tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773807686982133581.post8614167748170442835..comments2023-10-14T06:28:12.284-07:00Comments on Wikibooks News: Print Version DifficultiesWhiteknighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16207472474429254890noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773807686982133581.post-18093508376576029432008-12-03T08:42:00.000-08:002008-12-03T08:42:00.000-08:00Hi Whiteknight and pfctdayelise! Well, here is my ...Hi Whiteknight and pfctdayelise! Well, here is my story: I started writing a wikibook that accompanies a podcast. The podcast is for learning Spanish and there are obviously some things (like reading) that you cannot learn easily with a podcast. Since the specific shows of the podcast are under a CC-BY license, it is possible to include the audiofiles of the podcast in the wikibook. Thus, quite a big part of the wikibook is not printable. But then, the whole idea was to create something that you can print and read without a computer while you are listening to the podcast with your MP3 player. Thus, for this wikibook, printing is crucial, even if an important part (the podcast) is not printable. <BR/><BR/>My point is: sometimes it is just not necessary that the online version shows the same information that the print version includes. Even if the print version is very different from the online version, there might still be an important reason for the print version. It's just like with books and movies: even if the storyline is the same, there will be lots of differences. There are often even multiple movies for the same book!<BR/><BR/>Thus, I guess the generation of a good print version will always be challenging. But I still hope that collections will make it more easy to create good print versions in the future when all the current problems and bugs are solved.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773807686982133581.post-58176592665452091302008-11-26T21:13:00.000-08:002008-11-26T21:13:00.000-08:00This is a good point. I think it's something autho...This is a good point. I think it's something authors need to decide before they start writing anything. Knowing whether you are writing for the web or for print helps you know whether or not to link heavily, just as the most basic example.pfctdayelisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16930652936935871532noreply@blogger.com