TDPL ebook

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 8/27/10 13:04 PDT, Daniel Gibson wrote:
> == Quote from sergk (kovrov+puremagic at gmail.com)'s article
>> 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.
>
> Has this changed? I bought TDPL in early July, registered at informit/Safari Books
> Online and could download a PDF version, which was even updated about two weeks
> later. Those versions were labeled "Rough Cuts" but whatever..
> So I got a nice searchable (and even updated) PDF version of the book that I can
> use forever, even when the free 45day subscription expires (and I certainly
> wouldn't pay for a Safari Online subscription just to use a digital version of a
> book I already bought).
> It has my name and E-Mail Address on every page, but this is okay, it's probably
> meant to be some kind of copy protection.
>
> Andrei: Please make this version available again for anyone who bought your book,
> because many people like having a searchable PDF in addition to the real dead-tree
> book. I think the way it was handled in early July (get a free 45day subscription
> and the possibility to download the book as PDF within that time) was really fair
> - although I certainly wouldn't mind getting updated versions of the book even
> after that 45day period - and useful.
>
> Cheers,
> - Daniel

Thanks. I will forward this suggestion to my editor, and I'll also raise 
the possibility of offering electronic copies alone. I also want to 
offer an electronic color edition for readers that support colors.

Andrei