"Walter Bright" <newshou...@digitalmars.com> wrote in message news:iur7pc$1aks$1...@digitalmars.com... >I think it would be a good move to make a kindle ebook out of the >specification on the web site. Not only will it be convenient for those who >wish to peruse the spec using a kindle, it will be helpful for marketing >etc. > > The difficulty is that if I put the ebook up on Amazon for free, people > tend to equate free with "crap". It needs to have a price on it to be > taken seriously. > > But if I put a price on it, people will be demotivated to continue > contributing to it, because they'll perceive someone else profiting from > their work. > > Perhaps proceeds from it should be put towards other promotions of D, like > maybe a conference? More contests with prizes? > > What do you all think? $0? $4.99? $9.99? > > And yes, the content will be identical to that on the website, just > formatted for the kindle.
I've had the ebook on my kindle for a while now and read it cover to cover. It's very readable in this form. The only problem I could see with it is that some of the tables are not rendered properly. For example the Basic Data Types table, the text is truncated by the grid. I tried different font sizes and orientations but it didn't make much difference. Anyway, its handy to have when your stuck on a airport with nothing to read :-) -=mike=-