• Walter (1/1) Mar 19 2004 I just posted it here: www.digitalmars.com/d/sdwest/index.html
• C. Sauls (5/7) Mar 19 2004 I just read through the thing... nice artwork. ;) And I agree, those
• J C Calvarese (6/7) Mar 19 2004 Awesome. I especially like the judicious use of color. The title slide
• C (7/11) Mar 19 2004 Yea it is, would make for a good poster, or maybe shrink it down use it ...
• Carlos Santander B. (8/8) Mar 19 2004 "Walter" wrote in message
• Raiko (5/9) Mar 19 2004 Are you going to add speaker notes to the pages? Maybe it's just my D
• Phill (4/13) Mar 19 2004 Click the "paper" link.
• Walter (7/11) Mar 19 2004 The viewfoils were only a visual aid to go with my verbal explanations. ...
• J Anderson (4/5) Mar 19 2004 This document would be perfect for newbies to D.
• Phill (6/12) Mar 19 2004 I agree, there is a lot of examples for the
• Matthew (4/18) Mar 19 2004 Certainly suggestive of a plain, straightforward, structure.
• Matthew (5/6) Mar 19 2004 I'm just reading through the slides, and even though I've been using it ...
• Walter (5/8) Mar 19 2004 for
• Jan Knepper (7/24) Mar 20 2004 Well, if you have a PDF writer that would be easy and you could sell it
• Walter (4/6) Mar 20 2004 I like Bruce Eckel's method of having a free downloadable version, and t...
• Jan Knepper (6/17) Mar 20 2004 Me too! That's what I tried to refer to... ;-)
• Phill (9/15) Mar 20 2004 If you make an E Book, it is going to be more or less free to a lot of
• Andrew Edwards (9/16) Mar 20 2004 A great many people are uncomfortable with reading from a computer scree...
• Phill (6/24) Mar 20 2004 Sorry, I wasnt clear, I meant that if he makes
• =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Sigbj=F8rn_Lund_Olsen?= (9/14) Mar 21 2004 ...and he said that if the book was also available in print in a
• John Reimer (11/20) Mar 20 2004 This is really true. I actually like collecting free computer science
• Walter (4/11) Mar 20 2004 Both have their place. The soft version is great for lookups, searches, ...
• Phill (8/19) Mar 20 2004 screen.
• Matthew (7/29) Mar 20 2004 html
• Walter (6/10) Mar 20 2004 Invite the guys over for beer, potato chips and an afternoon watching
• Matthew (5/15) Mar 21 2004 one
• Phill (11/42) Mar 21 2004 The coppers are worried about people
• C (17/35) Mar 20 2004 Too true, I hate reading a book off the screen. Plus theres something =
• J Anderson (5/13) Mar 20 2004 true, also I think reading off the screen has proven to be slower (about...
• roland (50/59) Apr 22 2004 Remember this one ?
• roland (3/76) Apr 22 2004 how this post landed in the D forum ? I've sended it in C++.annouce ???
• Walter (4/9) Mar 20 2004 I have no interest whatsoever in ebooks and their DRM. If we do an onlin...
• Ilya Minkov (5/6) Mar 20 2004 Wonderful.

"Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> writes:

I just posted it here: www.digitalmars.com/d/sdwest/index.html

"C. Sauls" <ibisbasenji yahoo.com> writes:

Walter wrote:
 I just posted it here: www.digitalmars.com/d/sdwest/index.html
 

I just read through the thing... nice artwork.  ;)  And I agree, those 
"funky name lookup rules" had to go.  Heh.

-C. Sauls
-Invironz

J C Calvarese <jcc7 cox.net> writes:

Walter wrote:
 I just posted it here: www.digitalmars.com/d/sdwest/index.html

Awesome. I especially like the judicious use of color. The title slide 
is the best.

-- 
Justin
http://jcc_7.tripod.com/d/

C <dont respond.com> writes:

 The title slide is the best.

