Life In 19x19

RobertJasiek wrote:I guess that some sorts of books sell even better as ebooks than they would as books. For the go market, this still has to be proven / tried.

I think it depends on go book type. I own both your paper books and i dont see any reason to get them as SmartGo books in the future.
On the other side i bought iPad 2 only for 1 reason, Smart Go books, when you want to have more interactivity. Books like "The Way of Creating a Thick and Strong Game" or Sabaki books are rly good candidates for SmartGo format.
I read and replay books/games mostly in bed and in this situation tablet is much better solution than paper book + goban. Tablet is more comfortable and you can setup and try games/variations much faster. Recording your own RL goban games with tablet is much better than with paper or on smartphone.

I think best solution can be something like special book bundle with print+ebook together.

Xyiana wrote:

RobertJasiek wrote:
I think best solution can be something like special book bundle with print+ebook together.

Yes, but since they're sold by different outlets, this isn't easy (book sold by publisher, ebook sold via iTunes). It can work, though, if the app allows for user added files. But that would open the door to piracy.

I just bought the book in the topic title so I can jump in

- In the past I have bought a ten years' collection of Go Reviews with the price of an iPad. I surely know which is more valuable.
- If you wonder how much effort people spend on defending their principles instead of answering a simple question, you might as well do the homework and answer the question yourself.

I think John F. is doing amazing work for the go community already and doesn't need any pickering about his work. I don't always agree with his opinions but I really appreciate the substance of his work.

Cheers,
Vesa

kirkmc wrote: But that would open the door to piracy.

If people want to pirate something, they'll pirate it. DRM or a closed platform at most gives a couple days/weeks of "security" in exchange for annoying actual paying customers.

John Fairbairn wrote:Not to mention the danger of becoming a Meanderthal.

There's an app for that, although not in the sense that you are using that word.

Redundant wrote:

kirkmc wrote: But that would open the door to piracy.

If people want to pirate something, they'll pirate it. DRM or a closed platform at most gives a couple days/weeks of "security" in exchange for annoying actual paying customers.

From what I can tell, the only way to pirate these books is to use a jailbroken device both to get access to the file, and to load it on a new device. Since only a small percentage of people jailbreak iOS devices, it's quite effective protection. If you make the files easily accessible and addable, however, then the game's open.

kirkmc wrote: If you make the files easily accessible and addable, however, then the game's open.

I'm sorry, but I'm never going to view a user friendly and moddable ecosystem as a bug. I enjoy actually using my software, and would sooner chew off my own face then get a system where I don't have root access.

Now that I have read the book, I feel like I met an old friend. I think I have the game more or less memorized and also got to know much of the background. But I never seen that thorough commentary or historical details.

It's very enjoyable reading a book full of new comments on a game you know very well.

Cheers,
Vesa

some nice morphing?

A great book, really worth reading.