Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice "Documentation in Local Libraries Project"

On Sun, Feb 3, 2013 at 3:59 AM, Marc Paré <marc@marcpare.com> wrote:
> With the looming release of LibreOffice v.4.0, I would like to start a
> project coordinating members of the TDF/LibreOffice membership marketing
> team to approach through email or personal visit to local Libraries and see
> if they would consider buying copies of the LibreOffice documentation books
> for their shelves.
>
> We would coordinate form letters here as a team (everyone involved in this
> process) and then use these "as is" or "modified" in their native language.
>
> We would also track the Libraries that were contacted on an online
> spreadsheet and later follow-up with letters informing them regularly of any
> updated documentation from our docs team.
>
> The book purchases would be done from Lulu who have a good distribution
> channel all over the world and their copies are of good quality. (Yes, I
> have already bought a LibreOffice book from them.)
>
> We would also see if any members/users would like to participate in offering
> a donation to purchase a copy of the "Getting Started with LibreOffice"
> Guide if a local Library would agree to such an arrangement.
>
> This project would then be listed on the "Easy Task" list for any new
> marketing team newcomer. She/He could see if any of the local libraries had
> copies of the "Getting Started with LibreOffice" Guide and then report back
> to our team so that we could contact them about this.
>
> The idea is to get our documentation into as many libraries as possible and
> to keep in contact with these libraries in order to inform them of any new
> docs by our teams.
>
> I will take care of posting a spreadsheet that will keep track of the
> libraries by geographic location worldwide as well as the LibreOffice Guides
> on their shelves.
>
> Note: Libraries usually have a "wishlist" of book requests that they put out
> for their users. We can make sure that our docs show on these lists. Once
> they order/receive these guides, it is up to us to promote them locally to
> friends etc. and to even borrow these books from time to time so that their
> library usage show that they are indeed being used.
>
> How does this sound?
>
> Marc


This is a great idea. If people want to buy sample copies of LO user
guides to donate to a library, they can contact
info@friendsofopendocument.com to request them at the wholesale price,
saving a few dollars. Please provide info on which libraries you
intend to give them to. We can't promise to honour every request, but
it's worth asking. Note: the wholesale price is only for sample
copies, not purchases by libraries or their customers.

--Jean

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