The Unofficial GameSalad Textbook - Now Available in Print & PDF!

PhoticsPhotics Member Posts: 4,172
edited November -1 in Introductions
the Unofficial GameSalad Textbook is now available... in Print and PDF.

If you want a printed copy, you can buy it for $29.95 through Lulu.
http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/the-unofficial-gamesalad-textbook/9202566

They're having a "Free Summer Shipping" sale and my book qualifies... but I think it's only for the United States.

The PDF version is still available for $19.98. You can save almost $10 and save some trees. The book works great in iBooks. The Table of Contents and the Index have lots of links for ease of navigation.

If you want to order the book, or if you are looking for more information about the book, you can visit my website...

http://photics.com/books/gamesalad-textbook
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  • peachpellenpeachpellen Member Posts: 977
    Bookmarked for next time I have a few bucks to spare - I'll get the PDF, if only because my iPad is telling me to :P
  • RiffelRiffel Member Posts: 1,272
    printed version purchased, digital version do not accept PayPal.. :-(

    www.marcosriffel.com

  • BeyondtheTechBeyondtheTech Member Posts: 809
    I downloaded the sample PDF and it jailbroke my iPhone! AAARGH!

    Just kidding. PDF sample looks good, hopefully you'll still have it for sale at $19 when I get my paycheck on Friday.

    Thanks for your contribution, it's very much appreciated here.
  • PhoticsPhotics Member Posts: 4,172
    The PDF version of this book is being changed to Non-Printable! That's to make it fair for the ones who pay for the printed copy. You'd not supposed to make copies of the PDF.
  • butterbeanbutterbean Member Posts: 4,315
    @Photics: Glad you did that, last thing you need is people stealing the PDF

    I referred someone that's thinking of using Gamesalad to this book, it's a great and I wish I had this almost 2 years ago!!
  • AfterBurnettAfterBurnett Member Posts: 3,474
    Counts me out. I HATE reading off a screen :(
  • PhoticsPhotics Member Posts: 4,172
    POLYGAMe said:
    Counts me out. I HATE reading off a screen :(

    That's why I made a printed copy available for you...
    http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/the-unofficial-gamesalad-textbook/9202566
  • AfterBurnettAfterBurnett Member Posts: 3,474
    Yeah but I just saw the shipping costs - it's a bit expensive as I live in Aussie :( All up would cost me over $40... twice the price of the PDF and I just spent $30 on an Objective C book... WAAAAH!
  • Rob2Rob2 Member Posts: 2,402
    is that the Tim Itsed one Poly?
  • AfterBurnettAfterBurnett Member Posts: 3,474
    Yup :) Arrived yesterday!
  • Rob2Rob2 Member Posts: 2,402
    cool...it is a great book
  • PhoticsPhotics Member Posts: 4,172
    POLYGAMe said:
    Yeah but I just saw the shipping costs - it's a bit expensive as I live in Aussie :( All up would cost me over $40... twice the price of the PDF and I just spent $30 on an Objective C book... WAAAAH!

    Didn't you make a bunch of Max Vector money?! :-)
  • AfterBurnettAfterBurnett Member Posts: 3,474
    Yeah but I don't get it for 45 days. LOL.

    And it was a small bunch. He's free now, so the masses get to play with him... ahem...
  • 4DFrog4DFrog Member Posts: 23
    I bought the PDF version, can't wait to get it.
  • PhoticsPhotics Member Posts: 4,172
    4DFrog said:
    I bought the PDF version, can't wait to get it.

    Thank you! :)

    All orders are up-to-date.

    The PDF is far outselling the printed version. Not exactly a fair fight, as the printed version costs a lot more. The PDF version has those cool links and PDFs can be searched electronically, but the book is easier to read and has that new book smell. HA!

    I still don't have my printed copy yet, but I think I like the PDF version more. I don't have to worry about ruining it and it doesn't take up space. Oh sure, your home or office can look cooler with a wall of books behind you. There are merits on both sides. But if you look at the poll and the sales numbers, perhaps it will be extremely rare to have a printed book in the future.
  • StormyStudioStormyStudio United KingdomMember Posts: 3,989
    just ordered the PDF...thankyou...look forward to the link...
  • PhoticsPhotics Member Posts: 4,172
    stormystudio said:
    just ordered the PDF...thankyou...look forward to the link...

