{"id":4731,"date":"2016-05-19T19:52:07","date_gmt":"2016-05-19T19:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/?p=4731"},"modified":"2016-05-19T19:52:55","modified_gmt":"2016-05-19T19:52:55","slug":"i-made-a-bad-assumption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/19\/i-made-a-bad-assumption\/","title":{"rendered":"I made a bad assumption"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I just updated our textbook and then <a href=\"http:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/18\/book-update\/\">explained the reason I decided to update<\/a> the existing content rather than just republish as a new book. I thought I was doing the right thing by updating our content, but after not seeing the new content in my own Kindle download of our book I investigated. I based my approach on assumptions and did not read the fine print (which follows).<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Some examples of corrections that <b>don&#8217;t<\/b> justify sending updates to customers who previously purchased your book are:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<blockquote><p><b>New Content Added: <\/b>Chapter(s) or page(s) added, deleted or revised; new images added; bonus chapter added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote><p><b>Book Plot or Character Changes:<\/b> Character&#8217;s name changed; book ending changed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote><p><b>Marketing Information:<\/b> Links or marketing info added, deleted, or modified.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I did not update to correct errors. I updated because I wanted those who had already made a purchase to get the most current content at no additional cost. I should not have relied on my assumptions. I don&#8217;t understand this position. Current content would seem a unique benefit of digital content available via the Internet. Current content is one of the common complaints of those who oppose traditional paper textbooks updated every three years or so. I doubt those with an old edition would repurchase a book and even if they would I should have the opportunity to decide if I think I deserve additional income.<\/p>\n<p>I guess the thing to do at this point is to delete the existing book and publish as a new book.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_4731\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"4731\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I just updated our textbook and then explained the reason I decided to update the existing content rather than just republish as a new book. I thought I was doing the right thing by updating our content, but after not seeing the new content in my own Kindle download of our book I investigated. I &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/19\/i-made-a-bad-assumption\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">I made a bad assumption<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_4731\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"4731\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[20],"class_list":["post-4731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","tag-book"],"a3_pvc":{"activated":true,"total_views":35,"today_views":0},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1zo8Q-1ej","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4731"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4731\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4732,"href":"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4731\/revisions\/4732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}