[Bf-education] Bf-education Digest, Vol 72, Issue 3 The Blender 3D Cookbook is now > available
ysvry at yahoo.com
ysvry at yahoo.com
Tue Oct 11 07:35:56 CEST 2011
intresting read , from that 99 cents how much does the author gets, and do you get more when it ges more expensive in other countrys, why not sell it directly trough your own website and paypal?, in that way you cut out all middle men?
good luck with the sales.
michel Prins.
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> 1. Re: The Blender 3D Cookbook is now
> available on the Kindle,
> Nook, and other mobile devices (Juan
> Dario Rodas M.)
> 2. Re: The Blender 3D Cookbook is now
> available on the Kindle,
> Nook, and other mobile devices (Ira
> Krakow)
> 3. Re: The Blender 3D Cookbook is now
> available on the Kindle,
> Nook, and other mobile devices (Sergio
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:35:06 -0700 (PDT)
> From: "Juan Dario Rodas M." <jdrodas at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Bf-education] The Blender 3D Cookbook is now
> available
> on the Kindle, Nook,
> and other mobile devices
> To: Blender Educators and Trainers <bf-education at blender.org>
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> Hi Ira! It's good to hear news from you!
>
> Congratulations on this achievement!? You certainly want
> people to understand better Blender!
>
> However, I find very strange the different price in every
> publishing platform... How is this possible? Can you tell us
> your experience on this journey?
>
> Greetings from Colombia!
>
> JuanD
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Ira Krakow <ira.krakow at gmail.com>
> To: bf-education at blender.org
> Sent: Saturday, October 8, 2011 8:23 PM
> Subject: [Bf-education] The Blender 3D Cookbook is now
> available on the Kindle, Nook, and other mobile devices
>
>
> Dear Blender Educators,
>
> My Blender 3D Cookbook, which contains the scripts for 62
> of my Youtube Blender videos, as well as links to the
> videos, is now available for the iPad? at:
>
> http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-blender-3d-cookbook-volume/id443230381?mt=11
>
> It is also available for the Kindle at:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Blender-3D-Cookbook-ebook/dp/B0056N73B0
>
> You can also download it in EPUB format from:
>
> http://www.lulu.com/product/ebook/the-blender-3d-cookbook-volume-1/17387222
>
> as well as the paperback version from:
>
> http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/the-blender-3d-cookbook-volume-1/11777448
>
> You can now get up to speed in Blender (versions 2.49 or
> 2.5) on your mobile devices.
>
> I hope you enjoy it.
>
> Ira
>
>
>
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> Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:28:07 -0400
> From: Ira Krakow <ira.krakow at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Bf-education] The Blender 3D Cookbook is now
> available
> on the Kindle, Nook, and other mobile
> devices
> To: "Juan Dario Rodas M." <jdrodas at yahoo.com>,
> Blender Educators and
> Trainers <bf-education at blender.org>
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> Juan,
>
> Great to hear from you as well, from Massachusetts.
> Yes, there is a
> different price on every platform, and it has definitely
> been an
> experience. Unfortunately, I don't have much control
> over it. The way it
> works is that I submit my document to the publishers - in
> this case there
> are two, Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing and Lulu.com -
> and then they do
> their magic. For both, I submit a Word
> document and their conversion
> program converts it to their particular format.
> Unfortunately, there are a
> number of different ebook formats, and the conversion
> programs are
> different. Amazon uses the MOBI format and Lulu.com
> (which has a joint
> marketing agreement with Apple's iBookstore and Barnes and
> Noble's Nook)
> uses the EPUB format, which is quite different from
> MOBI.. Each conversion
> program has its particular quirks regarding things like
> creating an active
> table of contents, converting Word tables, supported fonts,
> image
> specifications for the text and the cover, etc. I
> need to maintain two
> versions of the source text, one for Amazon's MOBI and the
> other for EPUB.
> A bit of a pain, but eventually I came up with a workflow
> that seems
> satisfactory.