    All orders are up-to-date! :)
  • StormyStudioStormyStudio United KingdomMember Posts: 3,989
    Cheers Photics, on page 19 so far, fantastic reading.

    Weird, I think I knew every thing so far (looking forward to the maths and other bits later). But its great reading over it all again. Your views on each of the demos that come with GameSalad are nice to read too...Am I ready to set Game Salad to Ultra Hard and try a platformer?

    Really nicely written, relaxed yet informative...

    Just copied the PDF onto ibooks on my iphone (I now want a retina display). Still readable though in landscape.

    Many thanks....
  • millerbrother1millerbrother1 Member Posts: 108
    Hey Photics, I purchased your textbook. Great work and I like your examples. 1 quick question, the movement you showed in the platforming section made use of the acceleration nicely. But the characters seem to have a long "slide" after the keyboard is released. Is there a way to shorten that slide?

    Great work.

    Chris
  • PhoticsPhotics Member Posts: 4,172
    millerbrother1 said:
    Hey Photics, I purchased your textbook. Great work and I like your examples. 1 quick question, the movement you showed in the platforming section made use of the acceleration nicely. But the characters seem to have a long "slide" after the keyboard is released. Is there a way to shorten that slide?

    I'm glad that you like the book!

    Did you change the actor's friction? I'm thinking that should change the sliding.
  • millerbrother1millerbrother1 Member Posts: 108
    Just found that. Thanks for the quick response.
  • RiffelRiffel Member Posts: 1,272
    My printed book arrives on mailbox today! \o/
    i got photos! :-)

    www.marcosriffel.com

  • mynameisacemynameisace Hull, UKMember Posts: 2,484
    Just ordered, looking forward to getting the link so I can get started on a game I've got knocking about in my head but my GS abilities are holding me back lol

    Ace
  • PhoticsPhotics Member Posts: 4,172
    All orders are up-to-date. If you ordered the PDF version of the text book, you should have received an email with download instructions.
  • mynameisacemynameisace Hull, UKMember Posts: 2,484
    Sweet, got it now.

    Cheers
    Ace
  • DetheDethe Member Posts: 172
    Just bought the PDF version for my 10yo son, he is an avid GameSalad user, spending his Thanksgiving (in Canada) weekend developing his first game.
  • PhoticsPhotics Member Posts: 4,172
    Wow, that's awesome! GameSalad is an excellent introduction to game development and the related professions... and the textbook is written as an overall guide to the game creation process. I'm not sure if the math section is too advanced for a 10 year old, but it's a great introduction to advanced mathematics in High School.

    All orders are up-to-date again.
  • bliss713bliss713 Member Posts: 4
    I will be purchasing my copy tonight. Can't wiat to get it.
  • OldAccountPlzIgnoreOldAccountPlzIgnore Member Posts: 80
    Hey I tried clicking the link for the printed version (as it is my preference) but it says "We're sorry, the item you requested is not available." Is it because I live in the UK or is this juss a temporary thing? Either way I'll get the book be it PDF or Print.
  • PhoticsPhotics Member Posts: 4,172
    bliss713 said:
    I will be purchasing my copy tonight.

    I'll be online for the next few hours. If you try to buy The Unofficial GameSalad Textbook later in the night (I'm in New York), the order will be processed in the morning.
    EightBitRemix said:
    Hey I tried clicking the link for the printed version (as it is my preference) but it says "We're sorry, the item you requested is not available." Is it because I live in the UK or is this juss a temporary thing? Either way I'll get the book be it PDF or Print.

    The printed version has been discontinued. It's only available digitally. I think it's just too expensive. With international shipping, you could pay over $40 for the book. Instead, I'm in the process of converting the book to an ePub. (I'm still waiting for the textbook to become available on the iBookstore.) If there are updates to the textbook, ePub will make it easier to make changes. And after using iBooks on an iPhone 4, it's an amazing reading experience. It looks great. This is a global community. Everyone here should have an iOS device with iBooks, but not everyone can get the printed book easily.

    I read an article that suggests printed books will be dead in five years...
    http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/06/physical-book-dead/

    I don't know if that's true, but it certainly seems the direction for Photics.com publications. E-books are cheaper and more accessible. Reading from a monitor is rough, but the ePub works on so many great devices... like the iPad and Retina Displays.

    I'm planning to make the epub version of the textbook available in the download area once the textbook hits the iBookstore.
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