Dear active PLUG members, OSCON is coming and one of you will head there with a full sessions pass courtesy of O'Reilly Media!
Submissions have been trickling in and it's time to set a deadline... DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: Monday July 14th 6PM! Please post your submissions to the PLUG general mailing list if you have not done so already. The contest: Write a public book review of any O'Reilly title. Who is eligible: Active PLUG members defined as those active on the mailing list, attending meetings or attended the Torvalds Q&A where this was announced. Hint: Not being on the mailing list could cause you to miss this very message! The winning review will be chosen based on: Depth - Do you fully appreciate the strengths & weaknesses of the book? Clarity - Do you communicate that fact and help people make a decision? Sincerity - You're allowed to be funny or passionate! Relevance/Timeliness - It is a new release? Is it a hot topic? Effort - Is this your first review? The book's first review? Venue - Will anyone see your review? Amazon is good. Print? (with proof) A review should help make (and at times break) a buying decision. There ARE crap books out there but rarely, if ever from O'Reilly. I LOVE thoughtful negative reviews but they probably won't win you the pass. HOW: Simply post a link to your review to the PLUG mailing list or a verifiable form of proof that it will be printed in a future publication. HELP: I will have free e-book coupons at the meetings up through OSCON DEADLINE: "Before OSCON" but I am open to a fixed, earlier deadline if it risks ruling out an active list contributor who lives outside Portland and would have to make travel arrangements. Even I took a stab at it last year: http://www.amazon.com/review/R24J5P38R9ZAVV Good luck! Michael Dexter PLUG Volunteer _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
