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

FROM : Boyd Collier
DATE : Mon Jan 14 21:23:23 2008

I'm definitely interested in the Rough-Cut PDF version and am very 
much looking forward to your book.  Although I've written a lot of 
code (mostly in c), I'm still an unsophisticated user of Cocoa, and 
it's the design pattern aspects that give me the most trouble.  As you 
mentioned in your earlier posting, "the relationships between the 
classes [in Apple's documentation] are not fully explained in the 
documentation for individual classes."

Boyd


On Jan 14, 2008, at 10:25 AM, 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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