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scroll all the way down your message (or this one, or the
one your replied to) and follow the link in Howard's original
post.
I hate posting these type of answers .. and yes I
won't post any more.
d
Hi,
May I know if you have a website introducing the
books?
Thanks.
Cheers, Winston
On 8/29/07, Howard
B <
howardbandy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Kar --
Thanks for letting me know.
Howard
On 8/29/07, kar_avi < kar_avi@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Hi Howard,
Thanks for posting the book. The book
came on 28 Aug in perfect condition. Thats pretty good cos you posted
on 21 Aug. Looks interesting. Will post more later after going through
it.
Warm Regards, Kar
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Howard B"
<howardbandy@xxx> wrote: > > Hi Kar -- > >
There have been a few requests to have Quantitative Trading Systems in
pdf > format, but not many. > > A book distributed as a
pdf file is not a 100% replacement for the paper > version of the
book. So the tasks associated with printing and mailing > physical
copies do not disappear. > > The price would not be
substantially lower. The value is in the content, > not the
paper. > > I am unenthusiastic about pdf books -- but that
may change. > > Thanks for the suggestion, >
Howard > > > > On 8/13/07, kar_avi
<kar_avi@xxx> wrote: > > > > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <amibroker%40yahoog roups.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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <amibroker%40yahoog roups.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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <amibroker%40yahoog roups.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 > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
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