Re: Heavens!

From: Niall Litchfield <n-litchfield_at_audit-commission.gov.uk>
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 16:15:53 +0100
Message-ID: <3e9d73ae$0$29715$ed9e5944@reading.news.pipex.net>

"sdg" <nospan_at_noway.org> wrote in message news:3E9D6FE3.BDD06EC5_at_noway.org...
> Just a thought.....
>
> Maybe a great service you senior class men could offer to all the Oracle
> neophytes would be a "review of books".

NB I'm not claiming to be especially wise but one thing that people can do at Amazon is create a list of recommendations

for example

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/listmania/list-browse/-/2GQHV0FLTNKKW/r ef=cm_aya_lm_title.more/104-4813093-5055140

which is mine. It is worth remembering that Amazon's business is selling stuff to you. Posting reviews - even factual rebuttals of glaring errors - that reflect adversely on the content of the product is in the interest of neither the author nor the retailer. I wouldn't especially trust reviews on sites that are trying to sell you something. Reviews in trade magazine, for example Oracle Scene in the UK ought to be better. Reviewing stuff is harder than you might think as well.

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Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK

Received on Wed Apr 16 2003 - 10:15:53 CDT