[ZDP] A publisher for ZBook?

[Dody Gunawinata]

If this is going to be a ZDP project, I would disagree if the contents
available in the printed form
is more complete than the online form, just because printed book
generates money. The are many ways we can arrange it.

For one thing, I think Martin Faassen started this ZDP project to
provides free information/guides to the user of Zope. A commercial
backing should not change that good intentions. That's why many people
use their spare time to write voluntarily.

In the long run, if we want Zope to succeed astronomically, there is a
*need* for a complete book available for free on the Internet. Not
everybody can afford buying a book (ask the students).

A printed form of ZBook can be a viable business that produce profit,
but let's not forget the original intention.

dody


Ute Methner wrote:
> 
>  What a great idea! As far as I can tell, New Rider has only three
>  authors that they so far have published. One of them just happens to
>  be David Siegel, the all-time web developer guru extraordinaire (maybe
>  I'm exaggerating a little). The point is, that even though Mr. S. has
>  published books on web design, his websites still contain a wealth of
>  information on design. I bet having his sites actually helps him and
>  Mcmillan sell his books. Which leads me to think that ZDP can still
> have
>  a very useful site, but perhaps it may not be as detailed as originally
>  intended.
> 
> --
> Ute Methner
> Grimsby ON Canada
> ute@idirect.com
> 
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