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

Hi Jean and Fabian

Le 2013-02-06 01:17, Jean Weber a écrit :
> On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 10:10 PM, Jean Weber<jeanweber@gmail.com>  wrote:
> > On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 9:25 PM, Fabian Rodriguez
> > <magicfab@member.fsf.org>  wrote:
> > > On 13-02-05 11:13 PM, Jean Weber wrote:
> > > > 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.
> > > At least in Canada most libraries won't take such donations unless
> > > there's an ISSN / ISBN number on the publication. Is there one?
> >
> > Yes, our books have ISBN.
> >
> > --Jean
>
> Correction: all except the Math Guide.

Jean: Thanks for this generous offer. It is really kind of you and of 
ODFAuthors go give us the option of this generous discount.


I imagine the sample copies of LO are complete guides with no missing 
pages? And would this be for a complete "Sample copy" of all the guides 
or would it be for just one "Sample copy"? Would the word SAMPLE be 
stamped on the pages/cover or anywhere on/in the guide book(s) -- this 
may make a difference to the library where they are sent to.

ALSO be aware that some/many Libraries will not put just any book(s) on 
their stacks unless it has either been approved by the library 
acquisition librarian, or if there has been some public demand for (in 
our case) LibreOffice guides.

(For example, my school board operates 51 libraries, some small/others 
quite large, sample texts arrive weekly to the libraries and most often 
are not put on the stacks but are either left on a shelf for later 
disposal or distributed to teachers who think may use them, BUT only 
after being vetted by the head librarian to make sure the texts follow 
school board teaching philosophies and programme expectations. If the 
texts do not follow programme expectations, then they are not accepted 
for library use. In our case, the LibreOffice guides fit in well but 
still must go through internal vetting approval process. The more 
well-known are guides the shorter the vetting process.)

Is the math guide getting its ISBN? The Math guide would be an important 
book to have in the collection.

Also, just to be clear to everyone, Jean, are you saying the guides 
would be sent directly to the Libraries and not the user requesting the 
guides at wholesale rate costs? This to me would make sense, as it would 
remove any temptation for any abuse of purchase.

Cheers,

Marc


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