>
> After that, there's a review process. Amazon and Lulu
> have different
> criteria, which adds another layer of complexity.
> Also, as part of the
> process, I can set a US price. However, the price in
> other markets (UK,
> Germany, Italy, and France in the case of Amazon; whatever
> Apple and Barnes
> and Noble want in the case of Lulu) is not under my
> control. Each publisher
> sets the price in pounds or Euros, or whatever country
> (I've sold ebooks in
> Australia, for example, through
> iBookstore). They handle currency
> conversion, delivery costs, the VAT, and all the other
> details. I have sold
> Cookbook copies in all the countries I mentioned, and both
> Amazon and Lulu
> break the sales out by country, so I know the process
> works. Also, Lulu
> sells books directly, which generates another price
> variation. Generally,
> books sold on European sites are more expensive than from
> US sites, even
> though I'm not sure the delivery costs justify that.
>
> As an example from today, Amazon just opened their France
> store. People
> immediately complained that ebooks were selling for 15 to
> 25 Euros that sell
> for less than $10 in the USA. Also there are issues
> with having accounts in
> amazon.uk, amazon.com, and amazon.fr all at the same
> time. It makes a
> difference for the Kindle because ebooks are backed up to
> Amazon's servers,
> which are different depending on the country. To some
> extent the price
> differences among countries exists for regular books.
> Without a better
> understanding of international book accounting, I can't say
> whether this is
> solely due to cost factors or not. In the US, Amazon
> sometimes sets the
> Kindle price for a book to be roughly the same as the price
> for the physical
> book, which I don't think can be justified solely on the
> basis of production
> costs. Which Amazon Web site do you use in Colombia?
>
> I guess we can chalk this up to the learning curve for
> ebooks. It's been
> interesting to say the least, but I just roll with
> it. The benefit is that
> that the Cookbook is now available on just about any smart
> phone or tablet
> device out there with any decent market share. (The
> exceptions are for
> older formats, but their ebook readers are also
> outdated.) That gives me a
> potential market of pretty much anyone with a modern tablet
> or smartphone
> (certainly any that support Android or iOS). That's
> dozens of millions of
> potential customers, definitely worth the effort, with zero
> marketing cost.
> Plus, I bypass the conventional publishers, which means
> that I can update my
> content any time I want and I don't have to deal with
> editors, cover
> designers, production delays, and the like. I've
> written books the old way
> before, and I don't think the older way works well in the
> new environment.
> As soon as a book is released, after about a 6 to 9 month
> delay, it's
> obsolete. Certainly this is true for Blender books,
> which are based on all
> sorts of versions. The development life cycle is too
> fast for the physical
> book world.
>
> A bonus is that I don't have to target the ebook to a
> specific device. As
> an example, the Cookbook has links to my Youtube
> videos. Although the
> Kindle has a primitive Web browser,
> it's not good enough to play the videos. However, the
> iPad can. Also, the
> Kindle doesn't support color images, but it can display in
> greyscale
> acceptably. However, the Nook can. I just
> submit the Word document with
> the links and color JPEGs and the device renders it as best
> it can.
>
> Forgive me for rambling. I hope I've answered your
> question. Please stay
> in touch.
>
> All the best,
> Ira
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 7:35 PM, Juan Dario Rodas M. <jdrodas at yahoo.com>wrote:
>
> > Hi Ira! It's good to hear news from you!
> >
> > Congratulations on this achievement! You
> certainly want people to
> > understand better Blender!
> >
> > However, I find very strange the different price in
> every publishing
> > platform... How is this possible? Can you tell us your
> experience on this
> > journey?
> >
> > Greetings from Colombia!
