[Ubuntu-US-CA] Fwd: [loco-contacts] Free copies of The Official Ubuntu Book for Locos

[Scott DuBois]

On 08/24/2014 09:02 PM, Elizabeth K. Joseph wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> This announcement is particularly exciting for our team since two of
> the four contributors to this book are leaders of our team, both
> Philip Ballew and myself :)
> 
> Personally I have a couple copies up in San Francisco (brought one to
> the last Ubuntu Hour) to share, and I know Philip has a couple to loan
> down in San Diego (visit him at an upcoming San Diego Ubuntu Hour!),
> so we're shipping the team copy noted below to Nathan Haines near Los
> Angeles.
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Jorge O. Castro <jorge at ubuntu.com>
> Date: Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 10:30 AM
> Subject: [loco-contacts] Free copies of The Official Ubuntu Book for Locos
> To: "Ubuntu local community team (LoCo) contacts"
> <loco-contacts at lists.ubuntu.com>
> 
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> Pearson is once again supporting our Local Teams by providing free
> copies of the Official Ubuntu Book (as well as discounts for
> non-approved Locos). Here's what you need to get a copy for your team,
> enjoy everyone:
> 
> Prentice Hall has just released the 8th Ed. of "[The Official Ubuntu
> Book](http://www.informit.com/store/official-ubuntu-book-9780133905397)",
> authored by Matthew Helmke and Elizabeth K. Joseph with José Antonio
> Rey, Philip Ballew and Benjamin Mako Hill.
> 
> This is the book's first update in 2 years and as the authors state in
> their Preface, "...a large part of this book has been rewritten--not
> because the earlier editions were bad, but because so much has
> happened since the previous edition was published. This book
> chronicles the major changes that affect typical users and will help
> anyone learn the foundations, the history, and how to harness the
> potential of the free software in Ubuntu."
> 
> As with prior editions, publisher Prentice Hall has kindly offered to
> ship approved LoCo teams each (1) free copy of this new edition. To
> keep this as simple as possible, you can request your book by
> following these steps. The team contact shown on our LoCo Team List
> (and only the team contact) should send an email to Heather Fox at
> <mailto:heather.fox at pearson.com> and include the following details:
> 
> - Your full name
> - Which team you are from
> - If your team resides within North America, please provide: Your
> complete street address (the book will ship by UPS)
> - If your team resides outside North America, you will first be
> emailed a voucher code to download the complete eBook bundle from the
> publisher site, InformIT, which includes the ePub/mobi/pdf files.
> 
> If your team does reside outside North America and you wish to be
> considered for a print copy, please provide:
> 
> Your complete street address, region, country AND IMPORTANT: Your
> phone number, including country and area code. (Pearson will make its
> best effort to arrange shipment through its nearest corporate office.)
> 
> A few notes:
> 
> - Only approved teams are eligible for a free copy of the book.
> - Only the team contact for each team can make the request for the book.
> - There is a limit of (1) copy of each book per approved team.
> - Prentice Hall will cover postage, but not any import tax or other
> shipping fees.
> - When you have the books, it is up to you what you do with them. We
> recommend you share them between members of the team. LoCo Leaders:
> please don't hog them for yourselves!
> 
> If you have any questions or concerns, please directly contact
> Pearson/Prentice Hall's Heather Fox at <heather.fox at pearson.com> Also,
> for those teams who are not approved or yet to be approved, you can
> still score a rather nice 35% discount on the books by registering
> your LoCo with the [Pearson User Group
> Program](http://informit.com/usergroups).
> 
> - http://www.jorgecastro.org/2014/08/20/free-official-ubuntu-books-for-local-teams/
> 
> --
> Jorge Castro
> Canonical Ltd.
> http://juju.ubuntu.com/ - Automate your Cloud Infrastructure
> 
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Can I get a copy of the server book?

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Scott DuBois
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