| Re: Pre-Publication Release of New Book [message #75037 is a reply to message #75035] |
Fri, 11 February 2011 14:59  |
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On Feb 11, 1:41 pm, David Fanning <n...@dfanning.com> wrote:
> Folks,
>
> I am announcing today a pre-publication release of my new
> IDL book, Coyote's Guide to Traditional IDL Graphics,
> in PDF format. This is a draft release. Final book edits
> have not been made, there will be be typos, there will be
> bad page breaks, and the book currently does not have an
> index.
>
> This is primarily for those of you who have been hounding
> me to get something for sale. I do not yet know the final
> price of this book, but it will be more than the pre-publication
> price of $49.95. Purchase now, and you will get a final PDF
> version whenever it is available. (March 2011, probably.)
>
> http://www.idlcoyote.com/store/index.php?act=viewProd&pr oductId=15
>
> I had hoped to have a new store experience available
> for the release of this book, and that hasn't happened
> yet, so the only options for payment are to use PayPal,
> which will process any major credit card and does not
> require a PayPal account. Or, you can chose the "Print
> Order" payment method and fax your credit card
> information to me directly and I will handle it personally
> for you. You will find my fax number on the Order Form.
>
> Many, many people helped in the production of this book,
> and I am grateful to all of them. I am especially grateful
> to the people who participate in this newsgroup. This book
> is really for you, because it was you I had in mind every
> minute as I was writing it.
>
> There have been many changes on my web page, some things
> are still not in place, etc. There will be glitches with
> this. Please let me know if you have any problems, can't
> find things, etc. And, please, please, let me know when
> you find typos. I know I can't get rid of them all, but
> I try to be as diligent as possible!
>
> Cheers,
>
> David
>
> --
> David Fanning, Ph.D.
> Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
> Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming:http://www.idlcoyote.com/
> Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")
Hi David,
WILL you be putting out a print version, and if so, when? My
institution is redoing their astronomy library and asked for
suggestions, and I'd like to suggest this book, but I would need more
specifics.
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