I also like printed copies. If I remember correctly, my printer charges $5.00 setup and $0.03 per page to print a PDF file.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Warren Glass" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 11:59 AM Subject: RE: RBase Printed Documentation > A book may not be need for existing Rbase users, but a book is a necessity > for new users. I still refer to the books I got with the original Rbase. I > would buy a current book version for $100.00 as the time saved looking for > something to do something new, etc would pay for the book. The time to > browse through a html, chm or pdf files is much more time consuming than a > book. > > Warren > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of K Kleinman Zajac > Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 10:58 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: RBase Printed Documentation > > >> Some wild guessing, based on past publishing experience, is that -- > considering the number of copies, and the short shelf-life until the RBTI > Design Team comes up with the next great feature-laden new release -- > the cost per volume would be pretty high to produce printed manuals. So > the real is, would you pay an extra $75 or $100 for your R:Base bound > books, with no more content than you get in the html or chm files? << > > I think the idea of a PDF or other easily printable version, would be the > best compromise. It lets people have whatever printed documentation they > want, without driving costs too high. > ================================================ > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l > ================================================ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l > ================================================ > TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ > > ================================================ > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l > ================================================ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l > ================================================ > TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l ================================================ TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/
