[WikiEN-l] Forthcoming book about Wikipedia, "How Wikipedia Works" -- feedback wanted

[Thomas Dalton]

On 04/12/2007, Charlotte Webb <charlottethewebb at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 12/4/07, phoebe ayers <phoebe.wiki at gmail.com> wrote:
> > * The book will be licensed under the GFDL and an online version will
> > be available...
> > [...]
> > * A portion of the authors' proceeds will be donated to the Wikimedia
> > Foundation.
>
> Of course, anyone aware of both of these facts will probably be smart enough to:
> 1. Download the book, if they want to.
> 2. Send money directly to the foundation (cutting out the publisher
> and any other intermediaries), if they want to.
> So the proceeds might be on the meager side, though hopefully enough
> to cover production expenses... (?)

There is a significant convenience involved in having a physical book
in your hand. I imagine a significant number of people will buy the
book rather than download it.