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

Author: Leen Ammeraal

Date: 13:11:03 05/02/01

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On May 02, 2001 at 07:18:33, gerard sanchez wrote:

>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

Please accept my apologies. No offense was intended, and I admit
that the tone of my comment was less friendly and polite than
it should have been.
Leen




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