library where they are sent to. > >ALSO be aware that some/many Libraries will not put just any book(s) on their >stacks unless it has either been approved by the library acquisition >librarian, or if there has been some public demand for (in our case) >LibreOffice guides. > >(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.) > >Is the math guide getting its ISBN? The Math guide would be an important book >to have in the collection. > >Also, just to be clear to everyone, Jean, are you saying the guides would be >sent directly to the Libraries and not the user requesting the guides at >wholesale rate costs? This to me would make sense, as it would remove any >temptation for any abuse of purchase. > >Cheers, > >Marc > > >-- Marc Paré >[email protected] >http://www.parEntreprise.com >parEntreprise.com Supports OpenDocument Formats (ODF) >parEntreprise.com Supports http://www.LibreOffice.org > > >-- 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/marketing/ >All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted > > > > -- 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/marketing/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