Yea it is, would make for a good poster, or maybe shrink it down use it =
as =

logo :).

C

On Fri, 19 Mar 2004 19:22:16 -0600, J C Calvarese <jcc7 cox.net> wrote:

 Walter wrote:
 I just posted it here: www.digitalmars.com/d/sdwest/index.html

 Awesome. I especially like the judicious use of color.



-- =

D Newsgroup.

"Carlos Santander B." <carlos8294 msn.com> writes:

"Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> wrote in message
news:c3g2eo$oqh$1 digitaldaemon.com
| I just posted it here: www.digitalmars.com/d/sdwest/index.html

In http://www.digitalmars.com/d/sdwest/scan0013.jpg, in function parabola,
"function" should be "delegate".
Really nice work, btw!

-----------------------
Carlos Santander Bernal

Raiko <phantom2023 hotmail.com> writes:

Are you going to add speaker notes to the pages? Maybe it's just my D 
newbish brain, but to me it just looked like code on the screen with no 
explaination :).

Or was this not meant to be used for explanation?


Walter wrote:
 I just posted it here: www.digitalmars.com/d/sdwest/index.html
 
 
 

"Phill" <phill pacific.net.au> writes:

Click the "paper" link.

Phill.


"Raiko" <phantom2023 hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:c3gjeo$1k8t$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 Are you going to add speaker notes to the pages? Maybe it's just my D
 newbish brain, but to me it just looked like code on the screen with no
 explaination :).

 Or was this not meant to be used for explanation?


 Walter wrote:
 I just posted it here: www.digitalmars.com/d/sdwest/index.html

"Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> writes:

"Raiko" <phantom2023 hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:c3gjeo$1k8t$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 Are you going to add speaker notes to the pages? Maybe it's just my D
 newbish brain, but to me it just looked like code on the screen with no
 explaination :).

 Or was this not meant to be used for explanation?

The viewfoils were only a visual aid to go with my verbal explanations. I
now regret not audio recording it, as there were also some great audience
questions that added to it.

The [paper] button is supposed to hold all the explanations, but it is
incomplete since it was done a couple months prior.

J Anderson <REMOVEanderson badmama.com.au> writes:

Walter wrote:

I just posted it here: www.digitalmars.com/d/sdwest/index.html

This document would be perfect for newbies to D.

-- 
-Anderson: http://badmama.com.au/~anderson/

"Phill" <phill pacific.net.au> writes:

I agree, there is a lot of examples for the
upcoming book they are going to write
(nudge nudge wink wink)

Phill.


"J Anderson" <REMOVEanderson badmama.com.au> wrote in message
news:c3gog4$1tcq$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 Walter wrote:

I just posted it here: www.digitalmars.com/d/sdwest/index.html

 This document would be perfect for newbies to D.

 --
 -Anderson: http://badmama.com.au/~anderson/

"Matthew" <matthew stlsoft.org> writes:

Certainly suggestive of a plain, straightforward, structure.

nudged, nudged, winked, winked

"Phill" <phill pacific.net.au> wrote in message
news:c3gpb4$1uok$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 I agree, there is a lot of examples for the
 upcoming book they are going to write
 (nudge nudge wink wink)

 Phill.


 "J Anderson" <REMOVEanderson badmama.com.au> wrote in message
 news:c3gog4$1tcq$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 Walter wrote:

I just posted it here: www.digitalmars.com/d/sdwest/index.html

 This document would be perfect for newbies to D.

 --
 -Anderson: http://badmama.com.au/~anderson/

"Matthew" <matthew stlsoft.org> writes:

I'm just reading through the slides, and even though I've been using it for
nearly two years, it almost takes your breath away how good it is in almost
all aspects. Well done, Walter!

"Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> wrote in message
news:c3g2eo$oqh$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 I just posted it here: www.digitalmars.com/d/sdwest/index.html

"Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> writes:

"Matthew" <matthew stlsoft.org> wrote in message
news:c3gp9g$1umr$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 I'm just reading through the slides, and even though I've been using it

for
 nearly two years, it almost takes your breath away how good it is in

almost
 all aspects. Well done, Walter!

I really want to pull all this stuff together into a slim, seminal book.

Jan Knepper <jan smartsoft.us> writes:

Walter wrote:
 "Matthew" <matthew stlsoft.org> wrote in message
 news:c3gp9g$1umr$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 
I'm just reading through the slides, and even though I've been using it

 
 for
 
nearly two years, it almost takes your breath away how good it is in

 
 almost
 
all aspects. Well done, Walter!

 
 
 I really want to pull all this stuff together into a slim, seminal book.
 
 

Well, if you have a PDF writer that would be easy and you could sell it 
on www.digitalmars.com


-- 
ManiaC++
Jan Knepper

But as for me and my household, we shall use Mozilla... www.mozilla.org

"Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> writes:

"Jan Knepper" <jan smartsoft.us> wrote in message
news:c3huor$uka$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 Well, if you have a PDF writer that would be easy and you could sell it
 on www.digitalmars.com

I like Bruce Eckel's method of having a free downloadable version, and then
a physical book one can buy.

Jan Knepper <jan smartsoft.us> writes:

Walter wrote:
 "Jan Knepper" <jan smartsoft.us> wrote in message
 news:c3huor$uka$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 
Well, if you have a PDF writer that would be easy and you could sell it
on www.digitalmars.com

 
 
 I like Bruce Eckel's method of having a free downloadable version, and then
 a physical book one can buy.
 
 

Me too! That's what I tried to refer to... ;-)

-- 
ManiaC++
Jan Knepper

But as for me and my household, we shall use Mozilla... www.mozilla.org

"Phill" <phill pacific.net.au> writes:

If you make an E Book, it is going to be more or less free to a lot of
people anyway.
With these file swapping programs around now, it  would be make it hard to
make any money on
the net.

Phill.


"Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> wrote in message
news:c3i5q8$1a2g$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 "Jan Knepper" <jan smartsoft.us> wrote in message
 news:c3huor$uka$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 Well, if you have a PDF writer that would be easy and you could sell it
 on www.digitalmars.com

 I like Bruce Eckel's method of having a free downloadable version, and

then
 a physical book one can buy.

Andrew Edwards <remove_ridimz remove_yahoo.com> writes:

On Sun, 21 Mar 2004 08:13:55 +1100, Phill <phill pacific.net.au> wrote:

 If you make an E Book, it is going to be more or less free to a lot of
 people anyway.
 With these file swapping programs around now, it  would be make it hard 
 to
 make any money on
 the net.

 Phill.

A great many people are uncomfortable with reading from a computer screen. 
Take a look on at Bruce Eckel's books. They are freely available in html 
format, but as soon as they are published, millions run out to pick up a 
printed copy. I won't say never, but I don't see electronic books 
replacing the traditional ink&paper medium any time soon... Certainly not 
in my generation (at the end of which Walter will be long gone and making 
money will be someone else's problem).

Andrew

"Phill" <phill pacific.net.au> writes:

Sorry, I wasnt clear, I meant that if he makes
an E Book that he would not be able to make
much money out of the E Book.

Phill.


"Andrew Edwards" <remove_ridimz remove_yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:opr46oe9bfs6zaqn news.digitalmars.com...
 On Sun, 21 Mar 2004 08:13:55 +1100, Phill <phill pacific.net.au> wrote:

 If you make an E Book, it is going to be more or less free to a lot of
 people anyway.
 With these file swapping programs around now, it  would be make it hard
 to
 make any money on
 the net.

 Phill.

