correction: Man erhält bei sourcebeat eine 3 monatige subcription für Eclipse Live.
Sourcebeat hat ein neues Konzept für Bücher:
Gutenberg: Ein Autor schreibt ein Buch, gibt es zum Lektor, ein Herausgeber druckt es und verteilt es an den Endhandel. Da kauft es der User.
Sourcebeat hat nun einige Schwächen bzgl. dieses Konzept entdeckt.
Was ist, wenn dem Autor nach dem Druck was neues einfällt?
Was ist, wenn sich das Thema des Buches ändert?
Deshalb bekommt man bei sourcebeat eine Live Subscription und kann für einen bestimmten Zeitraum neue updates runterladen. Natürlich alles als PDF.
Ähem. Die haben einen neuen Stammkunden gewonnen.
Gruß Axel
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