Kasi said:
As I recall it was somewhere in the ordering process - like whether you wanted it printed or as a PDF file. So I think maybe you have to be in the secure section of the website. Maybe where they say something like printing will take a few work days. As I recall lol. Keep your eyes open anyway lol.
Was anyone ever able to purchase an (updated) .pdf version of the book? I went through most of the lulu purchase process, and didn't see the option
(Dead link: http://www.spanishcountess.com/) is still down, but a cached version from Live.com as of 17/08/2008 says this (I'll quote it here in case the cached version dissapears):
Errata: The Pro's Guide to Spanish 21 and Australian Pontoon
This book is POD
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Print_on_demand , so errors are fixed in the book as soon as they are identified.
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For copies purchased prior to 27 February 2008:
Page 16: Basic strategy for H17 with redoubling. The play for 9 versus 7 should be H, 10 versus 7 should be D4, 10 versus 8 should be D3, 11 versus 7 should be D4, and 11 versus 8 should be D4.
Page 35: In the last paragraph, lines 6 and 7, delete "double on nine against seven and draw three (or A-2)".
Page 35: In the last paragraph, line 9, the word "nine" should be "ten".
Page 35: In the last paragraph, lines 10-12, delete the sentence "In fact, the only reason why we double on nine versus seven is because a redouble rescue on hard twelve is the correct play."
Page 45: In Table 4.8, HE for 8-deck H17 with redoubling should be 0.44%, and HE(TT) for 8-deck H17 with redoubling should be 0.36%.
Page 154: The last line of Table A9 should read "9-9 7 S/P 1".
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For copies purchased prior to 2 March 2008:
Page 153: In Table A6 (6-deck H17 with redoubling), substitute the lines below. (Note that there is very little difference in most of the lines. In some lines, there is no difference at all. The most significant differences are for 9, 10, and 11.)
Dealer's up card
Player's hand 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X A
5 H/D H H 2 -2 -5 H H H H H
6 H/D H H 2 -1 -4 H H H H H
7 H/D H 5 2 -1 -4 H H H H H
8 H/D 4 0 -2 -5 -7 1 H H H H
9 H/D -2 -4 -6 -8 -10 -3 1 H H H
10 H/D -7 -8 -9 -10 -13 -7 -4 -2 0 0
11 H/D -10 -12 -12 -13 D -10 -6 -5 -4 -4
S13 H/D 3 -5 -9 -11 D H H H H H
S14 H/D H -3 -7 -9 D H H H H H
S15 H/D H 4 -6 -9 -13 H H H H H
S16 H/D H H -3 -7 -11 H H H H H
S17 H/D H 1 -4 -8 -11 H H H H H
S18 H/S -10 -10 -11 -11 D S -11 H H H
S18 S/D 2 -2 -6 -8 D S S H H H
S19 S/D S 6 3 1 0 S S S S S
S20 S/D S S 6 4 4 S S S S S
2-2 H/P -4 -7 -9 -12 P P -5 H H H
3-3 H/P -6 -9 -13 P P P P H H H
4-4 H/D 3 0 -3 -5 -7 1 H H H H
4-4 D/P H H H 3 -1 H H H H H
6-6 H/P 1 -2 -5 -8 P 0 H H H H
7-7 H/P -6 -8 -9 -11 P P: 3 H H H
Page 154: Replace Table A8 entirely with the following table.
Hand Upcard Play Index
6 3 H/D 6
7 3 H/D 6
8 2 H/D 3
8 7 H/D 2
9 5 H/D -7
10 6 H/D -12
11 8 H/D -7
S13 2 H/D 2
S14 5 H/D -10
S15 3 H/D H
S18 4 H/S -10
S18 8 H/S -10
S19 4 S/D 4
3-3 2 H/P -5
3-3 3 H/P -8
3-3 5 H/P -13
4-4 6 D/P -2
7-7 4 H/P -12
7-7 5 H/P P
9-9 7 S/P 1
12 (RD rescue) 2 D/S -10
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The lulu site
http://www.lulu.com/content/1239961 does say:
The Pro's Guide to Spanish 21 and Australian Pontoon
by Katarina Walker
Paperback, 208 pages, ©2008, ISBN: 978-1-4357-1065-8
Usually takes 3-5 days to print
So this suggests the best place to buy it is at lulu, where you get a current copy printed for you (POD), as opposed to, say, Amazon as new or used, which might be out of date, unless they specifically say POD as well.
Thanks in advance!
