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Re: New Wolfram Tutorial Collection documentation is ready

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• Subject: [mg99252] Re: New Wolfram Tutorial Collection documentation is ready
• From: "Sjoerd C. de Vries" <sjoerd.c.devries at gmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 1 May 2009 05:21:06 -0400 (EDT)
• References: <gtbunt$2qn$1@smc.vnet.net>

Hi Bob,

Thanks for the report. I wonder whether there's anything in there
that's not in the online doc pages. Couldn't find anything new in the
wo pdf's that I examined.

Cheers --  Sjoerd

On Apr 30, 12:32 pm, Bob F <deepyog... at gmail.com> wrote:
> I got e-mail today from Wolfram saying that the new "Tutorial
> Collection" documents are ready for downloading of the PDF or HTML
> files, or purchase of the hardcopy. There are 23 volumes that take up
> about 354 MB if you downloaded them all (about 3668 pages according to
> Wolfram). I wonder if these are readable by any of the e-book readers
> like Kindle or the Sony or ??? If anyone knows please let us know ...
> I am sure this will be exciting nighttime reading ;-) You could buy a
> Kindle for the cost of these books. But will it or the Sony show them
> correctly??
>
> -Bob
>
> ps -- the URL for these ishttp://www.wolfram.com/learningcenter/tutorialc=
ollection/
> and apparently there are a few volumes that are not finished or they
> are out of stock, so if you want the printed volumes the website for
> purchasing them said there may be a 2-3 week delay for the few volumes
> that fall into this category (seehttp://store.wolfram.com/view/book/tutor=
ial/?Qualifier=COMM&check=ISB...
> ) Also note that the hardcopy books are printed in black & white (not
> color like the PDF and HTML versions are).