Safari has a new service called Rough Cuts. It gives you access to books BEFORE they’re published. These chapters won’t be fully edited or formatted for print. For computer-related topics, this is an excellent idea because you know it’s hard to keep up with technology especially for books. As soon as a book on a software product is published, a new version gets released soon after.
It’s not a free service, however. Instead, the Rough Cuts are sold at 50% off the book’s expected retail price. This gives you access to the evolving manuscript in PDF and you can provide feedback to the editors along the way. The FAQ explains the three purchase options: pre-publication, pre-publication and final product, or final product only.
If you purchase both versions, you may or may not save money. As you know, many online book stores rarely sell the books at the recommended retail price. You can also learn more on InformIT and O’Reilly Web sites.
This service isn’t ideal for all publishers, but it’s certainly a great match for InformIT’s Pearson and O’Reilly. [ Thanks and congrats to David for his article in the NY Times. ]
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