Re: [Gimp-user] Short book review: GIMP 2.6 Cookbook

2011-06-26 Thread Frank Gore
On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 8:04 AM, Mikael Ståldal wrote: > I recently brought the book GIMP 2.6 Cookbook. So here I was, looking forward to a Gimp book review, and all I get is this tripe about B&W illustrations... (as if that even matters). worst... book review... ever! -- Frank Gore www.Project

Re: [Gimp-user] Short book review: GIMP 2.6 Cookbook

2011-06-26 Thread John Culleton
On Sunday, June 26, 2011 10:50:09 am Mikael Ståldal wrote: > On 2011-06-26 15:11, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote: > > 2nd edition of "Beginning GIMP" was published in 2008, while the book > > in question is from 2011. Discounts tend to grow as books grow older. > > > > Beginning GIMP was $49.99 orig

Re: [Gimp-user] Short book review: GIMP 2.6 Cookbook

2011-06-26 Thread Alexandre Prokoudine
On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 7:06 PM, Mikael Ståldal wrote: > I see that there is an eBook version of this book available. Is that > also without color? As already pointed out in an earlier mail, it's in full color. Alexandre Prokoudine http://libregraphicsworld.org ___

Re: [Gimp-user] Short book review: GIMP 2.6 Cookbook

2011-06-26 Thread Mikael Ståldal
I see that there is an eBook version of this book available. Is that also without color? ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user

Re: [Gimp-user] Short book review: GIMP 2.6 Cookbook

2011-06-26 Thread Mikael Ståldal
On 2011-06-26 15:11, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote: > 2nd edition of "Beginning GIMP" was published in 2008, while the book > in question is from 2011. Discounts tend to grow as books grow older. > > Beginning GIMP was $49.99 originally > GIMP 2.6 Cookbook was $40.49 originally. Fair enough, but cons

Re: [Gimp-user] Short book review: GIMP 2.6 Cookbook

2011-06-26 Thread Alexandre Prokoudine
On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 4:56 PM, Mikael Ståldal wrote: >> P.S. The PDF they sell is in full color. And "wasn't significally more >> expensive" doesn't really say anything. > > OK, let's see at Amazon.com: > > Beginning GIMP (full color, 557 pages)    $31.17 > GIMP 2.6 Cookbook (no color, 393 pages

Re: [Gimp-user] Short book review: GIMP 2.6 Cookbook

2011-06-26 Thread Mikael Ståldal
On 2011-06-26 14:38, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote: >> I find it outright stupid to print such a book without color. I have >> other books with full color which wasn't significally more expensive >> (such as Beginning GIMP). > P.S. The PDF they sell is in full color. And "wasn't significally more > e

Re: [Gimp-user] Short book review: GIMP 2.6 Cookbook

2011-06-26 Thread Alexandre Prokoudine
On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 4:04 PM, Mikael Ståldal wrote: > I recently brought the book GIMP 2.6 Cookbook. > > When opening the book, I was very disappointed that all the numerous > images inside the book was printed in black/white, no color at all > except on the cover. > > I find it outright stupid

[Gimp-user] Short book review: GIMP 2.6 Cookbook

2011-06-26 Thread Mikael Ståldal
I recently brought the book GIMP 2.6 Cookbook. When opening the book, I was very disappointed that all the numerous images inside the book was printed in black/white, no color at all except on the cover. I find it outright stupid to print such a book without color. I have other books with full