Programming in D vs The D Programming Language

[Ali Çehreli via Digitalmars-d-learn]

On 03/13/2016 02:40 PM, Saša Janiška wrote:

 >> quality of the softcover by CreateSpace

 > Have you seen this one:
 >
 > 
http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R1WWT9EIV3UDI0/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=0692599436

Yes, I had seen that one. It is unfortunate... :-/

 >> I've gone all the trouble to also publish with IngramSpark and gave
 >> the book stores a very big discount just so that users could return
 >> their books. How about order your copy through your local book store
 >> and see how it looks and whether the return process is pleasant.
 >
 > Well, I'm from Croatia and the D is too unpopular here, so there is no
 > way to find the book in the local store.

I agree and I doubt that I will ever see PinD on a local bookshop shelf. 
What I meant was, IngramSpark makes it *possible* at all for a local 
bookshop to order the book for you and that you can return it for a full 
refund.

The differences are:

* Because they boycot CreateSpace due to its affiliation with Amazon, a 
local bookstore will not store books printed by CreateSpace. This is 
because the wholesale discount is too little from CreateSpace and local 
book stores do not agree with certain practices of Amazon's book business.

* They will still order for you a book by CreateSpace only if you pay up 
front and if you understand that the book is not returnable. (Because 
CreateSpace books are simply not returnable.) On the other hand, if the 
local book store orders the book from IngramSpark, then you need not 
prepay and you (and the bookstore) can return it.

So, I really think that your local bookstore will order one of the 
IngramSpark printing. And you will not pay for customs or shipping.

 >> dinner in Berlin at DConf. ;) )
 >
 > Thank you for an invitation - I'm not sure I'll make it

11 hours by car to Berlin seems a little long for you but there must be 
trains in Europe. ;) I hope you and many others can make it. So many 
good friends here...

Ali