 A great many people are uncomfortable with reading from a computer screen.
 Take a look on at Bruce Eckel's books. They are freely available in html
 format, but as soon as they are published, millions run out to pick up a
 printed copy. I won't say never, but I don't see electronic books
 replacing the traditional ink&paper medium any time soon... Certainly not
 in my generation (at the end of which Walter will be long gone and making
 money will be someone else's problem).

 Andrew

=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Sigbj=F8rn_Lund_Olsen?= <sigbjorn lundolsen.net> writes:

Phill wrote:

 Sorry, I wasnt clear, I meant that if he makes
 an E Book that he would not be able to make
 much money out of the E Book.
 
 Phill.

...and he said that if the book was also available in print in a 
dual-form sort of arrangement (like the C++ ebook on relisoft.com) then 
he could. For example, I bought the relisoft.com C++ ebook immediately 
when it came into print simply because I don't like reading 500 pages on 
a computer screen. My screen is dead sexy (fyi ;-), but it just doesn't 
beat paper when it comes to reading.

Cheers,
Sigbjørn Lund Olsen

John Reimer <jjreimer telus.net> writes:

 A great many people are uncomfortable with reading from a computer screen.
 Take a look on at Bruce Eckel's books. They are freely available in html
 format, but as soon as they are published, millions run out to pick up a
 printed copy. I won't say never, but I don't see electronic books
 replacing the traditional ink&paper medium any time soon... Certainly not
 in my generation (at the end of which Walter will be long gone and making
 money will be someone else's problem).
 
 Andrew

This is really true.  I actually like collecting free computer science
ebooks, but for some reason, never like reading them off the screen.  In
the past, I've ended up printing the good ones out. There's nothing quite
like being able to grab a book, flop out on the couch and use it as a face
cover for a good nap (just kidding).  Nonetheless, I do find ebooks very
useful for quick-lookup references. Where it may eventually get better for
ebooks is on pda's.  I like that idea except for the fact that pda screens
are still pretty small, and the pda battery life does not compare well to
paper books :-).  Paper books likely will never go out of style.

Later,
John

"Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> writes:

"Andrew Edwards" <remove_ridimz remove_yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:opr46oe9bfs6zaqn news.digitalmars.com...
 A great many people are uncomfortable with reading from a computer screen.
 Take a look on at Bruce Eckel's books. They are freely available in html
 format, but as soon as they are published, millions run out to pick up a
 printed copy. I won't say never, but I don't see electronic books
 replacing the traditional ink&paper medium any time soon... Certainly not
 in my generation (at the end of which Walter will be long gone and making
 money will be someone else's problem).

Both have their place. The soft version is great for lookups, searches, and
quick checking. The hard version is great for settling down to study it.

"Phill" <phill pacific.net.au> writes:

"Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> wrote in message
news:c3irca$2dak$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 "Andrew Edwards" <remove_ridimz remove_yahoo.com> wrote in message
 news:opr46oe9bfs6zaqn news.digitalmars.com...
 A great many people are uncomfortable with reading from a computer


screen.
 Take a look on at Bruce Eckel's books. They are freely available in html
 format, but as soon as they are published, millions run out to pick up a
 printed copy. I won't say never, but I don't see electronic books
 replacing the traditional ink&paper medium any time soon... Certainly


not
 in my generation (at the end of which Walter will be long gone and


making
 money will be someone else's problem).

 Both have their place. The soft version is great for lookups, searches,

and
 quick checking. The hard version is great for settling down to study it.

I also find that when I am reading the hard version,
my wife isnt nagging me for "sitting at the computer for hours" :o))

"Matthew" <matthew stlsoft.org> writes:

"Phill" <phill pacific.net.au> wrote in message
news:c3j361$2q8p$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 "Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> wrote in message
 news:c3irca$2dak$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 "Andrew Edwards" <remove_ridimz remove_yahoo.com> wrote in message
 news:opr46oe9bfs6zaqn news.digitalmars.com...
 A great many people are uncomfortable with reading from a computer


 screen.
 Take a look on at Bruce Eckel's books. They are freely available in



html
 format, but as soon as they are published, millions run out to pick up



a
 printed copy. I won't say never, but I don't see electronic books
 replacing the traditional ink&paper medium any time soon... Certainly


 not
 in my generation (at the end of which Walter will be long gone and


 making
 money will be someone else's problem).

