Re: LiveCode Advanced Application Architecture eBook price reduced

2021-01-03 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode 
Andre,
Thanks for this. I very much agree with you about the need for more Livecode 
books. For example, online education has become a big deal because of the 
pandemic. It won’t go away after it’s over, because media and content are being 
developed that will be applied to support live classes and their teachers. 
Topics that come to mind are how to connect Livecode apps to course management 
systems, how to make information presentation apps that are engaging, with 
elements of reader response and interaction, and ways of reporting to the 
teacher, etc.

I play jazz piano, as an amateur, though. I get emails from several jazz 
teachers that contain free stuff, to initiate subscriptions for more detailed 
instruction, available at their web site. If you could identify challenges that 
developers face and create books that address those challenges, it might work. 
Personally, I find many of the Livecode support dictionary very good at the 
details, but for solving particular higher level problems, it is weak. The 
discussions on this list are very helpful.

Livecode is touted as very easy to get started with. However, building a real 
application is not that easy. Deployment is an ever changing challenge. For 
myself, I have to relearn the deployment techniques every time, because I don’t 
deploy very often. I depend on folks who share their deployment help apps and 
knowledge on this list.

A big challenge is that the technology is constantly changing and keeping 
current is a big challenge. I see that a huge amount of online materials must 
work in a browser, which vastly simplifies cross platform issues. However, 
Livecode will probably need to do a lot more to support browser deployment than 
they have to date. Perhaps a book that addresses web deployment would be very 
popular, especially if it was able to implement some of the features that are 
normally limited to the desktop.

Thanks for reading some of my ramblings.

Good luck, Andre

William Prothero
https://earthlearningsolutions.org



William Prothero
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> On Jan 3, 2021, at 10:27 AM, Andre Garzia via use-livecode 
>  wrote:
> 
> Kee, Lagi, Chip, and Bob,
> 
> Thanks again for the kind words. I hope you all enjoy the book. :-)
> 
> Let me clarify some things because I can see how people are confused about
> me messaging about the book now. So, the book hasn't changed, this is not
> an update on the content. This was a price reduction I made because I want
> to prepare myself to start selling books on Amazon. You may not be aware
> but if I price the book between 1.99 and 9.99 on Amazon, I get 70%
> royalties. But, if I price it above 9.99, I get only 35%. This means that I
> get more money from pricing it 9.99 than if I price it higher, unless I
> price it much higher. Basically, 9.99 gives the the same amount of
> royalties as if I priced it 20. That is of course only for Amazon. All the
> other players in the market give you 70% regardless of how you price it.
> Amazon makes this rule to force the prices down. And before you think this
> is good, be aware that this makes it a lot harder to make a living out of
> books. Which makes it detrimental to the quality of books being shipped
> since an author can't justify working longer or producing a larger book
> since they won't be able to charge a fair price. But that is publishing
> politics and I won't go too deep into it here, I just thought you folks
> should know.
> 
> So that little campaign was made to:
> 
> * Teach me how to use book brush which is an online tool to create
> specialized artwork for book authors/publishers. I used to make the nice
> art you might have seen on the FB group or the forum.
> * Let me see if people will actually buy a 9.99 book. My leanpub royalties
> page (which has some automatic statistical recommendation in it) was
> telling me to price the book higher than 20.
> * Check if people are OK buying directly from my site, which makes me much
> more confident of the process and in control.
> 
> I'm working towards switching from being a developer to being a writer.
> This is a long process and this was a step forward. The next step is
> producing a new LC book from scratch without relying on Leanpub and making
> it available in multiple stores. It will probably be a short book, very
> focused on some specific topic that I haven't yet decided on.
> 
> I believe that we need more books in our community :-)
> 
> Kind regards
> Andre
> 
>> On Wed, 30 Dec 2020 at 23:54, Lagi Pittas via use-livecode <
>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> Sorry maybe it's October 8th  as I think you use American format dates.
>> Lagi
>> On Wed, 30 Dec 2020 at 00:28, Andre Garzia via use-livecode <
>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>> Hey Friends,
>>> I've reduced the price of my LiveCode eBook to £9.99. This book will
>> teach
>>> you advanced techniques, and contains a ton tips and tricks from a
>> seasoned
>>> LC developer.
>>>

Re: LiveCode Advanced Application Architecture eBook price reduced

2021-01-03 Thread Andre Garzia via use-livecode 
Kee, Lagi, Chip, and Bob,

Thanks again for the kind words. I hope you all enjoy the book. :-)

Let me clarify some things because I can see how people are confused about
me messaging about the book now. So, the book hasn't changed, this is not
an update on the content. This was a price reduction I made because I want
to prepare myself to start selling books on Amazon. You may not be aware
but if I price the book between 1.99 and 9.99 on Amazon, I get 70%
royalties. But, if I price it above 9.99, I get only 35%. This means that I
get more money from pricing it 9.99 than if I price it higher, unless I
price it much higher. Basically, 9.99 gives the the same amount of
royalties as if I priced it 20. That is of course only for Amazon. All the
other players in the market give you 70% regardless of how you price it.
Amazon makes this rule to force the prices down. And before you think this
is good, be aware that this makes it a lot harder to make a living out of
books. Which makes it detrimental to the quality of books being shipped
since an author can't justify working longer or producing a larger book
since they won't be able to charge a fair price. But that is publishing
politics and I won't go too deep into it here, I just thought you folks
should know.