> >
> > JuanD
> >
> > ------------------------------
> > *From:* Ira Krakow <ira.krakow at gmail.com>
> > *To:* bf-education at blender.org
> > *Sent:* Saturday, October 8, 2011 8:23 PM
> > *Subject:* [Bf-education] The Blender 3D Cookbook is
> now available on the
> > Kindle, Nook, and other mobile devices
> >
> > Dear Blender Educators,
> >
> > My Blender 3D Cookbook, which contains the scripts for
> 62 of my Youtube
> > Blender videos, as well as links to the videos, is now
> available for the
> > iPad at:
> >
> >
> > http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-blender-3d-cookbook-volume/id443230381?mt=11
> >
> > It is also available for the Kindle at:
> >
> > http://www.amazon.com/Blender-3D-Cookbook-ebook/dp/B0056N73B0
> >
> > You can also download it in EPUB format from:
> >
> > http://www.lulu.com/product/ebook/the-blender-3d-cookbook-volume-1/17387222
> >
> > as well as the paperback version from:
> >
> >
> > http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/the-blender-3d-cookbook-volume-1/11777448
> >
> > You can now get up to speed in Blender (versions 2.49
> or 2.5) on your
> > mobile devices.
> >
> > I hope you enjoy it.
> >
> > Ira
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Bf-education mailing list
> > Bf-education at blender.org
> > http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-education
> >
> >
> >
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> > Bf-education at blender.org
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> >
> >
>
>
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> 36 Village Road, #415
> Middleton, MA 01949
> Telephone: 978-774-3382
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> Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:03:37 -0300
> From: Sergio Moura <sergio at icetempest.com>
> Subject: Re: [Bf-education] The Blender 3D Cookbook is now
> available
> on the Kindle, Nook,
> and other mobile devices
> To: Blender Educators and Trainers <bf-education at blender.org>
> Message-ID: <AECA93A7-3AD1-4441-8F24-3A5C3ED6F003 at icetempest.com>
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> Hey, Ira!! Just purchased your book on my iphone! Looking
> good so far!
> I've purchased it from the USA iBook store. It's
> listed for only $0.99.
>
> Greetings from Brazil.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 10/10/2011, at 09:28 PM, Ira Krakow <ira.krakow at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Juan,
> >
> > Great to hear from you as well, from
> Massachusetts. Yes, there is a different price on
> every platform, and it has definitely been an
> experience. Unfortunately, I don't have much control
> over it. The way it works is that I submit
> my document to the publishers - in this case there are two,
> Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing and Lulu.com - and then
> they do their magic. For both, I submit a
> Word document and their conversion program converts it to
> their particular format. Unfortunately, there are a
> number of different ebook formats, and the conversion
> programs are different. Amazon uses the MOBI format
> and Lulu.com (which has a joint marketing agreement with
> Apple's iBookstore and Barnes and Noble's Nook) uses the
> EPUB format, which is quite different from MOBI.. Each
> conversion program has its particular quirks regarding
> things like creating an active table of contents, converting
> Word tables, supported fonts, image specifications for the
> text and the cover, etc. I ne
> ed to maintain two versions of the source text, one for
> Amazon's MOBI and the other for EPUB. A bit
> of a pain, but eventually I came up with a workflow that
> seems satisfactory.
> >
> > After that, there's a review process. Amazon and
> Lulu have different criteria, which adds another layer of
> complexity. Also, as part of the process, I can set a
> US price. However, the price in other markets (UK,
> Germany, Italy, and France in the case of Amazon; whatever
> Apple and Barnes and Noble want in the case of Lulu) is not
> under my control. Each publisher sets the price in
> pounds or Euros, or whatever country (I've sold ebooks in
> Australia, for example, through
> iBookstore). They handle currency
> conversion, delivery costs, the VAT, and all the other
> details. I have sold Cookbook copies in all the
> countries I mentioned, and both Amazon and Lulu break the
> sales out by country, so I know the process works.
> Also, Lulu sells books directly, which generates another
> price variation. Generally, books sold on
> European sites are more expensive than from US sites, even
> though I'm not sure the delivery costs justify that.
