Though we don't expect to become rich from this book, you *really* don't have any idea what personal sacrifices Eelco and I have given to make this book happen. If we get enough money to go on a weeks vacation with our wives that would be exceeding my expectations, and barely do justice to what we put them through.
Our publisher also needs to earn money. The only way they can do that is to actually ask money for the books they publish. Without the publisher, Wicket in Action would not have been possible, and wouldn't have been nearly as good (MEAP subscribers can see the difference between an edited and non-edited book). If you would like to continue receive more books about your favorite Java projects, then don't hesitate and support the publisher and authors and *buy* their books. Martijn On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 10:33 AM, Thomas Singer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just curious: why don't you make the full e-book available for free and > charge only for the paper version? This works fine with the German Java book > "Java ist auch eine Insel" and many others from the same publisher: > > http://www.galileocomputing.de/openbook/javainsel7/ > > -- > Cheers, > Tom > > > Martijn Dashorst wrote: >> >> Almost 3 years of hard work, loosing friends, moving abroad, marrying >> lovely wives, late nights, early mornings, frustrated family, and all >> other bad (and good) things that cross one's life is now rewarded with >> the availability of the e-book edition of Wicket in Action. The print >> edition (also know as dead-tree edition) will be available in just >> over 2 weeks (estimated at Aug 29th). >> >> Eelco and I are *really*, *really* glad that the journey is finally >> over. We think it was worth it. Now we leave the book in your capable >> hands to make beautiful applications that make your boss and customers >> happy and we are sure you'll enjoy creating them. >> >> Eelco Hillenius & Martijn Dashorst >> >> About Wicket in Action >> >> Wicket in Action is a comprehensive guide for Java developers building >> Wicket-based web applications. It introduces Wicket's structure and >> components, and moves quickly into examples of Wicket at work. Written >> by core committers, this book shows you the "how-to" and the "why" of >> Wicket. You'll learn to use and customize Wicket components, to >> interact with Spring and Hibernate, and to implement rich Ajax-driven >> features. >> >> Some quotes of early access reviewers: >> >> "Finally, the Web Framework of web framework, Apache Wicket, now has a >> bible of its own." - Per Ejeklint >> >> "Without question, Wicket in Action... is the be-all and end-all when >> it comes to Wicket." - Geertjan Wielenga >> >> "Wicket In Action glues the areas of web development with Apache >> Wicket together and gives a great overview of Apache Wicket...it will >> make a great compendium." - Nino Martinez Wael >> >> You can read full reviews here: >> - Nick Heudecker: Wicket In Action Book Review >> http://www.theserverside.com/news/thread.tss?thread_id=50326 >> >> - Geertjan Wielenga: Wicket in Action: Undoubtedly The Wicket Bible >> http://blogs.sun.com/geertjan/entry/wicket_in_action_undoubtedly_the >> >> Free content >> >> If you don't think these reviewers are qualified to tell you to buy >> Wicket in Action, let these free samples convince you: >> >> * Chapter 1: http://www.manning.com/dashorst/ch01_dashorst.pdf >> * Chapter 8: http://www.manning.com/dashorst/ch08_dashorst.pdf >> * Excerpt: Creating Secure Web Applications with Apache Wicket >> (http://www.manning.com/free/excerpt_Wicket.html) >> >> MEAP readers >> >> If you bought the MEAP edition you'll receive a personal download link >> for the final e-book in your inbox today (or possibly tomorrow). We'd >> like to extend our gratitude to the MEAP readers - without you and >> your encouragements we would've given up. >> >> Limited summer discount >> >> There is a 35% discount when you buy Wicket in Action at the manning >> website before the end of August. For more details look here: >> http://manning.com/dashorst >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Become a Wicket expert, learn from the best: http://wicketinaction.com Apache Wicket 1.3.4 is released Get it now: http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/wicket/1.3. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
