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

On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 4:15 AM, Tom Davies <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi :)
> I think the Maths Guide is about to have a major re-vamp, probably after the 4.0.0.  I'm not sure 
> if that would affect an application for an ISBN number.

Where do you get the idea that the Maths Guide is about to have a
major re-vamp? Have I missed something at Docs?

For an ISBN, all I have to do is add one to the book.

Note, however, that at this point only the printed version of the
books have ISBN; the PDFs do not (because we don't sell them). PDFs
and printed books and eBooks each require a separate ISBN. Friends of
OpenDocument buys ISBN in sets of 100, so I have plenty to use.

> As for abusing the wholesale offer i think that is not really a worry.  The aim is to get the 
> guides out there as far and widely as possibly.  If someone is smart enough and keen enough 
> (about LO) then they hopefully will make good use of the guides anyway, either to make sure they 
> get seen or to help people migrate to LibreOffice.  The aim is less about generating profit and 
> more about getting the guides out there.


I agree. I am not concerned about this.

> Hopefully people wont try to abuse the system too much.  Even at full price the guides really 
> don't cost much especially when compared to similar guides for rival products.  Also i am sure 
> the Friends of OpenDocument are sensible enough to manage the requests sensibly.  Sending full 
> sets of guides out to all 51 libraries might or might not present a bit of a challenge to them 
> but i'm sure they could figure out a way of doing something sensible.


There is a bit of work for me involved in buying the books, but
including all copies is trivially more work than just ordering one.

> It still makes sense to send directly to where they are required to save the effort of 
> re-distributing.

See my earlier note in response to Marc. I am not so sure sending
directly to the library is the better idea... unless the request comes
directly from the library.

> > ________________________________
> > From: Marc Paré <marc@marcpare.com>
> > To: marketing@global.libreoffice.org
> > Sent: Wednesday, 6 February 2013, 8:45
> > Subject: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: LibreOffice "Documentation in Local Libraries Project"
> >
> >
> > 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

-- 
Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to marketing+help@global.libreoffice.org
Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/
Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette
List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/
All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted