TDPL ebook

[Norbert Nemec]

I really appreciated the way Peter Langtangen handled this for his book 
"Python Scripting for Computational Science": There is an encrypted PDF 
for download for which you need a password like "Enter the first word on 
page XXX".

Of course such a measure can still be worked around, but it is 
sufficient barrier that the PDF will not easily spread around and the 
protection is non-intrusive enough to allow people who purchased the 
paperback to have the PDF for reference.

I personally enjoyed TPDL as the best read in a long time. It definitely 
makes you stand out as a nerd if you mention this in smalltalk 
conversations about enjoyable holiday reads... :-)

However, the book is pretty useless as reference now, because I 
typically just carry around my notebook and never have TPDL at hand when 
I would need it...




On 20/08/10 00:51, sergk wrote:
> Despite word "download" being mentioned. What safari really provide,
> is an "online version" of the book, not "electronic version".
>
> When I've bought paperback TDPL, I was kinda hoping to read "bonus
> book" on my kindle dx, leaving paperback book on my office desk as
> promo for my colleagues and guests. Well, too good to be truth.
>
> FWIW, I would still like to have a kindle version. Pdf is fine too.
>