[NEW BOOK] Purebasic - A Beginner's Guide To Programming...

theNerd · Post by **theNerd** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 3:36 pm

TerryHough wrote:Kale, I think the earlier mention of having your book spiral bound is something you should consider.

Kale, are you willing to do this? I'm planning on buying your book but if you're willing to switch to spiral bound I'd much prefer that.

stubbsi · Post by **stubbsi** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 2:49 am

My copy finally arrived

theNerd · Post by **theNerd** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 3:30 pm

I ordered my copy last night! I'll just follow someone's (jroad's) advice and go to Kinkos to get it spiral bound.

srod · Post by **srod** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 3:46 pm

stubbsi: love the signature!

PB · Post by PB » Sat Aug 19, 2006 2:21 am

Just got an e-mail from CafePress asking me to take part in a survey about
my purchase. I basically told them the off-white pages make the book look
old/faded, plus the dented pages make it look second-hand. Now that I think
about it, it almost feels like I was sold a used copy.

My wife even thought
I had bought it off eBay from someone! So I doubt I'll be using them again.

Note: This is NOT a slight on Kale -- the book is FANTASTIC -- it's just the
company that supplied it that sucks. I'd much rather have had a PDF version
that I could've printed out at work on my own white paper with no dents.

stubbsi · Post by **stubbsi** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 2:55 am

Interesting - particularly given that the book would look dented (the way that I look after books) within a week or so.

The paper colour suits me - its easier to read under low light conditions.

BTW - the book is great.

@srod
The sig came about because I was jaded on the day I wrote it.

GeoTrail · Post by **GeoTrail** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 3:51 am

PB wrote:Just got an e-mail from CafePress asking me to take part in a survey about
my purchase. I basically told them the off-white pages make the book look
old/faded, plus the dented pages make it look second-hand. Now that I think
about it, it almost feels like I was sold a used copy. My wife even thought
I had bought it off eBay from someone! So I doubt I'll be using them again.

Note: This is NOT a slight on Kale -- the book is FANTASTIC -- it's just the
company that supplied it that sucks. I'd much rather have had a PDF version
that I could've printed out at work on my own white paper with no dents.

you can't judge a company from a one thing deal.
I've purchased several things from Cafepress and never had any problems. I think you just got unlucky and ended up with the bad end of a mistake, or something.

Character · Post by **Character** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 9:48 am

I got the book in perfect shape. No problems there.
The only remark I have is that the text is a bit too much to the middle of the book.
If you want to read it you have to dent the book a bit.
So, if the margins were a bit bigger it would be easier to read.
But the content is most important and that content is perfect.

Kale · Post by **Kale** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 3:14 pm

I've bought a few copies from Cafepress and all were delivered in perfect shape. I think PB's posty has been kicking his around a bit.

Actually before i choose Cafepress i tried another company called Lulu.com. I ordered a book from them and the print wasn't nearly as good as CP, and the book was well knackered when i got it. It was really badly packaged. So i decide i wasn't going to use them.

BTW I've updated my book's site a little due to feedback, hope this is better:
http://www.pb-beginners.co.uk/

Also who is going to write the first review of this book? I would love to hear people views.

PB · Post by PB » Sat Aug 19, 2006 4:10 pm

> I've bought a few copies from Cafepress and all were delivered in perfect
> shape. I think PB's posty has been kicking his around a bit.

Hehe, no, it was in a box and the book was very loose in bubble-wrap inside.
Plenty of room for it to move around. It's not terrible but it's disappointing.

G-PB · Post by **G-PB** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 10:35 pm

Though it's already been shot down. I'm still holding out (and hoping) for a pdf version...

David · Post by **David** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 10:59 pm

Kale wrote:I would love to hear people views.

Well, I'm only half-way through but I think it's very well-written, informative and easy to read. It's just what someone new to PB (like myself) needs.

Any plans to write other books Kale?

Intrigued · Post by **Intrigued** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 1:29 am

I did notice a couple cut markings on the outter edges of the book, once I closed it. (not a big deal to me, it's a programming book that will be obsolete in a few years, more than likely, anyway).

And I am liking the yellow'ish colored pages. I too believe it does make it easier to read, especially in brightly lit areas.

The book content? For me it's easy to read and about 99% of the time Kale seems to have taken extra care to make sure the reader understand what the content is about and how to use it.

*thumbs up*

oryaaaaa · Post by **oryaaaaa** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 10:50 am

Congratulations.

rsts · Post by **rsts** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 3:32 pm

Under availability, it says " Books will ship in a minimum of 5 business days.".

Wonder if it really means in a maximum?

Or maybe it's so popular it's already out-of-stock?

Oh well, we'll see how long it takes to get here

cheers