Or this: http://stores.lulu.com/web2py
On 16 Ago, 06:10, mdipierro <[email protected]> wrote: > There is a problem from lulu. It seems that it does not show the same > items to different users. For example now I am using somebody else > computer from Italy and no web2py book is listed at all. > > If you look for the item directly it is there: > > http://www.lulu.com/product/a-copertina-morbida/web2py-%283rd-edition... > > On 6 Ago, 20:29, olifante <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Web2py is getting more impressive by the day, and it's great that the > > documentation is even better now. Unfortunately, the PDF on sale at > > Lulu.com is apparently still the old 2nd edition. Is there any way to > > get or buy a PDF of the current draft of the 3rd edition? > > > The tech book industry is increasingly making draft versions of books > > available for comment and for purchase as soon as possible, e.g. > > > PragProg Beta > > Books:http://pragprog.com/frequently-asked-questions/beta-books > > O'Reilly Open Feedback Publishing System:http://labs.oreilly.com/ofps.html > > Manning Early Access Program:http://www.manning.com/about/meap.html > > > Why not do the same with the web2py book, instead of forcing eager > > buyers to wait until the final version of the 3rd edition is > > finished? > > > Also, many people now prefer to do all their technical reading in > > ebook format, so making the book available in .mobi and .epub formats > > as well as in pdf would be a smart move. > > > Finally, even though I personally can see the value of paying $12.50 > > for the current version of the web2py book (if it was available, which > > is not the case), many people can't or won't. I really feel that the > > fact that the PDF version of the book isn't available for free hampers > > adoption of web2py. Good as web2py is, the truth is that Django > > dominates in terms of users and mindshare in the Python community. If > > you want to change that, giving the book away couldn't hurt. > > > Web2py is obviously a labour of love, and I can't imagine that you get > > more than meager earnings from the PDF sales at Lulu.com. Obviously, > > everybody has to pay the bills, but you can probably earn more from > > consulting work if web2py became more popular than you ever will from > > the PDF sales. > > > Thanks for all your hard work on web2py! > > > Regards, > > > --Tiago Henriques > > > PS: you might want to hire a top-notch web designer to turn the web2py > > pages into something a bit trendier and sexier. Your web design skills > > are clearly superior to mine, but sometimes you just gotta hand it to > > the pros.- Nascondi testo citato > > - Mostra testo citato -
