Re: Books, the lulu.com scam

The Adobe ebook reader is available for Windows and Mac. I thought Adobe
offered a Linux version too but apparently not. It is not Lulu's fault
that Adobe does not offer a Linux version of the ebook reader.

Bill

Alan Gruskoff wrote:
> So I bought this "book" thinking it was a PDF file which I am fine with.
>
> Its not. They download an .acsm file that will only work with their
> proprietary Windoze software.
>
> I am really angry with lulu.com about this.
>
> - Alan Gruskoff
>
>
> On 11/20/2009 11:35 AM, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 2009-11-19 at 15:34 -0500, Chris Browne wrote:
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>>
>>>> thomas(dot)granvej6(at)gmail(dot)com (Thomas Løcke) writes:
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>>> There's a new series of PostgreSQL books available:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> PostgreSQL 8.4 Official Documentation - Volume I
>>>>>> PostgreSQL 8.4 Official Documentation - Volume II
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And so on, up to volume V I think.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Would I be supporting the PostgreSQL project by buying these, or are they just
>>>>>> a compilation of the online manuals, done by some random author calling him-/
>>>>>> herself "The PostgreSQL Global Development Group"? :o)
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Lulu.com has some books of this form...
>>>>
>>>> http://www.lulu.com/product/e-book/postgresql-84-official-documentation---volume-i-the-sql-language/5912706#detailsSection
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>> If you are looking for a known contributor to the project for
>> documentation I would review the following:
>>
>> http://www.lulu.com/product/hardcover/postgresql-81-volume-ii/543356
>>
>>
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