just ordered from packt :)
On Monday, March 12, 2012 6:55:03 PM UTC-4, rochacbruno wrote: > > On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 12:10 PM, Bruce Wade <bruce.w...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> The other book would be version 4 of the official manual. Bought it >> because I didn't think it would be free online until much later. > > > The official manual online version is available in HTML for free since the > version 1.0, the PDF and PaperBack is released under a fee. That is the way > it works since the beginning, you only have to pay for a book if you are > not satisfied with HTML version, and if you want to have it on mobile > reader or in physical paper. > > Another reason to buy is that it is a way to thank Massimo for the free > and excellent work he does developing, answering questions and documenting > web2py since the beginning and also help him to buy some pots of caffeine, > so he can be always awake answering our questions and fixing bugs :) > > If you see some PDF or digital version for free, so it is piracy, and > there is nothing we can do to stop this, even this new cookbook may become > available on download sites for free. > > In my point of view, buying books on amazon, packt or another bookstore is > also good for web2py advertisement, publishers will ask us all to write > more books and web2py will be more visible! > > If I have enjoyed an open source software and also if I get some money > working with an open source software. I always consider giving donations, > paying for beers and coffees and buying some related stuff. > > > -- > > Bruno Rocha > [http://rochacbruno.com.br] > >
