When I called one year ago they would not publish the book at all. Now we have 10 times more users so it may me worth calling them again. I will give it a try.
Massimo On Apr 7, 7:33 pm, Baron <richar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > stop blaming him for that silly 'problem' you can solve for $10. > > FYI I have already bought the book. You are right that it is a trivial > amount for someone who is already convinced of the benefits of > web2py. > However it is an obstacle for beginners who are evaluating web2py > while the free documentation is not ready. > Also the book is getting out of date. > > Massimo said selling the book is not motivated by profit and he was > looking for a way to simultaneously give it away anyway, just he > couldn't find the right publisher. > Apress permitted this arrangement for the Django Project so it should > be possible for web2py too. > > Baron > > On Apr 7, 11:18 am, Michal Jursa <mic...@jursa.cz> wrote: > > > HEY PEOPLE! > > Stop blaming Massimo for nonfree book! > > > He wrote the book, he is owner of all rights, copyrights etc. and it is > > absolutely on him if he will or will not let it go for free. He > > explained so many times it is not his job to sell the book but he has > > some reasons to do that and it is not only on him. Accept it or not, but > > let Massimo live and breath. He is doing GREAT job, spends a lot of time > > with you all, working on web2py, answering questions, fixing bugs etc > > etc. So stop blaming him for that silly 'problem' you can solve for $10. > > If you are really seriously interested in web2py then this is not price > > to stop you. I bought the book and i'm absolutely happy with it and i > > know i'm not alone. > > > Michal alias Plysak > > > Baron wrote: > > >> you should know, that I have > > >> contacted many publishers and I have been unable to find a publisher > > >> that would allow me to publish the book and also allow me to release > > >> it for free. > > > > Massimo I'm confused. You say you were trying to find a publisher that > > > would allow you to give away the soft copy (I assume then that > > > arrangement still satisfies your academic requirements). But when I > > > suggested that same arrangement you got quite defensive... > > > > Did you approach Apress? The online Django book was published by > > > Apress. > > > > Baron > > > > On Apr 6, 3:22 pm, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > > >> First of all this question pops up almost weekly and I have responded > > >> many times. Anyway, I am going to respond once more, but please first > > >> ask yourself: > > > >> How do you earn your leaving? Why don't you work for free? > > > >> I do not make money from the book (just enough to pay for web2py > > >> expenses, like the web2py pycon hats) but I make money as a professor > > >> (in order to pay my mortgage and feed my family). In my job I get > > >> evaluated yearly for my publications not for the open source code I > > >> write. The printed book counts as a publication and partially accounts > > >> for the time I spend on web2py. Moreover a printed book gives web2py > > >> a certain weight among professionals (who understands that not > > >> everything comes for free). Finally, you should know, that I have > > >> contacted many publishers and I have been unable to find a publisher > > >> that would allow me to publish the book and also allow me to release > > >> it for free. This is not a book written by the community and there are > > >> books on Django, Rails, TG, etc, that do not have a free online > > >> version. The creators of Django make money from software development > > >> and consulting. For them the book is publicity. > > > >> I find very odd that you ask me to justify why not everything I do is > > >> free. I guess I could change the business model, give the book for > > >> free, quit my job and charge you to answer your questions about > > >> web2py. > > > >> Massimo > > > >> On Apr 5, 6:54 pm, Baron <richar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >>>> Massimo you should place some really deep and exact explanation about > > >>> the book status and reasons why it is not free to the website..:) > > >>> agreed - why does Massimo never weigh in on these threads? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework" group. To post to this group, send email to web2py@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
