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

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|| -----Original Message-----
|| From: Oweson Flynn [mailto:oweson.flynn_at_liberty.co.za]
|| Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 9:13 AM
|| To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
|| Subject: RE: Serious Question (believe it or not)...
||
||
|| 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.
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