Subject: Re: [AUDITORY] my Human and Machine Hearing book From: "Richard F. Lyon" <dicklyon@xxxxxxxx> Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2022 20:04:23 -0700--0000000000005be9d905dbcb63e5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I still haven't seen the corrected "print-on-demand" version yet. Amazon prices went up to list price, with long delivery time, so I figure they ran out; but fulfillment was from other sellers, so might still be original printings. So I ordered a copy from the publisher; will see what I get. And then today the Amazon price dropped again, with free Prime delivery netting out to less than my 40% author discount at the publisher. I wish I knew what they're selling -- delivery times are over a month out, so probably the new printing. I'll post again if I ever get a source on new corrected printings. I'll still swap a new for an old (when I can) if anyone on this list wants. I'm off to Africa for a month or so before this will resolve. The internal Google book reading course has completed, after 13 months of a chapter every other week, and I have recordings from 2 presentations on each chapter (I don't think our lawyers are likely to let me make the recordings public though, as we'd need consent forms from everyone that asked a question, and permissions for all the figures used, and sanitization of mentions of internal projects, etc., from the discussion). I'm thinking it could be fun to run a public version, starting later this year, but only if I get someone outside to help organize and facilitate; getting attendees to volunteer to be presenters is part of that job =E2=80= =93 some mild arm twisting is sometimes needed. Instead of one course with two times (Asia friendly and Europe friendly), I'd say pick one; then maybe someone else can organize and facilitate the other. I'm not sure I want to be on the hook for two hours a week again (odd weeks were for "office hours" as opposed to presentations, which were great fun, too). Dick On Tue, Dec 7, 2021 at 6:11 PM Richard F. Lyon <dicklyon@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > My book hasn't exactly been a best seller, but we've sold most of the > first printing. I'm hoping that I can convince the publisher to make > another print run with corrections, if we sell out the last 100 copies or > so. They've already got the 2018 corrections applied, ready to print, bu= t > I want to get a few more in. > > Amazon > https://www.amazon.com/Human-Machine-Hearing-Extracting-Meaning/dp/110700= 7534 > has a pretty good discount right now (34% off, but that might change when > people buy a few of their 10). > > So here's my generous offer: if a second (corrected) printing ever > happens, I'll happily give a free upgrade to a signed copy of the correct= ed > printing for anyone on the auditory list who wants to swap in their first > printing. Maybe this will incentivize a few purchases. Maybe it will co= st > me. Worth it. > > I'm currently running an internal "course" on the book, with volunteers > presenting chapters, one chapter per two weeks, but with two sessions > (Asia-friendly and Europe-friendly times) and two presenters per chapter. > All video-recorded, and hoping to be able to release videos to the public > after some negotiation with legal cats. We're into Part IV now. It has > been a lot of fun all year. > > Don't forget there's also a free online version, with 2018 corrections; > I'll make a 2022 version with a few more corrections soon. See > http://machinehearing.org for details. > > Dick > > --0000000000005be9d905dbcb63e5 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">I s= till haven't seen the corrected "print-on-demand" version yet= .=C2=A0 Amazon prices went up to list price, with long delivery time, so I = figure they ran out; but fulfillment was from other sellers, so might still= be original printings.=C2=A0 So I ordered a copy from the publisher; will = see what I get.=C2=A0 And then today the Amazon price dropped again, with f= ree Prime delivery netting out to less than my 40% author discount at the p= ublisher.=C2=A0 I wish I knew what they're selling -- delivery times ar= e over a month out, so probably the new printing.<br></div><div class=3D"gm= ail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_defaul= t" style=3D"font-size:small">I'll post again if I ever get a source on = new corrected printings.=C2=A0 I'll still swap a new for an old (when I= can) if anyone on this list wants.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style= =3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-s= ize:small">I'm off to Africa for a month or so before this will resolve= .</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><di= v class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">The internal Google boo= k reading course has completed, after 13 months of a chapter every other we= ek, and I have recordings from 2 presentations on each chapter (I don't= think our lawyers are likely to let me make the recordings public though, = as we'd need consent forms from everyone that asked a question, and per= missions for all the figures used, and sanitization of mentions of internal= projects, etc., from the discussion).=C2=A0 I'm thinking it could be f= un to run a public version, starting later this year, but only if I get som= eone outside to help organize and facilitate; getting attendees to voluntee= r to be presenters is part of that job =E2=80=93 some mild arm twisting is = sometimes needed.=C2=A0 Instead of one course with two times (Asia friendly= and Europe friendly), I'd say pick one; then maybe someone else can or= ganize and facilitate the other.=C2=A0 I'm not sure I want to be on the= hook for two hours a week again (odd weeks were for "office hours&quo= t; as opposed to presentations, which were great fun, too).<br></div><div c= lass=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gm= ail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">Dick</div><div class=3D"gmail_defaul= t" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"= ><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Dec 7, 2021 at 6:11 PM Richa= rd F. Lyon <<a href=3D"mailto:dicklyon@xxxxxxxx">dicklyon@xxxxxxxx</a>>= wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px = 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir= =3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">My book has= n't exactly been a best seller, but we've sold most of the first pr= inting.=C2=A0 I'm hoping that I can convince the publisher to make anot= her print run with corrections, if we sell out the last 100 copies or so.= =C2=A0 They've already got the 2018 corrections applied, ready to print= , but I want to get a few more in.<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" st= yle=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"fon= t-size:small">Amazon <a href=3D"https://www.amazon.com/Human-Machine-Hearin= g-Extracting-Meaning/dp/1107007534" target=3D"_blank">https://www.amazon.co= m/Human-Machine-Hearing-Extracting-Meaning/dp/1107007534</a> has a pretty g= ood discount right now (34% off, but that might change when people buy a fe= w of their 10).<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:sm= all"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">So he= re's my generous offer:=C2=A0 if a second (corrected) printing ever hap= pens, I'll happily give a free upgrade to a signed copy of the correcte= d printing for anyone on the auditory list who wants to swap in their first= printing.=C2=A0 Maybe this will incentivize a few purchases.=C2=A0 Maybe i= t will cost me.=C2=A0 Worth it.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"= font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:= small">I'm currently running an internal "course" on the book= , with volunteers presenting chapters, one chapter per two weeks, but with = two sessions (Asia-friendly and Europe-friendly times) and two presenters p= er chapter.=C2=A0 All video-recorded, and hoping to be able to release vide= os to the public after some negotiation with legal cats.=C2=A0 We're in= to Part IV now.=C2=A0 It has been a lot of fun all year.</div><div class=3D= "gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_def= ault" style=3D"font-size:small">Don't forget there's also a free on= line version, with 2018 corrections; I'll make a 2022 version with a fe= w more corrections soon.=C2=A0 See <a href=3D"http://machinehearing.org" ta= rget=3D"_blank">http://machinehearing.org</a> for details.<br></div><div cl= ass=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gma= il_default" style=3D"font-size:small">Dick</div><div class=3D"gmail_default= " style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div></div> </blockquote></div> --0000000000005be9d905dbcb63e5--