Free Printed Copies of "Version Control by Example"
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Re: Free Printed Copies of "Version Control by Example"
#2> Heck, people often pay more per click on AdWords than it costs to print and ship a book.
Wow. Such a great way to spend money, and I think it would get them some great ROI.
(They are launching their new SCM veracity.)
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#3> Heck, people often pay more per click on AdWords than it costs to print and ship a book. Wow. Such a great way to spend money, and I think it would get them some great ROI. (They are launching their new SCM veracity.)
I certainly didn't know it existed until now (though I was aware of the book in no-trees-were-harmed form) and we are currently assessing our ongoing needs regarding version control (it works, but we really need to move onto something more modern at some point soon), so they've at least bought a little mindshare here, and I doubt we are at all unique in that regard.
It'll be interesting to see how this works out for them if we get a follow-up article further down the line.
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#4Really great idea. I checked out the ToC before ordering and I like the way it offers a comparison of the major existing version control systems and then includes in the comparison at the end the new version control system. So basically it's useful to anyone who is thinking about moving to a new VCS and "happens to mention" the author's VCS. I'd pay for that any day, but instead I'll just recommend the book to everybody I know... which is probably what they want...
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#5Would be great if you guys would report back with a ROI type report on this pr stunt. Wish you all the best!
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#6Looks like an interesting book. Were you taken to another page when clicking "Request a book"? For me, the page was reloaded and my answers to questions 1-8 were deselected.
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#7Looks like an interesting book. Were you taken to another page when clicking "Request a book"? For me, the page was reloaded and my answers to questions 1-8 were deselected.
Same happened to me, don't want to Spam and resubmit but some feedback on whether form submission was successful wouldn't go amiss!
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#8Looks like an interesting book. Were you taken to another page when clicking "Request a book"? For me, the page was reloaded and my answers to questions 1-8 were deselected.
Same happened to me, don't want to Spam and resubmit but some feedback on whether form submission was successful wouldn't go amiss!
If you resubmit and your first submission worked, it will tell you (and let you proceed).
I was surprised by the repeated page, too, but I just thought it was my mobile browser. Guess not.
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#9Looks like an interesting book. Were you taken to another page when clicking "Request a book"? For me, the page was reloaded and my answers to questions 1-8 were deselected.
I got taken to a page saying:
"Thank you for requesting a copy of "Version Control by Example".
"Before your request can be processed, you will need to verify your email address. You will be receiving an email from us shortly with instructions to verify your request."
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#10I submitted twice using different browsers and both times the form came back empty except for the address. No sign of any error or missing fields. The PDF will be then.