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OT Re: Serious Question (believe it or not)...

From: Rachel Carmichael <carmichr_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2001 20:54:57 -0700
Message-ID: <F001.00321806.20010607165625@fatcity.com> 






um, yeah, that's what happened to my father-in-law.  there were only so many 
copies he could give away.. the rest lived in boxes in storage.



to be fair, if you want to use one of the online self-publish houses, I 
believe there are some that don't print a copy of the book until it's been 
ordered




>From: Rodd Holman <rodney.holman_at_lodgenet.com>

>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 13:59:06 -0800

>

>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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> > || > > jhawkins_at_primary.net (home)

> > || > >

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