Cecil Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 29 minutes ago, Oly85 said: My point was that, once obtained, you could make copies to share with others and Serif would gain no benefit. My own preference is to use conventional printed material. I can mark pages and make annotations easily in that format. It also has a beginning and end, so I know where I am and when I've read it all. What Serif might consider is publishing amendments to keep the book in line with the product. There must've been some significant changes to the product since the book was first produced, reducing the value of the book without such information. I understand your viewpoint and suggest that eBooks offer Bookmarks, easy page navigation and end point. They also add the capability to provide clickable links to resources to download, eliminating the numerous questions on how to obtain downloads. Amendments would just be a simple click. As far as sharing and Serif gaining no benefit, nothing prevents one from sharing the book or even a laptop with AP and files downloaded. i would paid the same for the ebook, as I did hard cover and suggest Serif profit margin would increase. Thank you for your viewpoint. Quote Cecil iMac Retina 5K, 27”, 2019. 3.6 GHz Intel Core 9, 40 GB Memory DDR4, Radeon Pro 580X 8 GB, macOS,iPad Pro iPadOS Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulD Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 I agree Cecil I like the book format but updates, help, and ease of use would greatly improve with an e-version. The revenue issue is a fair one, but I think technology exists to manage that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oly85 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 I now have the book and should have read the title first. I see it is a 'workbook' (with exercises). Nice, but not what I'd like to have. I'm more interested in principles - what can be done and how, rather than be lead through a limited number of examples. Digital forms do permit hyperlinks to related subjects and that can work well, so long as you don't get lost or distracted. Better, perhaps for reference after having read through everything. A hard-back of the user manual would be good... Quote 16" MacBookPro Catalina, Affinity Photo 1.8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Roldán Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Hola, ¿tenéis pensado editar una versión de este libro y el de Designer en español? Sería fantástico Un saludo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted March 29, 2020 Author Staff Share Posted March 29, 2020 @Pedro Roldán Hola, Bienvenido a los foros de Serif Affinity. No planeamos editar una versión de este libro o la de Designer en español Lo siento Un saludo Quote Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platform Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self." W. L. Sheldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmarcos Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 On 2/24/2020 at 5:21 PM, Oly85 said: I now have the book and should have read the title first. I see it is a 'workbook' (with exercises). Nice, but not what I'd like to have. I'm more interested in principles - what can be done and how, rather than be lead through a limited number of examples. Digital forms do permit hyperlinks to related subjects and that can work well, so long as you don't get lost or distracted. Better, perhaps for reference after having read through everything. A hard-back of the user manual would be good... Have you tried taking a look at the help? It has loads of information about what can be done with it. Just in case you overlooked that option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samouelraj Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Hi Team Affinity, 1st, thanks for discounted offer , i pickup my copy of Affinity Photo, but could not order workbook, as its not available in India. how do i buy e-copy of workbook ? e-copy will be an ideal option. Thanks Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 56 minutes ago, samouelraj said: how do i buy e-copy of workbook ? e-copy will be an ideal option. Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums. Serif does not have e-book versions of the workbooks, and from what they've said in the forums it does not sound like they plan to make any. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telencephalon Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 I have a question, what about updating this book? Still, you're updating the product "Software". It would be good to release a book updated the same year 2020 or 2021. The book can be complemented, for example, by work with Space Shuttle, as the author came to such a result, I think many people will be interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaDeSun Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 I agree with awado above. The Affinity Photo book was published in 2017. A "newly published" book would be of utmost importance to new Affinity Photo users. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted December 8, 2020 Author Staff Share Posted December 8, 2020 5 hours ago, RaDeSun said: I agree with awado above. The Affinity Photo book was published in 2017. A "newly published" book would be of utmost importance to new Affinity Photo users. Workbooks demonstrate techniques. They are not user guides explaining ever function, they are more like tutorials. What you learn will last you years and doesn't change just because the software gets a few improvements. Yes it was first published in 2017, but Photo and Designer workbooks are updated whenever we run out of stock. So far there these changes have affected less than 5% of the books pages. They are both correct for 1.8.6 and all of the tutorials can be followed in 1.9.0 though the user interface and shortcuts sections will be tweaked when a new print run is made, to reflect the minor changes that are rolling out. Pšenda and Mark Oehlschlager 2 Quote Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platform Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self." W. L. Sheldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artvid Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 I see the workbooks is here but is it only an option to order these books as physical books? If the answer is 'yes', why don't Affinity have the same option for these books as download as pdf files? I hardly buy physical books any longer, so if it's only hardback versions, Affinity loses at least one purchase this way (from me). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted December 9, 2020 Author Staff Share Posted December 9, 2020 8 minutes ago, Artvid said: I see the workbooks is here but is it only an option to order these books as physical books? Yes, only physical, sorry. 8 minutes ago, Artvid said: why don't Affinity have the same option for these books as download as pdf files? We wanted to make it as a physical book, as I have said here . Quote Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platform Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self." W. L. Sheldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artvid Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Well thank you, Patrick, at least you are honest 😂 ps, not arguing, just asking - the programs work for me at least (using maybe 2,43 per cent of their options - and still happy he he). Patrick Connor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surlica Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Any plans to expand the list of countries you ship the book to? Namely Serbia (Europe), in my case. Any other way to have it shipped here? Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted December 10, 2020 Author Staff Share Posted December 10, 2020 52 minutes ago, Surlica said: Any plans to expand the list of countries you ship the book to? Namely Serbia (Europe), in my case. Any other way to have it shipped here? We use Amazon distribution (they hold stock in their warehouses and we place orders through an API). They have a list of countries they will distribute to, and those are the ones we support. If Amazon add other countries we would add them yes, but we do not have a warehouse service of our own to send to other countries, and it would be expensive to do so, sorry. The best solution I have is to have it delivered to a friend in another supported country and posted on from there, but that could be expensive too. Quote Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platform Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self." W. L. Sheldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W_B Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 After promises from Serif that the books would be delivered before Xmas "We have all hands on deck to ensure your book will be delivered before Christmas, but we wanted to let you know it may take another 1-2 weeks before you receive it." however, I have an Amazon tracking showing delivery 27th December! Hopefully that's wrong or did Serif change Xmas to 28th Dec! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trljr Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 tbh love the workbooks and really excited to read and use the new publisher workbook. these gems are serious help alongside the videos provided. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W_B Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 I see no response to me post - was really directed at Serif Staff to respond to whether they will deliver on their "assurances"! I think this is one for you Patrick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted January 19, 2021 Author Staff Share Posted January 19, 2021 @W_B (a belated) Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums Sorry for the delay in replying. I missed this notification during the annual closure. Please let me know if this is still an outstanding problem. Quote Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platform Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self." W. L. Sheldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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