Re: [amibroker] Re: Suggestions for book introducing new users to AmiBroker, AmiBroker Email List Archive

On 8/13/07, james <jameswillia@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi Howard,

If you are planning a new book, please consider one on the custom back tester, that thing does my head in, and I'm sure there are plenty around just like me, and I'm sure we'd all pay through the nose for it!!

Cheers, James.

On 8/13/07, Ton Sieverding < ton.sieverding@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Kar why is a PDF version of a book 'making your life so easy' ? I got Howard's book here in Belgium within 3 weeks and without extra costs for the Belgian customs like with Amazon ( Amazon always plus Euro 10 or 20, Why ? ). So that's not the problem. And if it is so simple to scan the book, why not just doing it and you will have your PDF version ...

Kind regards,

Ton Sieverding.

----- Original Message -----

From: kar_avi

To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 10:27 AM

Subject: [amibroker] Re: Suggestions for book introducing new users to AmiBroker

Howard why dont you sell PDF format of your book? That makes life easy
for you as well as buyers. I understand your hesitations. But let me
try to address some of them.

1. First of all, any hard copy book can be scnned and pirated, if
thats your fear.
2. You can encrypt the PDF. Use DRM.
3. You can zip or RAR the PDF and send the pwd separately to the
buyer's email.
4. You can use licensing software that can generate machine id based
code and allow opening the book only on 2 PCs of the buyer.
5. You can even print small code numbers on the PDF versions of each
book, so that even if it lands up on the Net, you can pinpoint who the
person behind it is.
6. For opening the book first time on a new PC, you can ask the for a
login to your site, for authentication.

The point is that solutions are many, if you are willing to implement
them. Other than cutting out your time at the post office, imagine the
increase in the number of customers.

WHy do you think big publishers like Wiley, McGrawHill and others
provide ebooks in spite of being aware of the risks?

Your comments are welcome.

Regards
Kar

--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Howard Bandy" <howardbandy@xxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Angelo --
>
> Thanks for the encouragement for my new book -- Introduction to
> AmiBroker. I have started a new thread to get away from the
> "difficulty of AFL" thread.
>
> You all know my feelings -- AmiBroker is clearly the best choice for a
> trading systems development platform. My book is intended to make it
> as easy as possible for as many people as possible to become competent
> users of AmiBroker.
>
> There is always a conflict between accessibility and completeness.
> Introduction to AmiBroker is intended to be useful to people who have
> absolutely no experience with AmiBroker, and perhaps little experience
> with any programming language and little experience with trading
> systems or even charting.
>
> Should a book present the basics in enough detail so that everyone can
> get started and use the most common features of AmiBroker? Or should
> it present all of the features of AmiBroker, even though that will
> make the book longer, heavier, more expensive, more overwhelming to a
> new user, and very likely to slip out-of-date quickly?
>
> I am leaning toward the former -- a book that presents the basics in
> enough detail to get everyone started and reasonably proficient. My
> thoughts are that AmiBroker is having its set of features expanded
> regularly, and that no printed text can stay current and explain
> everything, including screen captures and examples. Covering the
> basics in detail is more valuable to new users than covering topics
> such as Custom BackTester and creation of dlls in an introductory
book.
>
> I believe that there is a place for, and there may be a market for, a
> book describing the advanced features of AmiBroker. But I am thinking
> that is a separate book. Those of you who have read Quantitative
> Trading Systems will note that I have focused on the development and
> testing of trading systems, but used many of the advanced features of
> AmiBroker to illustrate. I believe that advanced features are best
> described in the context of specific examples such as these.
>
> Most of the people reading these posts are already well into
> AmiBroker, so your comments are from a group that has already had a
> mostly successful experience. But I would appreciate constructive
> suggestions from anyone who has thoughts and opinions about this.
>
> The writing of Introduction to AmiBroker is well under way. I expect
> to have copies available early 2008.
>
> Thanks,
> Howard
> www.quantitativetradingsystems.com
> www.blueowlpress.com
>