Re: Advice re: "Rough-Cuts" version of "Cocoa Design Patterns"

FROM : Mike McCabe
DATE : Mon Jan 14 19:40:15 2008

I don't know what I would do in your place Erik but as a Developer I 
would love to have some of the books in PDF format for the exact same 
reason you do... So I can search them easily.  I also feel that 
electronic distribution is going to be the future of written material 
much like the record and movie industries are learning now.  Is there 
any kind of protection within the PDF or the mechanism to protect your 
rights?  Keeping people from changing it is one aspect and the other 
is of course the harder one which is protecting it from just being 
distributed for free with no compensation to you.

Anyways... If you do decide to go ahead with this I will be one of the 
people that will buy the early access.

Thanks
Mike

On Jan 14, 2008, at 1:25 PM, Erik Buck wrote:

> Addison-Wesley, the publisher of “Cocoa Design Patterns”, has a 
> “Rough-Cuts” program.  “Rough-Cuts” allows you to buy early access 
> to a book in PDF format while the book is still being developed and 
> then entitles you to download the final PDF version as well.  You 
> can read pre-release versions and provide feedback on the content. 
> As the author, I can then respond to the feedback by clarifying 
> information, adding more information, or just answering questions. http://support.safaribooksonline.com/display/1/articleDirect/index.asp?aid=1101&r=0.2662928
>  The publisher sent me a contract amendment requesting that I allow 
> sales of the book through  the “Rough-Cuts” program.  Before I sign 
> the amendment, I would like some advice from this forum.
>  “Cocoa Programming” is available in PDF format, but not many 
> electronic copies have been sold.  People seem to vastly prefer the 
> printed version.  _I_ use the electronic version all the time 
> because I can search it, etc.
>  Is there any interest in the PDF format pre-release version of 
> “Cocoa Design Patterns” ?
>  Is anyone interested in providing feedback that I can use to 
> improve the book ?
>
> The  “Rough-Cuts” program could help me produce a better book in the 
> end.  On the other hand, providing early access to the content could 
> prove embarrassing.  I would hate to make glaring mistakes in public 
> (like I undoubtedly have before) - Grin.  If you were me, would you 
> allow the book to be released through “Rough-Cuts” ?
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