Re: [GENERAL] Books, the lulu.com scam

2009-11-22 Thread Ivano Luberti
I read books about software products when I need to get introduced to the whole picture: architecture, underlying technologies. In this way I also understand what to search for when I need detailed information or tip and tricks. Rikard Bosnjakovic ha scritto: On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 18:10,

Re: [GENERAL] Books, the lulu.com scam

2009-11-22 Thread Thom Brown
2009/11/22 Ivano Luberti lube...@archicoop.it I read books about software products when I need to get introduced to the whole picture: architecture, underlying technologies. In this way I also understand what to search for when I need detailed information or tip and tricks. Well that's

Re: [GENERAL] Books, the lulu.com scam

2009-11-21 Thread Thom Brown
2009/11/21 Alan Gruskoff li...@performantsystems.com So I bought this book thinking it was a PDF file which I am fine with. Its not. They download an .acsm file that will only work with their proprietary Windoze software. I am really angry with lulu.com about this. - Alan Gruskoff I'm

Re: [GENERAL] Books, the lulu.com scam

2009-11-21 Thread Bill Todd
The Adobe ebook reader is available for Windows and Mac. I thought Adobe offered a Linux version too but apparently not. It is not Lulu's fault that Adobe does not offer a Linux version of the ebook reader. Bill Alan Gruskoff wrote: So I bought this book thinking it was a PDF file which I am

Re: [GENERAL] Books, the lulu.com scam

2009-11-21 Thread doug livesey
It IS their fault that they're selling DM books -- plenty of other publishers (like the Pragmatic Programmers) seem to make a living without assuming that all of their customers are thieves. I bought a book from them assuming it would be a PDF was furious when it was that adobe thing. It may have

Re: [GENERAL] Books, the lulu.com scam

2009-11-21 Thread Yordan Radunchev
On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 08:37:45AM -0700, Bill Todd wrote: The Adobe ebook reader is available for Windows and Mac. I thought Adobe offered a Linux version too but apparently not. It is not Lulu's fault that Adobe does not offer a Linux version of the ebook reader. Bill Alan Gruskoff

Re: [GENERAL] Books, the lulu.com scam

2009-11-21 Thread Tim Landscheidt
Thom Brown thombr...@gmail.com wrote: So I bought this book thinking it was a PDF file which I am fine with. Its not. They download an .acsm file that will only work with their proprietary Windoze software. I am really angry with lulu.com about this. I'm not sure I understand the purpose

Re: [GENERAL] Books, the lulu.com scam

2009-11-21 Thread Rikard Bosnjakovic
On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 18:10, Yordan Radunchev jordan.radunc...@gmail.com wrote: [...] Why should one buy a book? Books are invaluable reading material when number two is due. Laptops and on line-documentation doesn't stand a chance in that particular case. Also, I prefer laying down in the

Re: [GENERAL] Books, the lulu.com scam

2009-11-21 Thread Dave Coventry
2009/11/21 Yordan Radunchev jordan.radunc...@gmail.com: Postgre have such a great (and helpful and wiling to share knowledge) community and great on-line documentation for free. +1 Books (content) tent to get old and more useless with every Postgre update. If some one offers a book with

Re: [GENERAL] Books, the lulu.com scam

2009-11-20 Thread Alan Gruskoff
So I bought this book thinking it was a PDF file which I am fine with. Its not. They download an .acsm file that will only work with their proprietary Windoze software. I am really angry with lulu.com about this. - Alan Gruskoff On 11/20/2009 11:35 AM, Joshua D. Drake wrote: On Thu,