> >
> > As an example from today, Amazon just opened their
> France store. People immediately complained that
> ebooks were selling for 15 to 25 Euros that sell for less
> than $10 in the USA. Also there are issues with having
> accounts in amazon.uk, amazon.com, and amazon.fr all at the
> same time. It makes a difference for the Kindle
> because ebooks are backed up to Amazon's servers, which are
> different depending on the country. To some extent the
> price differences among countries exists for regular
> books. Without a better understanding of international
> book accounting, I can't say whether this is solely due to
> cost factors or not. In the US, Amazon sometimes sets
> the Kindle price for a book to be roughly the same as the
> price for the physical book, which I don't think can be
> justified solely on the basis of production costs.
> Which Amazon Web site do you use in Colombia?
> >
> > I guess we can chalk this up to the learning curve for
> ebooks. It's been interesting to say the least, but I
> just roll with it. The benefit is that that the
> Cookbook is now available on just about any smart phone or
> tablet device out there with any decent market share.
> (The exceptions are for older formats, but their ebook
> readers are also outdated.) That gives me a
> potential market of pretty much anyone with a modern tablet
> or smartphone (certainly any that support Android or
> iOS). That's dozens of millions of potential
> customers, definitely worth the effort, with zero marketing
> cost. Plus, I bypass the conventional publishers,
> which means that I can update my content any time I want and
> I don't have to deal with editors, cover designers,
> production delays, and the like. I've written books
> the old way before, and I don't think the older way works
> well in the new environment. As soon as a book is
> released, after about a 6 to 9 month delay, it's
> obsolete. Certainly
> this is true for Blender books, which are based on
> all sorts of versions. The development life cycle is
> too fast for the physical book world.
> >
> > A bonus is that I don't have to target the ebook to a
> specific device. As an example, the Cookbook has links
> to my Youtube videos. Although the Kindle has a
> primitive Web browser,
> > it's not good enough to play the videos.
> However, the iPad can. Also, the Kindle doesn't
> support color images, but it can display in greyscale
> acceptably. However, the Nook can. I just submit
> the Word document with the links and color JPEGs and the
> device renders it as best it can.
> >
> > Forgive me for rambling. I hope I've answered
> your question. Please stay in touch.
> >
> > All the best,
> > Ira
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 7:35 PM, Juan Dario Rodas M.
> <jdrodas at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi Ira! It's good to hear news from you!
> >
> > Congratulations on this achievement! You
> certainly want people to understand better Blender!
> >
> > However, I find very strange the different price in
> every publishing platform... How is this possible? Can you
> tell us your experience on this journey?
> >
> > Greetings from Colombia!
> >
> > JuanD
> >
> > From: Ira Krakow <ira.krakow at gmail.com>
> > To: bf-education at blender.org
> > Sent: Saturday, October 8, 2011 8:23 PM
> > Subject: [Bf-education] The Blender 3D Cookbook is now
> available on the Kindle, Nook, and other mobile devices
> >
> > Dear Blender Educators,
> >
> > My Blender 3D Cookbook, which contains the scripts for
> 62 of my Youtube Blender videos, as well as links to the
> videos, is now available for the iPad at:
> >
> > http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-blender-3d-cookbook-volume/id443230381?mt=11
> >
> > It is also available for the Kindle at:
> >
> > http://www.amazon.com/Blender-3D-Cookbook-ebook/dp/B0056N73B0
> >
> > You can also download it in EPUB format from:
> >
> > http://www.lulu.com/product/ebook/the-blender-3d-cookbook-volume-1/17387222
> >
> > as well as the paperback version from:
> >
> > http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/the-blender-3d-cookbook-volume-1/11777448
> >
> > You can now get up to speed in Blender (versions 2.49
> or 2.5) on your mobile devices.
> >
> > I hope you enjoy it.
> >
> > Ira
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Bf-education mailing list
> > Bf-education at blender.org
> > http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-education
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Bf-education mailing list
> > Bf-education at blender.org
> > http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-education
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Ira Krakow
> > 36 Village Road, #415
> > Middleton, MA 01949
> > Telephone: 978-774-3382
> > Cell: 978-882-2904
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