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Will there be a new version of the Affinity Photo Workbook as well? I just downloaded the new V2 of the app. I wondered if I will still find my way when using the V1 Workbook. Even an online version of the Workbook would be nice.

Will there be a new version of the Affinity Photo Workbook as well? I just downloaded the new V2 of the app. I wondered if I will still find my way when using the V1 Workbook. Even an online version of the Workbook would be nice.

Many thanks to all. I'll study all options. My goal is to stay away from cloud based solutions (using somebody else's servers to make changes to my own files is an environmental crime in my view, and also, I really am not interested in having all my devices just as temporary looking glasses to my property residing in some other country) and as long as I can I also avoid subscription based software. I understand the drive for software developers, but my volume of handling never ever justifies the continuous drip from my assets. I would have welcomed modular apps so I can choose just the functionality I need and leave it at that, but it's the world we live in apparently.
Sorry of my rant. I think differently still. Brings out an opinion once in a while.
Trying to move forward with your suppportive suggestions. Again many thanks!

I'm only an amateur photographer.
I have been using AFPhoto and AFPublisher for the last 3 years... I love them.  Coming from LR (stand alone version) I looked for a DAM for a while then I found Neofinder.
I have been using Neofinder on Mac now for the last 2.5 years and I can say that it is the best tool that meets my needs. 
The cataloging is super fast. The search is great and fast. The metadata editor is quite good and Neofinder uses / supports the standard ".xmp" sidecar format. It handles a lot of file types so as a DAM, it is "software editor" independent. There is almost no limit on the number of catalogs it can handles and no limit on the size. I manage over 80,000 photos in over 35 catalogs without any problem.
The support team is very responsive and there are regular updates.
I"m very happy with it and I stopped looking for a DAM... 2 years ago.
Hope this will be helpful to someone.

This is a very difficult subject and everyone has their own workflow and valid opinion. Nevertheless, I am going to risk wading in and give some of my experiences. I am not making a recommendation, just saying what I think is important and what works for me.
I was a full time professional photographer and latterly videographer for 10 years. I have closed my company but have a back catalogue of 100,000+ photos and videos. I still actively submit work to Alamy. During those years I largely worked on PCs, but a few years ago switched mostly to Macs, which I now much prefer. But I have data and programs on both platforms. In catalogue terms I started using a small PC program about 10 years ago and gradually moved to MS Expression, Media Pro, the original beta Lightroom then versions of Lightroom up to CS6. I have the entire CS6 production suite and updated every new release, but once Adobe switched to a subscription model with no backward compatibility I vowed never to touch an Adobe product again. Lightroom is the last program to be turned off - and I am getting there.
For several years I have used Lightroom 4,5,6 as an essential tool in cataloguing and initially processing my images. All my images from about 2005 onwards are Canon RAW, converted to DNG, and since I take care to get most things right in the camera I can do about 95% of my processing only in LR Developer and leave the RAW files untouched, with few jpg or psd copies. I have produced books, albums and prints directly from here, so a huge productivity gain.
I have now been using Affinity Photo and Publisher for some time and they are both fantastic products. I have for a long time kept my eye open for a LR replacement and in the last few weeks actively tried lots of them. I finally (and with some difficulty) found NeoFinder (same product on Windows with a slightly different name). You can have a free version or, for a modest charge, an unlimited version. Within minutes I had imported loads of files from various network drives (something severely limited in LR). I could easily jump directly into Affinity Photo or Publisher for editing. But here is the missing link.
With RAW processing the viewer changes the view of the image, but nothing changes on file. So NeoFinder and APhoto cannot write back changes. Those changes are the things that LR or Apple Photos stores, and you can easily revert original - the beauty of RAW. This gives me an awkward workflow. If I process the RAW image in aphoto I have to develop and save as aphoto, jpg, psd or whatever, increasing my storage and file viewing complexity. I also have to jump in and out of APhoto. Interestingly, Apple Photos is tightly integrated with APhoto. You can do basic image corrections through Apple Photo with APhoto, and Apple Photo then represents these changes in the latest view. In this respect the system works a little like LR.
If only Serif would create the same integration with NeoFinder as with Apple Photo my problems would be solved. I'd have more or less the equivalent of LR, but with far more extensive searching capability and some extra good bits with Apple Photos sharing images in iCloud if I wish. They would save a lot of development time and be able to tap into a good DAM almost like a plugin.
As things stand I'll probably continue with NeoFinder (handles all file types including video with metadata), does not create sidecar files (other than with aphoto format). Since I can almost simultaneously import a folder into both Neofinder and Apple Photos I'll use this approach so that I can quickly go through all my RAW images using the Apply Photos interface, then use the power of Neofinder for finding, geotagging, things with Apple Script and so on.
Sorry it's such a long post but I have used many generations of DAM and my experience has led me to where I am - still searching.