Re: CodeNotes for Oracle9i...

Hey, if you'll buy it, I'll record it.

Should alleviate the parental bed time story for the kiddies. A little subliminal DBA learning couldn't hurt either.

could it?

Jared

On Saturday 12 October 2002 16:48, Joe Testa 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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