On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 4:15 AM, Tom Davies <[email protected]> wrote: > 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.
Where do you get the idea that the Maths Guide is about to have a major re-vamp? Have I missed something at Docs? For an ISBN, all I have to do is add one to the book. Note, however, that at this point only the printed version of the books have ISBN; the PDFs do not (because we don't sell them). PDFs and printed books and eBooks each require a separate ISBN. Friends of OpenDocument buys ISBN in sets of 100, so I have plenty to use. > > 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. I agree. I am not concerned about this. > > 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. There is a bit of work for me involved in buying the books, but including all copies is trivially more work than just ordering one. > > It still makes sense to send directly to where they are required to save the > effort of re-distributing. See my earlier note in response to Marc. I am not so sure sending directly to the library is the better idea... unless the request comes directly from the library. > >>________________________________ >> 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" >> >> >>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 -- 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
