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

[John Beardmore]

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.

Fair enough !  (Though people are bound to wonder when you'll know if or 
until when you're committed ?)


Cheers, J/.
-- 
John Beardmore, MSc EDM (Open), B.A. Chem (Oxon), CMIOSH, AIEMA, MEI
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