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Dear God you want a picture of me! Geez, I hate just about every one that I've ever seen......
>From: "Oweson Flynn" <oweson.flynn_at_liberty.co.za>
>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: Fri, 08 Jun 2001 05:12:56 -0800
>
>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 :)
>
>Regards
>Oweson Flynn
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>-----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
>|| > || > > jhawkins_at_memc.com (work)
>|| > || > > jhawkins_at_primary.net (home)
>|| > || > >
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