 Both have their place. The soft version is great for lookups, searches,

 and
 quick checking. The hard version is great for settling down to study it.

 I also find that when I am reading the hard version,
 my wife isnt nagging me for "sitting at the computer for hours" :o))

You can't take a laptop in the bath, or standing up on a
bus/train/tram/ferry, or while driving.

I just hate e-books. :(

"Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> writes:

"Matthew" <matthew stlsoft.org> wrote in message
news:c3jf4j$bhp$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 I also find that when I am reading the hard version,
 my wife isnt nagging me for "sitting at the computer for hours" :o))


Invite the guys over for beer, potato chips and an afternoon watching
football instead :-)


 You can't take a laptop in the bath, or standing up on a
 bus/train/tram/ferry, or while driving.

I hope you're not reading a paperback while driving, we need you here in one
piece <g>.

"Matthew" <matthew stlsoft.org> writes:

"Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> wrote in message
news:c3jhse$ff3$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 "Matthew" <matthew stlsoft.org> wrote in message
 news:c3jf4j$bhp$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 I also find that when I am reading the hard version,
 my wife isnt nagging me for "sitting at the computer for hours" :o))


 Invite the guys over for beer, potato chips and an afternoon watching
 football instead :-)


 You can't take a laptop in the bath, or standing up on a
 bus/train/tram/ferry, or while driving.

 I hope you're not reading a paperback while driving, we need you here in

one
 piece <g>.

I was practising my "exercise for the reader" techniques to see whether
anyone was awake. <G>

"Phill" <phill pacific.net.au> writes:

The coppers are worried about people
sending SMS's while driving, and you
are reading while driving?

LOL

Phill.


"Matthew" <matthew stlsoft.org> wrote in message
news:c3jf4j$bhp$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 "Phill" <phill pacific.net.au> wrote in message
 news:c3j361$2q8p$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 "Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> wrote in message
 news:c3irca$2dak$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 "Andrew Edwards" <remove_ridimz remove_yahoo.com> wrote in message
 news:opr46oe9bfs6zaqn news.digitalmars.com...
 A great many people are uncomfortable with reading from a computer


 screen.
 Take a look on at Bruce Eckel's books. They are freely available in



 html
 format, but as soon as they are published, millions run out to pick




up
 a
 printed copy. I won't say never, but I don't see electronic books
 replacing the traditional ink&paper medium any time soon...




Certainly
 not
 in my generation (at the end of which Walter will be long gone and


 making
 money will be someone else's problem).

 Both have their place. The soft version is great for lookups,



searches,
 and
 quick checking. The hard version is great for settling down to study



it.

 I also find that when I am reading the hard version,
 my wife isnt nagging me for "sitting at the computer for hours" :o))

 You can't take a laptop in the bath, or standing up on a
 bus/train/tram/ferry, or while driving.

 I just hate e-books. :(

C <dont respond.com> writes:

Too true, I hate reading a book off the screen.  Plus theres something =

comforting about a physicall book.  I can't find myself getting excited =
to =

buy an ebook and sit at my desk ( where im at 9 hours out of the day =

anyway ) and read it.  I'm already excited about 'D in a nutshell' :).  =

( I hope they don't go with D in 24 hours / 24 days etc. :S )

C

On Sat, 20 Mar 2004 18:19:47 -0500, Andrew Edwards =

<remove_ridimz remove_yahoo.com> wrote:

 On Sun, 21 Mar 2004 08:13:55 +1100, Phill <phill pacific.net.au> wrote=

:
 If you make an E Book, it is going to be more or less free to a lot o=


f
 people anyway.
 With these file swapping programs around now, it  would be make it ha=


rd =

 to
 make any money on
 the net.

