Re: [libreoffice-marketing] "LibreOffice Library Month" proposal

On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 3:49 PM, Jean Weber <jeanweber@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 3:35 PM, Jean Weber <jeanweber@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 10:56 AM, Robinson Tryon
> > <bishop.robinson@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > A few q's:
> > > * How much would a full set of books cost?
> > > * How easy is it to order the full set for a given release?
> > > * Is there anything our docs don't (currently) cover?
> >
> > The printed copies of the user guides are published by Friends of
> > OpenDocument through Lulu.com.
> > http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/opendocument
> >
> > The cost of a full set of books is around $100 retail, plus postage.
> > However, Friends of OpenDocument are happy to place orders at
> > wholesale prices for people wanting to use these books for marketing
> > purposes, though we need to be reimbursed for the actual cost from the
> > Marketing budget or whoever is doing the ordering. I will look up the
> > wholesale cost of a set of books and post that here later. Lulu has
> > printers in several countries, so you would usually be paying local
> > postage, not overseas rates.
> >
> > No release of LO has a full set of books. A set for v4.x might contain
> > some for v4.0, some for v4.1, and (next year) some for v4.2. (At the
> > moment, a set would also include Calc v3.4, but a Calc v4.1 book
> > should be done soon.)
> >
> > At this point, all components are covered: Getting Started, Writer,
> > Calc, Draw, Impress, Math, Base.
> >
> > --Jean
>
> Following up...
> Wholesale price of full set of books would be approx. $75 plus postage.
>
> --Jean

BTW, you can check what the latest books are by going to
http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/documentation/

I am sometimes a day or two late updating that page after publishing a
new book, but it's otherwise usually up to date.

--Jean

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