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About Scaling Up - Verne Harnish's Best-selling Book
Currently _trying_ to get a PDF (_Portable Document Format_) version of this book. So far I can't seem to do this 😢 I am **NOT** purchasing through Amazing (_privacy eroding garbage that it is_) nor buying a fucking Kindle (_same reasons_).
So I've emailed the Author to ask if he could sell it to me in PDF format. I'm even willing to pay up to $15.00 USD for a PDF version! 😅 #Privacy #InformationAge -> #PrivacyAge
About Scaling Up - Verne Harnish's Best-selling Book
Currently _trying_ to get a PDF (_Portable Document Format_) version of this book. So far I can't seem to do this 😢 I am **NOT** purchasing through Amazing (_privacy eroding garbage that it is_) nor buying a fucking Kindle (_same reasons_).
So I've emailed the Author to ask if he could sell it to me in PDF format. I'm even willing to pay up to $15.00 USD for a PDF version! 😅 #Privacy #InformationAge -> #PrivacyAge
@prologic from a business point of view, it is harder—or impossible?—to protect a PDF from being disseminated. Unlike a paper book, that can only be held by a person at a time, nothing stops you from giving away a PDF to many. Bad for business.
Nothing stops you from photocopying a physical book to give to many.
It's not bad for business. It actually gives business more exposure. The fact that you can't purchase a product without some form of DRM is down right shitty.
I'm not a connoisseur of much digital media except for games; Steam and GOG (Good Old Games). GOG distributing their products without DRM won me over as I don't have to worry about licensing or "activations" etc.
Well this is the response I got from the author of the book "Scaling Up" by
> James – there is no way to protect a PDF from being copied. Amazon and iTunes are two great ways to get e-copies of the book.
>
> We are working on a direct way to sell books via Adobe Reader.
>
> Keep Scaling Forward,
>
>
> Verne Harnish, CEO
>
> Scaling Up
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So basically:
- I cannot pay money for a DRM-free version of the book.
- There is no trust.
- There are no other options besides privacy eroding garbage like Amazon.
Great! 🤦♂️ Fuck me what a fucking stupid world! 🤬
Well this is the response I got from the author of the book "Scaling Up" by
> James – there is no way to protect a PDF from being copied. Amazon and iTunes are two great ways to get e-copies of the book.
>
> We are working on a direct way to sell books via Adobe Reader.
>
> Keep Scaling Forward,
>
>
> Verne Harnish, CEO
>
> Scaling Up
----
So basically:
- I cannot pay money for a DRM-free version of the book.
- There is no trust.
- There are no other options besides privacy eroding garbage like Amazon.
Great! 🤦♂️ Fuck me what a fucking stupid world! 🤬
@ullarah
> Nothing stops you from photocopying a physical book to give to many.
In fact I seem to recall Google did this and got in trouble for it, but they defended their position because they have deep pockets and won 🤦♂️ So yeah I agree with you, no matter which way you look at this, it's fucking downright stupid.
There **are** actually people that want to pay (_I think I made that very clear_) for someone else's hard work, but care about things like privacy and not having to fuck around with DRM garbage 🤦♂️
@ullarah
> Nothing stops you from photocopying a physical book to give to many.
In fact I seem to recall Google did this and got in trouble for it, but they defended their position because they have deep pockets and won 🤦♂️ So yeah I agree with you, no matter which way you look at this, it's fucking downright stupid.
There **are** actually people that want to pay (_I think I made that very clear_) for someone else's hard work, but care about things like privacy and not having to fuck around with DRM garbage 🤦♂️
Seems to me there’s an obvious and easy solution 😝
@will exactly! Just jump on the "privacy eroding garbage" and be done with it. iTunes would probably be the best platform of choice for you, @prologic. I have used it, I "own" books in it, it works great.
@fastidious I have never purchased anything from iTunes ever 😁
@fastidious I have never purchased anything from iTunes ever 😁
@fastidious taking a few of the different opinions, and having discussed DRM, privacy, ownership, anarchy, copyright, and such, in class and in our creative studio, it's difficult to summarize an opinion in a few characters.
I've seen of some authors avoiding digital versions for piracy reasons, and I agree.
one of the difficulties of digital goods is the perceived value. Why is so simple to spend 2 USD (or equivalent) on a coffee and so hard to do it on a book/game/app? Our minds play tricks when we can't touch something. (For instance, in the current debate with the NFT nobody understands anything).
In regions like mine, with low income, if I can get the book for free in 2 clicks and perhaps 10 popups, or the same content paying 10 or 25 USD (or equivalent), why do I have to lose my previous scarce money?
libgen, is that you?
When someone says is good for business, usually I ask for proof of that. As a concept sounds good. I'm getting more people aware of my content. How many of those will be actually buying the product? How many will use the free alternative instead of that money going to the author/publisher?
I really understand the DRM, I get DRM-free products first, or I use any tool to unlock the content. That said, currently, indie producers rely more on customers' good faith, that they are not releasing the content to the public.
So, conclusions. A physical book could have more perceived value and it's harder to pirate (I have looked for scanned versions of books I like, especially expensive art books, it's not the same at all).
Maybe is more convenient for the author, and less for us.
What it boils down to for me is this:
I am a vision impaired (legally blind) person.
I wanted to pay good money for DRM-free version of the authors book.
He said no, that's his right.
This is borderline discrimination.
What it boils down to for me is this:
I am a vision impaired (legally blind) person.
I wanted to pay good money for DRM-free version of the authors book.
He said no, that's his right.
This is borderline discrimination.
@prologic being fan of accessibility, and trying to catch up with trends to comply with regulations but also genuinely interested in understanding different accessibility issues, I've always wondered how a legally blind person can program and create great stuff. I follow a few people, and that always amazes me.
@eaplmx Easy! I'll share some tidbits with you 🤗 Apple™ (_god bless their souls_) build one of the most accessible Desktop OS(es) on the planet. macOS. macOS is literally the only Desktop OS with full-screen zoom, keyboard cursor tracking that "works". That's the how.
To answer your curiosity on accessibility in general, and @markwylde can back me up on this one:
- Rule #1: No fucking hover popups!
@eaplmx Easy! I'll share some tidbits with you 🤗 Apple™ (_god bless their souls_) build one of the most accessible Desktop OS(es) on the planet. macOS. macOS is literally the only Desktop OS with full-screen zoom, keyboard cursor tracking that "works". That's the how.
To answer your curiosity on accessibility in general, and @markwylde can back me up on this one:
- Rule #1: No fucking hover popups!
@eaplmx Yeah the VoiceOver is pretty good really, I don't use it, I rely heavily on the Full Screen Zoom. But yeah accessibility in macOS is top notch, the best in class and best in the world, There is no other Desktop OS that beats Apple™ at accessibility on the Desktop or Smartphone.
@eaplmx Yeah the VoiceOver is pretty good really, I don't use it, I rely heavily on the Full Screen Zoom. But yeah accessibility in macOS is top notch, the best in class and best in the world, There is no other Desktop OS that beats Apple™ at accessibility on the Desktop or Smartphone.
@prologic Oh, sorry I got confused. When I used a Mac Mini and a Macbook Pro 2018 (from 2012 to 2019) I loved to Full-Screen Zoom with the mouse all the time. The alternative on Win10 (Win + Plus) is not that great. I don't use MacOS now for indie reasons, but I enjoyed it a lot.