 Phill.

 A great many people are uncomfortable with reading from a computer =

 screen. Take a look on at Bruce Eckel's books. They are freely availab=

le =

 in html format, but as soon as they are published, millions run out to=

 =

 pick up a printed copy. I won't say never, but I don't see electronic =

 books replacing the traditional ink&paper medium any time soon... =

 Certainly not in my generation (at the end of which Walter will be lon=

g =

 gone and making money will be someone else's problem).

 Andrew



-- =

D Newsgroup.

J Anderson <REMOVEanderson badmama.com.au> writes:

Andrew Edwards wrote:

 A great many people are uncomfortable with reading from a computer 
 screen. Take a look on at Bruce Eckel's books. They are freely 
 available in html format, but as soon as they are published, millions 
 run out to pick up a printed copy. I won't say never, but I don't see 
 electronic books replacing the traditional ink&paper medium any time 
 soon... Certainly not in my generation (at the end of which Walter 
 will be long gone and making money will be someone else's problem).

 Andrew

true, also I think reading off the screen has proven to be slower (about 
40% slower).

-- 
-Anderson: http://badmama.com.au/~anderson/

roland <--rv ronetech.com> writes:

Andrew Edwards a écrit :
 A great many people are uncomfortable with reading from a computer 
 screen. Take a look on at Bruce Eckel's books. They are freely available 
 in html format, but as soon as they are published, millions run out to 
 pick up a printed copy. I won't say never, but I don't see electronic 
 books replacing the traditional ink&paper medium any time soon... 
 Certainly not in my generation (at the end of which Walter will be long 
 gone and making money will be someone else's problem).
 
 Andrew

Remember this one ?

news://news.digitalmars.com:119/am636v$ii3$1 digitaldaemon.com

[QUOTE]
-------- Original Message --------
Objet: off topic
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 02:14:55 +0000 (UTC)
De: bw
Société: [http://www.pathlink.com]
Forums: c++

Introducing the new Bio-Optic Organized Knowledge device,
trade-named: BOOK.

BOOK is a revolutionary breakthrough in technology: no wires, no
electric circuits, no batteries, nothing to be connected or
switched on.  It's so easy to use, even a child can operate it.
Compact and portable, it can be used anywhere-even sitting in an
armchair by the fire -- yet it is powerful enough to hold as much
information as a CD-ROM disc.

Here's how it works: BOOK is constructed of sequentially numbered
sheets of paper (recyclable), each capable of holding thousands of
bits of information.  The pages are locked together with a
custom-fit device called a binder which keeps the sheets in their
correct sequence.

Opaque Paper Technology (OPT) allows manufacturers to use both
sides of the sheet, doubling the information density and cutting
costs. Each sheet is scanned optically, registering information
directly into your brain.  A flick of the finger takes you to the
next sheet. BOOK may be taken up at any time and used merely by
opening it.

BOOK never crashes or requires re-booting.  The "browse" feature
allows you to move instantly to any sheet, and move forward or
backward as you wish. Many come with an "index" feature, which
pin-points the exact location of any selected information for
instant retrieval.

An optional "BOOKmark" accessory allows you to open BOOK to the
exact place you left it in a previous session - even if the BOOK
has been closed.  BOOKmarks fit universal design standards; thus a
single BOOKmark can be used in BOOKs by various manufacturers.
Conversely, numerous BOOKmarkers can be used in a single BOOK if
the user wants to store numerous views at once.  The number is
limited only by the number of pages in the BOOK.

You can also make personal notes next to BOOK text entries with an
operational programming tool, the Portable Erasable Nib Cryptic
Intercommunication Language Stylus (PENCILS).

