[FM Discuss] the muddle the model

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is part of the CC-BY-SA license,  so,, We're all able to do that

John Curwood wrote:
> So basically you're encouraging anyone to print off copies of the
> manuals and then sell them for their own profit?  Thats cool and very
> much in keeping with the Free Software philosophy.
> 
> John
> 
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> On Thu, 2010-01-28 at 19:50 +0100, adam hyde wrote:
>> huh?
>>
>> On Thu, 2010-01-28 at 13:42 -0500, Andy Oram wrote:
>>> Maybe you could find funds to reimburse some of the price, because 1)
>>> if I buy 5 or 10 copies there should be a modest discount for bulk
>>> orders (which FM would effectively provide) and 2) I'm taking a risk
>>> because I might not sell them all. I could call it a donation, but it
>>> would be easier to do if FM shared some of the risk.
>> im talking about anyone organising the printing locally and selling the
>> copies and keeping what they make...thats a risk, but i think its an
>> interesting opportunity...i dont see the need for fm to underwrite
>> this...
>>
>> adam
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>>> Andy
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "adam hyde" <adam at flossmanuals.net>
>>> To: discuss at lists.flossmanuals.net
>>> Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 1:24:56 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
>>> Subject: [FM Discuss] the muddle the model
>>>
>>> hey
>>>
>>> just a few thoughts about print on demand. we just finished the
>>> Collaborative Futures Book Sprint. Its licensed CC-BY-SA and the
>>> festival (transmediale) that funded it is printing 300 copies with a
>>> local print on demand service...the cost is about 3 euro per (144 page)
>>> book...
>>>
>>> this makes me think a little about the fact we have all these cool books
>>> in fm and i would like to encourage anyone on this list to get some
>>> copies made using print on demand and sell them at conferences etc...if
>>> u can get 300 printed a 3 euro each and sell each for 10 bucks that 7
>>> euro per piece that will help pay your rent...
>>>
>>> we should really encourage this model since it helps gets the books out
>>> their and is something of an diy economic model...thats part of the
>>> point right?
>>>
>>> adam
>>>
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