Re:Conquering the Command Line - Free eBook
by markbates on Wednesday January 08, 2014 @07:57AM
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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.
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Re:Conquering the Command Line - Free eBook
by adrow on Wednesday January 08, 2014 @08:05AM
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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.
Re:Conquering the Command Line - Free eBook
by markbates on Wednesday January 08, 2014 @08:13AM
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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
by adrow on Wednesday January 08, 2014 @08:32AM
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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-...
Re:Conquering the Command Line - Free eBook
by allanmacgregor on Wednesday January 08, 2014 @08:31AM
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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
by coloncapitald on Wednesday January 08, 2014 @08:05AM
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Yes. Almost didn't see the drop-down for chapter navigation. Thanks.