Re: Ideas for my site/workbook
From: Andrea Raimondi (rainaple_at_tin.it)
Date: 07/31/04
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Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 17:28:40 +0200
Xavier Pacheco wrote:
> I'd like to gather your thoughts on what I'm intending to do for my
> site to support the book. I've have the url delphiguru.com (which I'm
> still needing to get going). Basically, I'd like to provide Delphi for
> .net training using my book as the supplement.
That sounds good, as long as it's not too expensive.
Please keep in mind that MS is almost giving its
development tools for free.
> First, I'm going to be developing a training workbook to accompany my
> book which I intend to sell. This workbook is to give team leads
> something that they could use to train their employees without having
> to send them to classes that cost an arm and a leg. (side note: I
> realize that some companies prefer this so I'll be offering my own
> courses through xapware and I'll only take an arm & there are other
> companies that do this). I don't know what the workbook will cost yet.
Uhm... you might want to go for chapter buys with volume
discounts upon entire book purchases.
> I'm also hoping that when people acquire the workbook that they are
> honest about the number of copies.
You're idealist. People will share it as long as they can do it.
> obviously can't prevent somebody from buying one copy and making 20.
Exactly.
> It's going to take me about 4-6 months to have it complete.
> The workbook will likely be structured into sections each
> containing:
>
> * Syllabus (what to read)
> * supplemental material
> * exercises
> * recommended solutions to exercises
That sounds fine to me.
I would probably make it a multiple file thing.
> Intent 2: The site
>
> I'm thinking of a free section of the site which is basically like
> every other site out there with articles, links, forums, pages with my
> book errata and supplemental materials, etc.
That would be cool, especially for people like me that
have no money :-)
> In another section, I'm wondering if it is feasible to have a section
> where one could pay for access for (1, 3, 6, 12 months) at about $5 a
> month. That's about the cost of a magazine subscription. What they'd
> get is:
>
> - advanced access to my workbook
What do you mean by "advanced access"?
Being able to edit it? <g>
> - advanced access to any articles/materials I write
Uhm... like?
> - 2 Delphi for .NET video lessons per week of approx 15-20 mins each
>
> * 1 beginner Delphi for .NET video
> * 1 intermediate to advanced Delphi for .NET video
> - 2 .NET Framework videos per month approx 15-20 mins each
>
> - Access to private forums where you can converse with the author (and
> others) about the lessons/videos
Sounds good.
> Basically, it's about training.
Wow! I hadn't got it! <g>
> I'm wanting to put together a resource that
> organizations/individuals can use to teach
> themselves Delphi 8.
Xavier, I'm starting to think you're not a
businessman :-)
> I'd like to recover the costs in the time I put
> into all of this. I'd like to launch this September 1.
Uhm... isn't it a bit too early?
> What are your thoughts? Feasible? Please be honest. I have to decide
> whether I create a static site to support my book, or if I put a lot of
> time into this. If I get positive feedback on this, I'm wondering
Yes, I'd be wondering too if you got positive feedback on this <g>
Kidding :-)
Go ahead!
> - how do I discourage piracy on my workbook
You can't.
> - how do I discourage account sharing
You can't.
> - should I care about the above two items?
You can't stop them... so why care?
> - how do I make 36 hours out of 24?
Write a D8 program :-)
> - why do we have to sleep? Does anybody know if there is any research
> on eliminating this awful waste of time? It actually angers me when I
> get tired and need to sleep.
ROTFL!
> By the way, I just thought of this this morning as a result of the
> previous discussions we've been having.
They've been worthful apparently!
Now, just a couple of "fly-by" thoughts.
Acknowledging there isn't much you can do about
piracy, I still think you could in a way "defeat" it, at the
enterprise level at least.
First of all: applying high-volume discounts on account
sharing and on books can be a way to limit it.
Other thing: providing add-ons for the Delphi IDE on
volume purchases.
I don't see any other chance to limit the piracy
problem, but feel free to consider these two as
possible solutions.
Good luck with your project! :-)
Andrew
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