Re: Lyx to Booksurge Success

2008-12-28 Thread Steve Litt
On Sunday 28 December 2008 11:37:47 am Stefano Franchi wrote: > On Tuesday 23 December 2008 06:40:51 Ethan Metsger wrote: > > On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:48:13 -0500, Steve Litt > > > > > > wrote: > > > if you can view it online, why should you > > > pay for the book? > > > > For my part, I hate readin

Re: Lyx to Booksurge Success

2008-12-28 Thread Stefano Franchi
On Tuesday 23 December 2008 06:40:51 Ethan Metsger wrote: > On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:48:13 -0500, Steve Litt > > wrote: > > if you can view it online, why should you > > pay for the book? > > For my part, I hate reading electronic copy. I'm willing to scan it to > see if the content is worth readin

Re: Lyx to Booksurge Success

2008-12-24 Thread Anthony Campbell
On 23 Dec 2008, Paul A. Rubin wrote: > Steve Litt wrote: >> On Monday 22 December 2008 12:46:10 pm Jonathan Kroner wrote: >> >> I have a question about the "search inside the book". A publishing >> mailing list of which I'm also a member is extremely upset about >> Google's plan to scan all books

Re: Lyx to Booksurge Success

2008-12-23 Thread Paul A. Rubin
Steve Litt wrote: On Monday 22 December 2008 12:46:10 pm Jonathan Kroner wrote: I have a question about the "search inside the book". A publishing mailing list of which I'm also a member is extremely upset about Google's plan to scan all books from the libraries. The thought is that why should

Re: Lyx to Booksurge Success

2008-12-23 Thread Steve Litt
On Tuesday 23 December 2008 07:40:51 am Ethan Metsger wrote: > On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:48:13 -0500, Steve Litt > > wrote: > > if you can view it online, why should you > > pay for the book? > > For my part, I hate reading electronic copy. I'm willing to scan it to > see if the content is worth rea

Re: Lyx to Booksurge Success

2008-12-23 Thread Quiliro Ordóñez
2008/12/23 Ethan Metsger > On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:48:13 -0500, Steve Litt > wrote: > > if you can view it online, why should you >> pay for the book? >> > > For my part, I hate reading electronic copy. I'm willing to scan it to see > if the content is worth reading, but I would much rather tur

Re: Lyx to Booksurge Success

2008-12-23 Thread Ethan Metsger
On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:48:13 -0500, Steve Litt wrote: if you can view it online, why should you pay for the book? For my part, I hate reading electronic copy. I'm willing to scan it to see if the content is worth reading, but I would much rather turn to a paper library than an electron

Re: Lyx to Booksurge Success

2008-12-22 Thread Christian Ridderström
On Mon, 22 Dec 2008, Steve Litt wrote: I have a question about the "search inside the book". A publishing mailing list of which I'm also a member is extremely upset about Google's plan to scan all books from the libraries. The thought is that why should customers buy the cow if the milk is fre

Re: Lyx to Booksurge Success

2008-12-22 Thread Steve Litt
On Monday 22 December 2008 12:46:10 pm Jonathan Kroner wrote: > I just published a book through Booksurge created from a lyx generated PDF. > Setting aside pros and cons of that particular publisher, despite their > lengthy and (to me) incomprehensible requirements regarding embedded fonts > etc.,

Lyx to Booksurge Success

2008-12-22 Thread Jonathan Kroner
I just published a book through Booksurge created from a lyx generated PDF. Setting aside pros and cons of that particular publisher, despite their lengthy and (to me) incomprehensible requirements regarding embedded fonts etc., they accepted my lyx generated PDF as is. The book is all text excep