--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com,
"Ton Sieverding"
<ton.sieverding@...> 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 ? ).
- In India, if the delivery is not through Fedex, UPS, DHL and
the
like, it may take 6 weeks. With postal service there is no
guarantee
that you may get it. I receive at the most 8 TASC magazine out of
13.
Savings of $20 delivery cost is incidental. Important is the
immediate
delivery of the book. Imagine TJ refusing to let you
download
Amibroker and sending you boxes after 3-6 weeks for each
upgrade!
>And if it is so simple to scan the book, why not just
doing it and
you will have your PDF version ...
I was referring to
pirates doing that. (There may be some everywhere,
but I do use original
software). As for PDF, did you not have the urge
to browse through your
Palm or laptop while traveling, or do you
prefer carrying 10 books with
you? For me that is 'life made easy'.
Warm Regards,
Kar
>
> Kind regards,
> Ton Sieverding.
>
> ----- Original
Message -----
> From: kar_avi
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com
> 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@xxxxxxxxxps.com,
"Howard Bandy" <howardbandy@> 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
> >
>