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RE: Serious Question (believe it or not)...

From: Oweson Flynn <oweson.flynn_at_liberty.co.za>
Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2001 05:46:34 -0700
Message-ID: <F001.0032201D.20010608051256@fatcity.com> 






Do you have a site that uses SSL - I have my grimy credit-card in my hand,
want to place my order now (As along as Rachel makes the front cover :)



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Oweson Flynn




Certified and an Oracle DBA


The Flynn Consultancy


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EMail: oef_at_icon.co.za




-----Original Message-----


Sent: 08 June 2001 00:28


To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L




Rodd,



Gotcha, but I left one little detail out.



I was thinking of calling the book "The Oracle Swimsuit Edition".



heh heh heh



I'll be in reprints until the cows come home!



Ross "Hannibal" Mohan




|| -----Original Message-----

|| From: Rodd Holman [mailto:rodney.holman_at_lodgenet.com]

|| Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 5:59 PM

|| To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L

|| Subject: Re: Serious Question (believe it or not)...

||

||

|| The math isn't bad, but that is assuming that you actually

|| get those 10,000 copies sold.  You could be left sitting

|| with 9,750 copies in your garage (assuming you have 250

|| friends and relatives to give the others to).

|| It's a risk like any other investment.

||

|| "Mohan, Ross" wrote:

||

|| > I'd like to see the spreadsheet on this.....33% return

|| > on 10,000 copies of a 36$ book is....<going into human

|| > calculator mode>...around an eighth of a MILLION dollars.

|| >

|| > Now, I wonder how much it costs you to publish each copy?

|| >

|| > Too bad Rachel's Dad isn't on this list! <G>

|| >

|| > || -----Original Message-----

|| > || From: Hillman, Alex [mailto:Alex.Hillman_at_usmint.treas.gov]

|| > || Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 4:11 PM

|| > || To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L

|| > || Subject: RE: Serious Question (believe it or not)...

|| > ||

|| > ||

|| > || I am sure that any of working DBA's have this money to put

|| > || up front. I don't

|| > || think that risk to invest in the book is more than in the

|| > || stock market. Also

|| > || what is the problem to hire editor (especially not

|| > || technical). Should not be

|| > || too expencive. Of cource it is more work, but one can get

|| > || much more money.

|| > ||

|| > || Alex Hillman

|| > ||

|| > || -----Original Message-----

|| > || Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 3:26 PM

|| > || To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L

|| > ||

|| > ||

|| > || self-publishing houses charge you to publish the book (yes,

|| > || they do, that's

|| > || how my father-in-law published his book)

|| > ||

|| > || I also doubt that they give you much in the way of help in

|| > || editing your

|| > || book, so that if your English is not good (as the case of

|| > || the author that

|| > || Jonathan is working with) you end up with an unreadable book.

|| > ||

|| > ||

|| > || >From: "Hillman, Alex" <Alex.Hillman_at_usmint.treas.gov>

|| > || >Reply-To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com

|| > || >To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>

|| > || >Subject: RE: Serious Question (believe it or not)...

|| > || >Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2001 07:45:49 -0800

|| > || >

|| > || >I would one of self-publishing houses like Technion where

|| > || you can get 33%

|| > || >of

|| > || >sales.

|| > || >If your book is any good it will sell in the same volume as

|| > || with any other

|| > || >publisher (not that they spend a lot of money for promotion

|| > || any way).

|| > || >

|| > || >Alex Hillman

|| > || >

|| > || >-----Original Message-----

|| > || >Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 4:31 AM

|| > || >To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L

|| > || >

|| > || >

|| > || >First would be to prepare and send a synopsis to the

|| > || >'big name' oracle publishers - O'Reilly, Wrox and the

|| > || >like..

|| > || >

|| > || >hth

|| > || >connor

|| > || >

|| > || >--- Jim Hawkins <jhawkins_at_primary.net> wrote: > All,

|| > || > >

|| > || > > I am very interested in collaborating with others in

|| > || > > the writing of an

|| > || > > Oracle technical book (DBA subject matter).  I am

|| > || > > interested in how those of

|| > || > > you who have done this (ala Rachel), got started or

|| > || > > made the right

|| > || > > connections.  I do have a somewhat literary

|| > || > > background, so I know I can do

|| > || > > this.

|| > || > >

|| > || > > Jim

|| > || > >

|| > || > > Jim Hawkins

|| > || > > Lead SAPR/3 Oracle Database Administrator

|| > || > > MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.

|| > || > > 600 Pearl Drive

|| > || > > St. Louis, MO  633376

|| > || > > 9636) 474-7832

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