[scribus] ANNOUNCEMENT: Scribus - The Official Manual is now available for sale!

[Tom Poe]

Gregory Pittman wrote:
> John Beardmore wrote:
>> Gregory Pittman wrote:
>>
>>> To all list subscribers:
>>>
>>> The long-anticipated official manual is now available for 
>>> pre-release sales at:
>>>
>>> www.flesbooks.com
>>>
>>> Christoph and I, along the many other contributors, are very pleased 
>>> with the final 438-page product of our labors. Without doubt, this 
>>> the *the* most comprehensive source of information about Scribus. 
>>> Profits from the sale of the book will go to the Scribus project as 
>>> our way of giving back to this project we love so much, so it's also 
>>> a way for users who appreciate Scribus to not only buy the best 
>>> source of answers to the many questions they have, but also in turn 
>>> keep this project healthy and moving forward.
>>>
>>> If you act quickly, you can also benefit from a 10% discount in the 
>>> £29.99 list price and buy it for £26.99 -- after conversion to other 
>>> currencies the price will vary slightly, but with the current 
>>> economic environment and the fall in the GBP, now is a *great* time 
>>> to buy that may not get any better. Regardless of whether you buy 
>>> now or later, shipping is *free* (as in beer) *worldwide*!
>>>
>>> Greg Pittman
>>
>> Thanks Greg.  Is this also available in any electronic form ?
> not yet. Obviously we would like to promote book sales at first. With 
> our contract with flesbooks, we may be committed to book-only 
> availability for about a year.
>
> Greg
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Hmmm.  Best way to promote book sales might be to license it under the 
Creative Commons, make it available to the world over the Internet, and 
encourage readers to review it, and hope it becomes a staple of 
educational institutions around the world, who will then purchase and 
promote it.  Not to mention, speaking engagements and workshop 
invitations to the authors.

In the meantime, keep in mind, there are literally millions of workers 
losing jobs, and tens of millions over the next few months, who will be 
unable to purchase your manual.  But, hey, you keep working with 
flesbooks.com and enjoy the income they provide you.
Happy Holidays,
Tom