Although I am not a total fan of e-books how about a PDF version of the manual complete with bookmarks and internal links (TOC and Index). No printer hassles which seem to be the problem with this manual from what I have read. I like hard copy manuals more than I do electronic versions but when nothing else is available a downloadable electronic interactive PDF seems to be the next best choice. No shipping cost involved unless the file is too big and has to be put on a CD. At least there would be two options. Hard copy when it finally come out or downloadable version. Take your pick.
And with Acrobat and Adobe Reader 9 out with the Flash player built in there could even be movie clips embedded in the PDF which would make the manual very media rich. Some years ago my group at work (PDF Production) purchased a PDF based booked called "How to Read a Film" or something like that (we lent it out and never saw it again). That thing was packed with video clips that demonstrated film making, editing for film makers. That was over 8 years ago. Steven Dayton -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:scribus-bounces at lists.scribus.info] On Behalf Of John Culleton Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 7:45 AM To: Scribus User Mailing List Subject: [scribus] Scribus Manual, again. If someone will send me the pdf of the Scribus manual I will make a hardcopy version available on Amazon USA in a few days. The price may be higher because of the high cost of digital printing. I am a bit disappointed that with all the talent available on this board the more or less routine process of making a printed book available for purchase has taken so much time. -- John Culleton Able Indexers and Typesetters http://wexfordpress.com _______________________________________________ scribus mailing list scribus at lists.scribus.info http://lists.scribus.info/mailman/listinfo/scribus No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.23/2016 - Release Date: 03/21/09 17:58:00
