> I have the book "Multimedia Programming in Pure Data" in front of me, published by Packt, by Brian WC Chung. No mention of Antonio Roberts!
I'm one of the tech reviewers ;-)
> Well in that case I apologise. Sorry Antonio, I didn't realise you'd
> already published a book with them (blushing).
I didn't publish the book, just did a tech review of it. As I briefly
said in a comment in the G+ thread, it wasn't a bad experience but not
a great one either. I considered it a good way to give back to the
community (yes, I know you have to buy the book) and get my name "out
there", but now that I've done it once I won't be doing it again and
definitely not for them ;-)
(on a separate note I'm also thinking about reviving the Pure Data
Documentation Project)
To me it seems like Packt are a legitimate business but aer telling a
few porkies with regards to royalties
On Tue 19 Nov 2013 14:24:23 GMT, Julian Brooks wrote:
> Hey Ed (& Antonio),
>
> Well in that case I apologise. Sorry Antonio, I didn't realise you'd
> already published a book with them (blushing).
>
> My first comment was more from a reading of the original link that
> Antonio forwarded. And from that, Packt look well suss.
>
> There's certainly no shortage of dodgy publishers about (nor record
> labels for that matter) - guess it depends on the deal you can wangle.
>
>
> On 19 November 2013 14:00, Ed Kelly <morph_2016(a)yahoo.co.uk
> <mailto:morph_2016@yahoo.co.uk>> wrote:
>
> PS Antonio, nice favicon :)
>
> Ninja Jamm - a revolutionary new music remix app from Ninja Tune
> and Seeper, for iPhone and iPad
> http://www.ninjajamm.com/
>
>
> Gemnotes-0.2: Live music notation for Pure Data, now with dynamics!
> http://sharktracks.co.uk/
>
>
> On , Ed Kelly <morph_2016(a)yahoo.co.uk
> <mailto:morph_2016@yahoo.co.uk>> wrote:
>
> Damn - they changed Yahoo mail recently and I can't seem to
> find it. However, www.hellocatfood.com
> <http://www.hellocatfood.com> does indeed seem to be genuine,
> and Antonio does indeed seem to be a performer with multimedia
> performer using Pure Data.
>
> This doesn't look like a hack, but "free money" should always
> be treated with suspicion I'm sure.
>
> Probably the best way forward is for one of us to get in touch
> with Packt publishing and request clarification.
>
> Cheers,
> Ed
>
> Ninja Jamm - a revolutionary new music remix app from Ninja
> Tune and Seeper, for iPhone and iPad
> http://www.ninjajamm.com/
>
>
> Gemnotes-0.2: Live music notation for Pure Data, now with
> dynamics!
> http://sharktracks.co.uk/
>
>
> On , Ed Kelly <morph_2016(a)yahoo.co.uk
> <mailto:morph_2016@yahoo.co.uk>> wrote:
>
> Hmm. I couldn't get the post Antonio was referring to in
> his email. This could be a very sophisticated form of
> phishing I suppose. Apologies for my naivety!
>
> I have the book "Multimedia Programming in Pure Data" in
> front of me, published by Packt, by Brian WC Chung. No
> mention of Antonio Roberts!
>
> I'll just take a look at the header for the email and get
> back to you. Let's not take too much time in dealing with
> this.
>
> Ed
> Ninja Jamm - a revolutionary new music remix app from
> Ninja Tune and Seeper, for iPhone and iPad
> http://www.ninjajamm.com/
>
>
> Gemnotes-0.2: Live music notation for Pure Data, now with
> dynamics!
> http://sharktracks.co.uk/
>
>
> On Tuesday, 19 November 2013, 13:41, Julian Brooks
> <jbeezez(a)gmail.com <mailto:jbeezez@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Is this some kind of so-dry-I-don't-get-it humour 'cos
> they look well suss
>
> J
>
>
> On 19 November 2013 13:21, Ed Kelly
> <morph_2016(a)yahoo.co.uk
> <mailto:morph_2016@yahoo.co.uk>> wrote:
>
> Wow!
>
> Is the Pd foundation up and running? I haven't
> followed the news (if there is any) regarding this.
>
> Perhaps this is within your scope Hans?
>
> Ed
>
> Ninja Jamm - a revolutionary new music remix app
> from Ninja Tune and Seeper, for iPhone and iPad
> http://www.ninjajamm.com/
>
>
> Gemnotes-0.2: Live music notation for Pure Data,
> now with dynamics!
> http://sharktracks.co.uk/
>
>
> On Monday, 18 November 2013, 19:53, Antonio
> Roberts <antonio(a)hellocatfood.com
> <mailto:antonio@hellocatfood.com>> wrote:
>
> A representative of Packt Publishing recently
> put out a call to
> developers of open source software packages
> that are covered in their
> books to get in contact regarding royalties.
> They claim that they give
> money to the authors _and_ the project that
> the book is based upon.
> Text below:
>
> "I'm sorry that we haven't yet been able to
> make this clear. I will
> have this looked in to and revised for clarity.
> But, to confirm, authors receive royalties on
> sales of their books but
> we also give a royalty, where the book is
> based on an Open Source
> software or system, to the Project.
> I'm not at liberty to disclose the names of
> projects that have
> received this royalty, only that cumulatively
> we have given out a
> large sum of money to them.
> Please also treat this as a call out to any
> Open Source project that
> we have published on to get in touch with me
> should they not be
> receiving their royalties, we can only send
> them to you if we have
> your details :) "
>
> Full thread here:
> https://plus.google.com/113862800338869870683/posts/PDVcovR7Sir
> <https://plus.google.com/113862800338869870683/posts/PDVcovR7Sir>See
> last comment from Jonathan Titmus
>
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A representative of Packt Publishing recently put out a call to
developers of open source software packages that are covered in their
books to get in contact regarding royalties. They claim that they give
money to the authors _and_ the project that the book is based upon.
Text below:
"I'm sorry that we haven't yet been able to make this clear. I will
have this looked in to and revised for clarity.
But, to confirm, authors receive royalties on sales of their books but
we also give a royalty, where the book is based on an Open Source
software or system, to the Project.
I'm not at liberty to disclose the names of projects that have
received this royalty, only that cumulatively we have given out a
large sum of money to them.
Please also treat this as a call out to any Open Source project that
we have published on to get in touch with me should they not be
receiving their royalties, we can only send them to you if we have
your details :) "
Full thread here:
https://plus.google.com/113862800338869870683/posts/PDVcovR7Sir See
last comment from Jonathan Titmus
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http://www.hellocatfood.com
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Dear List,
Apologies for cross-posting. Please forward the following announcement to anyone you think might be interested.
Thank you,
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Applicants are invited for the position of Lecturer below the bar in Music Technology at DMARC (Digital Media and Arts Research Centre), Department of Computer Science & Information Systems (CSIS), University of Limerick, Ireland.
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