Re: [Lmms-users] Review Request for new book on LMMS

[Rob K. <sou...@ku...>]

On 12/03/2012 02:47 PM, Tres Finocchiaro wrote:
> The poster asked for a review on Amazon in exchange for an e-copy of any
> book of your choice, not write an entire book.  And this is not "out of the
> blue".  The publishing of this book is a milestone for the software, it's
> on the timeline for our Facebook page.

Except for the very first post, this entire thread has been about other
people's experiences with Packt and why they're best avoided. My post was a
continuation of that thread, not an assessment of the original post. Since
this is being advertised as a means to support LMMS development
financially, it seems important to manage expectations, of both the project
participants and other people who might later be approached by Packt and
think to themselves, "Hey, they said they were going to do something nice
for LMMS, so I ought to write a book and give it to them for the promise of
eventual royalties."

> If you don't like his email, then ignore it.  He wants the book to be
> successful and we want the project to be successful, I see synergies there.

Oh, I ignored the original post, believe me. The dialogue that followed is
instructive, though.

I look forward to seeing how many people who get "free" copies of this book
leave reviews that aren't fawning.

Rob