I absolutely agree. Another possibility would be to try convincing Springer Verlag to publish the documentation as a book (after upcoming work during spring). I am not sure what would be best yet. In any case, I plan to come back to the idea of our association soon.
On Wed, Feb 15, 2006 at 08:28:20PM +0100, David MENTRE wrote: > Hello Joris, > > Did you consider publishing TeXmacs manual as paper copy through > self-publishing companies like http://www.lulu.com/ ? > > Doing a quick computation, with a 217 page manual (current english > manual), it would cost $0.02 * $217 + 4.53 = $8.87 as production cost > for a B&W book, flat binding, soft cover[1]. Lulu.com keeps 20% from > benefits of charged price so for a book sold $10, the TeXmacs project > could earn ($10 - $8.87) * 0.8 = $0.9. For a $15 charged price of the > same book, TeXmacs project could earn about $5 per book. > > A full (or even partial) color copy of the manual would cost $0.15 * 217 > + $4.53 = $37.08. > > Some editing would be necessary (only American sheet format are > accepted, setup color for B&W printing) but otherwise what is needed is > to upload a PDF file. No cost would be induced on your side. > > On my own side, I'm ready to spent $10 to $25 (shipping charge included) > to have a printed copy of TeXmacs manual. > > Best wishes, > d. > > Footnotes: > [1] http://www.lulu.com/help/node/view/33#bookcost > http://www.lulu.com/help/node/view/208 > > -- > pub 1024D/A3AD7A2A 2004-10-03 David MENTRE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 5996 CC46 4612 9CA4 3562 D7AC 6C67 9E96 A3AD 7A2A > > > > _______________________________________________ > Texmacs-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/texmacs-dev _______________________________________________ Texmacs-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/texmacs-dev
