Re: Oracle DBA interview questions

Ken wrote:
>
> >John Hough wrote:
> >>
> >> I am very interested in purchasing a copy of the Advanced Oracle Tuning
> >> book. I have been unable to find it in either my local book stores or
> >> through CBOOKS which is an online book store, or even on the Oracle Press
> >> home page. CBOOKS lists it a not yet published? Any ideas?
> >>
> >Well, it's definitely available for sale, as the folks at the IOUW/OOW
> >could attest. The Osborne web page doesn't show it yet, I've asked them
> >to fix that. You can definitely get it through the IOUG Bookstore -
> >check www.ioug.org. ISBN is 0-07-882241-6. It started shipping about
> >3 weeks ago, so it should be available via chain bookstores by now.
> >
> >Kevin.
>
> I've been trying to get my hands on a copy of this book for six weeks now and
> NO DICE. I just called several book stores here in the Dallas area and they
> claim they carry it but it is "out of stock." The truth is that the book has
> never been shipped or sold here in the Dallas area. I've had the book on
> order from the two leading chains that carry technical books and they have
> not had the book come in yet. What gives? Dallas isn't a small market town,
> either.
> Apparently there was a small problem with the covers, so the books that had
not already been shipped (like those that went to the OOW) were delayed until the cover problem was fixed. The book now appears on the Osborne web page, and allegedly shipped out (again) late last week.

> Hey, maybe the book will be available at the '97 IOUW here in Dallas in
> April! ;=)
> Seems it only shows up at shows, eh?
Received on Mon Dec 02 1996 - 00:00:00 CST