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Re: Conquering the Command Line - Free eBook

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Post by markbates »

adrow wrote: post #8
markbates wrote: post #5

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That link should take you right to the page to start reading it online. If not there should be a big Read Online button that takes. You to that page. I'll pass the feedback on to Softcover that it's not more obvious.

I would say that reading for free online is different from offering a free eBook as the title indicates. 'Free online HTML book' would seem like a better description to me if that's the case.

That's certainly more descriptive. I always think of those as eBooks though. In my mind I don't really see there being a difference. HTML is one, of many, eBook formats.

Re: Conquering the Command Line - Free eBook

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Post by metacasts »

coloncapitald wrote: post #7
markbates wrote: post #5

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That link should take you right to the page to start reading it online. If not there should be a big Read Online button that takes. You to that page. I'll pass the feedback on to Softcover that it's not more obvious.

Yes. Almost didn't see the drop-down for chapter navigation. Thanks.

The table of contents is also clickable.

Re: Conquering the Command Line - Free eBook

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Post by allanmacgregor »

markbates wrote: post #11
adrow wrote: post #8

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I would say that reading for free online is different from offering a free eBook as the title indicates. 'Free online HTML book' would seem like a better description to me if that's the case.

That's certainly more descriptive. I always think of those as eBooks though. In my mind I don't really see there being a difference. HTML is one, of many, eBook formats.

There is certainly a difference, with an ebook I can just download it to my tablet, phone or whatever for online reading.

> HTML is one, of many, eBook formats.

While this might be true, seems to me that you are trying to do some shady marketing; to get more traffic.

Personally because of this I won't be buying the book or reading it online.

Re: Conquering the Command Line - Free eBook

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Post by adrow »

markbates wrote: post #11
adrow wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would say that reading for free online is different from offering a free eBook as the title indicates. 'Free online HTML book' would seem like a better description to me if that's the case.

That's certainly more descriptive. I always think of those as eBooks though. In my mind I don't really see there being a difference. HTML is one, of many, eBook formats.

The main difference for me would be that I'd consider an eBook to be something I can download (epub, mobi, pdf etc...) and read on my Kobo offline. Can't see how I could easily do that with the online HTML version.

As a comparison, I found this on Skimfeed today:

http://www.makeuseof.com/pages/guide-to-kde-the-other-linux-...

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