So that little campaign was made to:

* Teach me how to use book brush which is an online tool to create
specialized artwork for book authors/publishers. I used to make the nice
art you might have seen on the FB group or the forum.
* Let me see if people will actually buy a 9.99 book. My leanpub royalties
page (which has some automatic statistical recommendation in it) was
telling me to price the book higher than 20.
* Check if people are OK buying directly from my site, which makes me much
more confident of the process and in control.

I'm working towards switching from being a developer to being a writer.
This is a long process and this was a step forward. The next step is
producing a new LC book from scratch without relying on Leanpub and making
it available in multiple stores. It will probably be a short book, very
focused on some specific topic that I haven't yet decided on.

I believe that we need more books in our community :-)

Kind regards
Andre

On Wed, 30 Dec 2020 at 23:54, Lagi Pittas via use-livecode <
use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Sorry maybe it's October 8th  as I think you use American format dates.
>
> Lagi
>
> On Wed, 30 Dec 2020 at 00:28, Andre Garzia via use-livecode <
> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>
> > Hey Friends,
> >
> > I've reduced the price of my LiveCode eBook to £9.99. This book will
> teach
> > you advanced techniques, and contains a ton tips and tricks from a
> seasoned
> > LC developer.
> >
> > Get it from:
> >
> >
> https://andregarzia.com/books/livecode-advanced-application-architecture.html
> >
> > Kind regards
> > Andre
> >
> > --
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Re: LiveCode Advanced Application Architecture eBook price reduced

2020-12-30 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode 
Hi,

Sorry maybe it's October 8th  as I think you use American format dates.

Lagi

On Wed, 30 Dec 2020 at 00:28, Andre Garzia via use-livecode <
use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> Hey Friends,
>
> I've reduced the price of my LiveCode eBook to £9.99. This book will teach
> you advanced techniques, and contains a ton tips and tricks from a seasoned
> LC developer.
>
> Get it from:
>
> https://andregarzia.com/books/livecode-advanced-application-architecture.html
>
> Kind regards
> Andre
>
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Re: LiveCode Advanced Application Architecture eBook price reduced

2020-12-30 Thread Lagi Pittas via use-livecode 
Hi Andre,
I have the version from leanpub which was last updated in August I believe.
Is this a later one
and will you be uploading to leanpub or do we have to buy it again.

Regards Lagi

On Wed, 30 Dec 2020 at 00:28, Andre Garzia via use-livecode <
use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> Hey Friends,
>
> I've reduced the price of my LiveCode eBook to £9.99. This book will teach
> you advanced techniques, and contains a ton tips and tricks from a seasoned
> LC developer.
>
> Get it from:
>
> https://andregarzia.com/books/livecode-advanced-application-architecture.html
>
> Kind regards
> Andre
>
> --
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Re: LiveCode Advanced Application Architecture eBook price reduced

2020-12-30 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode 
Done. 

Bob S


> On Dec 29, 2020, at 4:26 PM, Andre Garzia via use-livecode 
>  wrote:
> 
> Hey Friends,
> 
> I've reduced the price of my LiveCode eBook to £9.99. This book will teach
> you advanced techniques, and contains a ton tips and tricks from a seasoned
> LC developer.
> 
> Get it from:
> https://andregarzia.com/books/livecode-advanced-application-architecture.html
> 
> Kind regards
> Andre
> 
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Re: LiveCode Advanced Application Architecture eBook price reduced

2020-12-30 Thread Kee Nethery via use-livecode 
Will ponder as I absorb it. Be safe in England.

Kee Nethery

> On Dec 30, 2020, at 8:44 AM, chipsm themartinz.com via use-livecode 
>  wrote:
> 
> Andre, I just purchased the book. I am reading as I send this email back to 
> you.
> Thanks for this resource. It is valuable resource and I hope to be a fervent 
> believer in your advice.
> I will continue reading but I am anticipating a very favorable review.
> I will update you soon - I can't stop reading the book.
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: use-livecode  On Behalf Of Andre 
> Garzia via use-livecode
> Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2020 4:27 PM
> To: How to use LiveCode 
> Cc: Andre Garzia 
> Subject: LiveCode Advanced Application Architecture eBook price reduced
> 
> Hey Friends,
> 
> I've reduced the price of my LiveCode eBook to £9.99. This book will teach 
> you advanced techniques, and contains a ton tips and tricks from a seasoned 
> LC developer.
> 
> Get it from:
> https://andregarzia.com/books/livecode-advanced-application-architecture.html
> 
> Kind regards
> Andre
> 
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RE: LiveCode Advanced Application Architecture eBook price reduced

2020-12-30 Thread chipsm themartinz.com via use-livecode 
Andre, I just purchased the book. I am reading as I send this email back to you.
Thanks for this resource. It is valuable resource and I hope to be a fervent 
believer in your advice.
I will continue reading but I am anticipating a very favorable review.
I will update you soon - I can't stop reading the book.

-Original Message-
From: use-livecode  On Behalf Of Andre 
Garzia via use-livecode
Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2020 4:27 PM
To: How to use LiveCode 
Cc: Andre Garzia 
Subject: LiveCode Advanced Application Architecture eBook price reduced

Hey Friends,

I've reduced the price of my LiveCode eBook to £9.99. This book will teach you 
advanced techniques, and contains a ton tips and tricks from a seasoned LC 
developer.

Get it from:
https://andregarzia.com/books/livecode-advanced-application-architecture.html

Kind regards
Andre

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