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October 15, 2018
Absolute FreeBSD now shipping!
Amazon can deliver and NSP has copies, so I think I can say: Absolute FreeBSD is now shipping! Here’s the Obligatory Gratuitous New Book Selfie. Grab an ebook/print bundle direct from No Starch Press. NSP coupon code ILUVMICHAEL gives you 30% off any NSP purchase and puts a few extra bucks in my pocket, so …
October 10, 2018
Developer-signed “Relayd & Httpd Mastery” hardcover
This post is for bids on the brand new first-ever hardcover edition of Relayd & Httpd Mastery that I’m going to have signed by every developer I can catch at MeetBSD. Proceeds go to the OpenBSD Foundation. Rules are on the announcement page, but in short: the auction ends on 20 October 2018, at the …
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FreeBSD & OpenBSD fundraisers
TLDR: FreeBSD auction here, OpenBSD auction here. Bids on this page will be ignored. The brand-new third edition of Absolute FreeBSD is in one of my greasy mitts right now. As is customary, I’m using this to persuade other people to give money to the FreeBSD Foundation. In unrelated news, I’ve just come up with …
Committer-signed “Absolute FreeBSD 3rd Ed” auction
This post is for bids on the brand new third edition of “Absolute FreeBSD” that I’m going to have signed by every developer I can catch at MeetBSD. Proceeds go to the FreeBSD Foundation. Rules are on the announcement page, but in short: the auction ends on 20 October 2018, at the close of MeetBSD. …
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September 27, 2018
AF3e ship date and next FreeBSD talk
The print version of Absolute FreeBSD, 3rd Edition leaves the printer on 4 October 2018. They will absolutely be on hand for MeetBSD. Thanks go to Bill Pollock, shot-caller at No Starch Press, for making this happen. Paper shortages drove the printer to slip the ship date to mid-month, which would have made getting the …
September 24, 2018
Happy #CIDRDay!
On 24 September 1993, the IETF published RFC 1519, designating Classless Interdomain Routing (CIDR) and variable length subnet masks as the standard. That particular document is obsoleted by later RFCs, but it’s still a milestone. Before then, IP addresses were allocated by “classes.” Class A, B, and C addresses were the norm. I’m not going …
September 7, 2018
talking on CreateSpace-KDP print Migration, 24 September 2018
The subject pretty much says it all, but: On 24 September, at 7 PM, I’ll be talking about migrating books from CreateSpace to KDP Print, including procedural, technical, and business aspects thereof, at the Grey Wolfe Scriptorium. “Talk” is a strong word here; we’ll have a couple remarks and then a back and forth discussion. …
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September 5, 2018
Pricing Shifts between CreateSpace, IngramSpark, and KDP Print
The massive KDP Print Migration is underway, and I noticed pricing differences straight off. While they initially infuriated me, once I gathered all the data I became much more mellow. I put my short stories (8,000-12,000 words) in print, primarily so that comparative pricing makes the ebook looks cheap. Maybe folks won’t pay $0.99 for …
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August 28, 2018
CreateSpace Shutdown Plan
Beware: book industry neepery. Yesterday, Amazon announced that they’re merging Createspace into their KDP Print program. A reading of the article makes it clear that the services aren’t merging, though. Createspace is shutting down and all accounts are migrating into KDP. This presents problems for me. KDP does not offer the same services as Createspace. …
August 27, 2018
I must credit Walmart
It’s very important to encourage people and organizations when they do something correct. Even when it’s an organization you don’t care for. I never thought I’d one day be compelled to say something nice about Wal-Mart. But, as they say: here we are. Walmart is implementing their ebookstore. It’s powered by Kobo, one of my …