Portable, durable, and affordable, BOOK is being hailed as a
precursor of a new entertainment wave.  Also, BOOK's appeal seems
so certain that thousands of content creators have committed to the
platform and investors are reportedly flocking.  Look for a flood
of new titles soon.
[/QUOTE]

roland <--nancyetroland free.fr> writes:

how this post landed in the D forum ? I've sended it in C++.annouce ???
anyway please ignore


roland a écrit :
 Andrew Edwards a écrit :
 
 A great many people are uncomfortable with reading from a computer 
 screen. Take a look on at Bruce Eckel's books. They are freely 
 available in html format, but as soon as they are published, millions 
 run out to pick up a printed copy. I won't say never, but I don't see 
 electronic books replacing the traditional ink&paper medium any time 
 soon... Certainly not in my generation (at the end of which Walter 
 will be long gone and making money will be someone else's problem).

 Andrew

 
 
 Remember this one ?
 
 news://news.digitalmars.com:119/am636v$ii3$1 digitaldaemon.com
 
 [QUOTE]
 -------- Original Message --------
 Objet: off topic
 Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 02:14:55 +0000 (UTC)
 De: bw
 Société: [http://www.pathlink.com]
 Forums: c++
 
 Introducing the new Bio-Optic Organized Knowledge device,
 trade-named: BOOK.
 
 BOOK is a revolutionary breakthrough in technology: no wires, no
 electric circuits, no batteries, nothing to be connected or
 switched on.  It's so easy to use, even a child can operate it.
 Compact and portable, it can be used anywhere-even sitting in an
 armchair by the fire -- yet it is powerful enough to hold as much
 information as a CD-ROM disc.
 
 Here's how it works: BOOK is constructed of sequentially numbered
 sheets of paper (recyclable), each capable of holding thousands of
 bits of information.  The pages are locked together with a
 custom-fit device called a binder which keeps the sheets in their
 correct sequence.
 
 Opaque Paper Technology (OPT) allows manufacturers to use both
 sides of the sheet, doubling the information density and cutting
 costs. Each sheet is scanned optically, registering information
 directly into your brain.  A flick of the finger takes you to the
 next sheet. BOOK may be taken up at any time and used merely by
 opening it.
 
 BOOK never crashes or requires re-booting.  The "browse" feature
 allows you to move instantly to any sheet, and move forward or
 backward as you wish. Many come with an "index" feature, which
 pin-points the exact location of any selected information for
 instant retrieval.
 
 An optional "BOOKmark" accessory allows you to open BOOK to the
 exact place you left it in a previous session - even if the BOOK
 has been closed.  BOOKmarks fit universal design standards; thus a
 single BOOKmark can be used in BOOKs by various manufacturers.
 Conversely, numerous BOOKmarkers can be used in a single BOOK if
 the user wants to store numerous views at once.  The number is
 limited only by the number of pages in the BOOK.
 
 You can also make personal notes next to BOOK text entries with an
 operational programming tool, the Portable Erasable Nib Cryptic
 Intercommunication Language Stylus (PENCILS).
 
 Portable, durable, and affordable, BOOK is being hailed as a
 precursor of a new entertainment wave.  Also, BOOK's appeal seems
 so certain that thousands of content creators have committed to the
 platform and investors are reportedly flocking.  Look for a flood
 of new titles soon.
 [/QUOTE]
 

"Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> writes:

"Phill" <phill pacific.net.au> wrote in message
news:c3ic6h$1ka6$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 If you make an E Book, it is going to be more or less free to a lot of
 people anyway.
 With these file swapping programs around now, it  would be make it hard to
 make any money on
 the net.

I have no interest whatsoever in ebooks and their DRM. If we do an online
version, it will be either html or pdf. I prefer html.

Ilya Minkov <minkov cs.tum.edu> writes:

Walter schrieb:
 I just posted it here: www.digitalmars.com/d/sdwest/index.html

Wonderful.

It would be also interesting to read the questions from the public and 
the answers.

-eye