Are you still on target for a June release?

Yes, you can print the book. We also plan to offer at some point paper books at as an add-on for those who have bought the e-book, but we probably won’t have the paper books for a couple months after release.

FTP transfer most likely of those three. Probably not Stars or Neteller.

sorry but you didn’t answer two very important questions for me:

1.) will i be able to print out the book, as i hate nothing more than to read books on the monitor

2.) will neteller (would be the prefered option) or site-transfer @stars or @ftp be possible as i have no creditcard?

thx for your answers!

For one thing, even though I think this book will be immensely popular ( I’m one of the ones Ed is talking about with SS , messaged not emailed) it’s not going to sell a zillion copies like a general interest book might. So for the smaller target audience i think your work has to be priced accordingly.

As an instruction book in a profession you are going to further your career along and make LOTS more money. Again, reflected in the price. Do I want to drop a $100, well, that’s hypothetical because Ed and the Boyz are offering an awesome pre-order price ( thank you Ed ). I took organic chemistry many years ago and my book cost a decent amount more than Ed’s full price.

So, do I think it’s overpriced, no. Back in the days of 03 I started playing online. I was reluctant to drop more cash on pokertracker starting out and I’m sure many were happy as I moved up stakes quickly and then got my ass handed to me. And, on that topic, if I could have Ed’s book available when I started playing I would have, in retrospect, been lucky and glad to get it for $100.

In closing, free speech means you have the rigt to bitch about the price. But, free enterprise means you can set the value on your work and knowledge. Then people can buy it or not.

It will work basically like software. All modest updates will be free. If we create a second edition including, say, 50+ pages of new material – it may be free or we may sell it again as a 2nd edition. This ebook think is a bit of an experiment so we don’t know exactly how things will turn out down the line.

Pete:

I think this book will be extremely valuable to people who watch my videos. It’s easy to say, “It’s all the same material, so why get it twice” but there are two reasons I think the book will be very worthwhile to a Stox member:

1. It’s certainly not all the same material.
2. It’s in a black-and-white, “condensed” format.

You’d have to watch probably 50+ hours of videos to even begin to get all the information that’s in this book. Books can be used as references while videos, not so much.

It’s kind of like asking “Why buy the text book for a class when you’re just going to go to the lectures anyway?” Anyone who has taken a class probably feels like both the lectures AND the text book are useful.

Here’s an idea. What if the authors made a series of videos illustrating concepts from the book? The e-book could turn into it’s own mini training site. A mundane e-book by itself really doesn’t utilize the power of the internet. Now, that would be worth $100…
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Little Old Lady

Good point about Matt and Sunny.

“Sure he is a fantastic player and charges almost 1k/hour for coaching, but I have watched all his videos (free) and am perplexed as to what an e-book can really add beyond what was in those.”

Fantastic point. I think both items go hand and hand for any serious poker player. Once Ed releases his book, I plan to use those insights and revisit his videos on Stox. You gain a lot from videos, however, I believe a good book can go deeper into the concepts introduced in the videos.

By trade, I’m a CS college instructor. When I’m prepping for a course, here’s how I’ll usually tackle it:

1. I’ll start with any professional training videos (ex: Advanced algorithms using Java).

2. I’ll then read a book (or some type of professional publication) on the topic to gain a deeper understanding of concepts the videos just didn’t have time to go into.

3. I’ll then apply it real world.

When the class comes back around, I have a number of choices. If I need just a quick recap, I’ll opt for the videos. If there is a topic I’m still a bit shaky on, I’ll pick up the book for a deeper look at THAT specific topic (ex: spanning tree algorithms).

That’s just my approach to education.. I know everyone has their own flavor.

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What are your thoughts on the comparison? Why should someone buy your book over just watching the videos you produced?