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Bob, if you're lurking this thread: Congrats. Any idea when I'll be able to buy it? Like the other free-online-first books I've read, I've gotten enough value

Bob, if you're lurking this thread: Congrats. Any idea when I'll be able to buy it? Like the other free-online-first books I've read, I've gotten enough value from it that I'd like to thank you by paying for it.

drhayes9 13y ago
I'd like to second this. I would very much like to throw money your way.
chaghalibaghali 13y ago
Likewise, I don't really need to own a physical copy though so if there was some system whereby I could donate a copy to a school then I'd be very keen.
yelnatz 13y ago
I'll redirect you to here: http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/23qnnc/i_finished_writing_my_free_book_on_game/ http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/23qnnc/i_finish... The author is the submitter of the post and is replying to comments. He addressed the same question there too.
munificent 13y ago
> Any idea when I'll be able to buy it? As soon as possible! Unfortunately, I don't know how long that will be. I'm going to be typesetting it myself with lots of love using InDesign. I hope the final result will be a really nice book, but it could take me a while. Still, I plan to work on it every single day, so maybe it will go quickly. > I've gotten enough value from it that I'd like to thank you by paying for it. Just a thanks is more than enough, but buying a copy of the print book will be the best way to throw money at me (short of showing up at my house and making it rain, I suppose).
- sandGorgon 13y ago
  this is where marketplaces like fiverr.com really prove their value - you could pay a couple of people 20 bucks each to do a 90% job of typesetting and you could finish it up later. YMMV - but you dont have a lot to lose. You could be surprised by the time you save.
- kot-behemoth 13y ago
  > I'm going to be typesetting it myself with lots of love using InDesign. Have you perhaps considered LaTeX/XeTeX? Would get you incredibly beautiful typeset foundations, then you can customise it a lot further.
bhaumik 13y ago
You can also donate here: https://www.gittip.com/munificent/ https://www.gittip.com/munificent/
bm1362 13y ago
I'd like to buy it in physical form, if that is in the works. I've had a hard time using mobile versions of non-trivial texts and tend to bookmark without ever revisiting.

drhayes9 13y ago

I'd like to second this. I would very much like to throw money your way.

chaghalibaghali 13y ago

Likewise, I don't really need to own a physical copy though so if there was some system whereby I could donate a copy to a school then I'd be very keen.

yelnatz 13y ago

I'll redirect you to here: http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/23qnnc/i_finished_writing_my_free_book_on_game/ http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/23qnnc/i_finish... The author is the submitter of the post and is replying to comments. He addressed the same question there too.

munificent 13y ago

> Any idea when I'll be able to buy it? As soon as possible! Unfortunately, I don't know how long that will be. I'm going to be typesetting it myself with lots of love using InDesign. I hope the final result will be a really nice book, but it could take me a while. Still, I plan to work on it every single day, so maybe it will go quickly. > I've gotten enough value from it that I'd like to thank you by paying for it. Just a thanks is more than enough, but buying a copy of the print book will be the best way to throw money at me (short of showing up at my house and making it rain, I suppose).

sandGorgon 13y ago
this is where marketplaces like fiverr.com really prove their value - you could pay a couple of people 20 bucks each to do a 90% job of typesetting and you could finish it up later. YMMV - but you dont have a lot to lose. You could be surprised by the time you save.
kot-behemoth 13y ago
> I'm going to be typesetting it myself with lots of love using InDesign. Have you perhaps considered LaTeX/XeTeX? Would get you incredibly beautiful typeset foundations, then you can customise it a lot further.

bhaumik 13y ago

You can also donate here: https://www.gittip.com/munificent/ https://www.gittip.com/munificent/

bm1362 13y ago

I'd like to buy it in physical form, if that is in the works. I've had a hard time using mobile versions of non-trivial texts and tend to bookmark without ever revisiting.