I ended up picking "Docker: Up and Running" from the list and was very impressed with the depth of information and real-world experience the author brought to the topic. Here's the Amazon review I wrote for the contest:
http://www.amazon.com/review/R3I23O2HMIQ6AX On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 10:08 AM, Michael Dexter <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear active PLUG members, > > The kind folks at O'Reilly Media were impressed with PLUG's collective > response to last year's write-a-book-review-for-a-chance-to-win-a-pass > contest and offered to run it again this year! > > The contest: Write a public book review of any O'Reilly title for a > chance to will a full sessions pass to OSCON 2015! > > Who is eligible: Active PLUG members, defined as those active on the > mailing list or have attended two or more meetings in the last year. > > 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 buying > decision? > > Sincerity - Be funny or passionate! Sincere reviews sell books. > > Relevance/Timeliness - It is a new release? Is it a hot topic? > > Effort - Is this your first review? The book's first review on say, Amazon? > > Venue - Will anyone see your review? Amazon is great. > > A review should help make (and at times break) a buying decision. There > ARE crap books out there but rarely from O'Reilly. I LOVE > thoughtful negative reviews but they probably won't win you the pass. > Vengeful reviews however, are off-putting on many levels. > > 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: O'Reilly has kindly provided a selection of free eBooks to get you > going: http://www.oreilly.com/pub/get/plug2015 Just tell them it is for > the PLUG contest. If you don't see something that interest you, visit > http://www.oreilly.com/free/ebookrequest.csp and ask. > > FURTHER HELP: I am happy to give you feedback having written a few > reviews myself. Consider: http://www.amazon.com/review/R24J5P38R9ZAVV > > 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. > > Good luck! > > Michael Dexter > PLUG Volunteer > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
