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Subject: Re: Wouldn't it be nice to include a floppy disk with the book?

Author: gerard sanchez

Date: 04:18:33 05/02/01

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On May 02, 2001 at 01:08:23, Leen Ammeraal wrote:

>On May 02, 2001 at 00:06:13, gerard sanchez wrote:
>
>>
>>Wouldn't it be nice to include a floppy disk containing all the illustration and
>>games from the book?  I don't know why Chess Publishers are not doing this.
>
>With many of my own books of 15 years ago (no, not about chess)
>floppy disks were included. These days that would be ridiculous.
>It is much cheaper and more flexible (in view of possible updates)
>to tell readers in the Preface where they can download the files
>in question.
>
>Leen Ammeraal
>http://home.wxs.nl/~ammeraal/


Your comment is offensive.

I am sorry to say this, but you seem to have completely missed my point. The
focus is not on the medium through games can be delivered, but the consideration
that publishers ought to have these games available to readers of the book.
Whether it be on the publisher's website or on floppy disks is not relevant.  I
made the argument about floppy disks to be taken in context with the whole, not
individually.  Of course, companies have the option of putting these games in
their company website as others have the choice of including them on floppy
disks.


Gerard



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