It's a little difficult to see how code samples and illustrations
(which I find invaluable) could be translated to audio....
It's technically copyright infringement (I believe) to translate the
books. I don't own the copyright, so I'm not about to call out the
lawyers. I am supposed to contact my publisher for permission (never
been refused, as it's publicity) when I want to use part of a chapter
for an article or presentation.
Besides, I have problems concentrating when I listen to books on tape,
so I'm not the best person to advocate this!
- Joe Testa <jtesta_at_dmc-it.com> wrote:
> I would think the authors should read and publish the books in .mp3
> format, you can get like 10 hours worth on one cd.
>
> Rachel how about you start,
>
> bwahahahahahahaha
>
>
> joe
>
>
> DENNIS WILLIAMS wrote:
>
> >I have an odd question about these on-line books. Can I
> copy-and-paste the
> >text?
> > Like many of you, I seem to end up with long commutes (why are
> the best
> >jobs never in your neighborhood?). I find listening to books on CD
> to be a
> >better use of time than reading bumper stickers. Nobody ever seems
> to issue
> >Oracle books on audio. So I got a text-to-voice program, and it
> works pretty
> >good to create an audio version of a book. But many of these eBooks
> >zealously protect their text and prevent you from doing
> copy-and-paste on
> >the text. Fortunately Oracle makes their books readily available.
> Any ideas
> >are welcome. And my apologies to the authors on the list that are
> going "he
> >wants to do WHAT with my book!!".
> >Dennis Williams
> >DBA
> >Lifetouch, Inc.
> >dwilliams_at_lifetouch.com
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 7:54 PM
> >To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> >
> >
> >I believe the Book Safari is changing. It is supposed
> >to be more flexible now.
> >
> >http://www.oreilly.com/news/new_safari_0902.html
> >
> >Jared
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >"Grabowy, Chris" <cgrabowy_at_fcg.com>
> >Sent by: root_at_fatcity.com
> > 10/08/2002 01:04 PM
> > Please respond to ORACLE-L
> >
> >
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
> > cc:
> > Subject: CodeNotes for Oracle9i...
> >
> >
> >So every few months my Lookout reminder pops up to remind me to
> check out
> >what new Oracle books have been released. I stumbled upon a new
> book
> >called CodeNotes for Oracle9i on Amazon.com, but the interesting
> part is
> >that it is available in eBook format. Here's the (probably broken)
> >link...
> >
>
>http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006ISCN/qid=1034101493/sr=1
> >-25/ref=sr_1_25/104-5919725-7522346?v=glance
> >
> >The eBook version is $9.95 and the shipping is free (big grin),
> while the
> >paperback is $13.97 plus shipping. Are you comfortable reading an
> eBook?
> >You decide.
> >
> >At any rate, I will probably break down and buy the eBook. Not so
> much
> >because the book is great (or not) but because I hope to send a
> message to
> >publishers to publish more books in the eBook format, which is also
> why I
> >posted this message.
> >
> >I know that O'Reilly has the Safari Bookshelf website, but I found
> it to
> >be restrictive and pricey.
> >
> >BTW, if for some reason you are or will be using .Net, the CodeNotes
> eBook
> >version is free...
> >
> >http://www.codenotes.com/do/downloads/downloadsNETbook
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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