Dan's Book Answers (was Re: More questions about Dan's ebook)

[Dan Shafer]

i've been on the road the past couple of days so I'm catching up here.

Here is the latest Poop from Group, as we used to say:

1. eBook is avaiallble ONLY by joining RevolutionPros.com. When you 
join that community (prices range from $97/yr. to $197/yr.), you get 
ALL THREE volumes of eBooks (but see below for a recent tweak), 
participation in the community, a newsletter, and regularly posted 
tips, hints, and tutorials on various topics. If you join at the $197 
level, you get each chapter of the subsequent eBook volumes prior to 
their publication, as they are released, for free.  Of course you still 
get the eBook volumes as they are published.

2. Hard copy is available directly from Revolution Press. My 
understanding is that they are immediately available and shipping.

3. As a special promo for MacWorld only, I allowed RunRev to sell 
copies of the first volume in eBook form for $37. That offer has now 
expired.

4. During MacWorld, in discussions with Ro Nagey, Kevin Miller, 
heather, and others, we decided to shift the publishing tactic 
slightly. This is in addition to the current plan, not a replacement. 
I'm going to release each chapter of the remaining volumes of the eBook 
in electronic form first to the Leader-level members of the 
RevolutionPros.com community, and then after further review and 
production, to the entire Revolution world at a cost resembling $5 per 
chapter. You can buy individual chapters on topics that interest you. 
When we have accumulated enough chapters, we'll put them together into 
an eBook and take that manuscript to print for hard-copy production. I 
anticipate releasing about a chapter a week. The first one, on CGI, 
will be released to the Leader group this week. Leader-level members 
will also be given the chance to influence the order in which I produce 
these additional chapters.

It's not clear yet whether RunRev can accommodate all the chapter-level 
activity in terms of processing, so I may offer the individual chapters 
through my site and handle the eCommerce myself. That's being worked 
out right now.

I appreciate all the great comments and feedback on my Vol. 1. Stay 
tuned for the rest of the story


On Feb 14, 2004, at 10:44 AM, J. Landman Gay wrote:

> On 2/14/04 11:54 AM, Judy Perry wrote:
>
>> Yes, I didn't see the way to get just vol. 1 (although, now that I 
>> think
>> about it and am looking at it, the pdf file does indeed say
>> "RevBookVol1.pdfr" ... hmmm..., where are my other volumes?!)
>
> They aren't written yet. ;) Dan's working on volume 2 right now. As 
> they are produced, those who purchased the electronic package can 
> download the other volumes as they come out.
>
> The purchasing options were decided by RR and Dan Shafer. They decided 
> that electronic editions were to be bought as a whole package, so 
> that's all there is to buy.
>
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