Re: Interest in 9i New Features for Administrators Exam book?

Yup, I have a question.

Has Oracle approved this project?

And, assuming it has, how in God's name do you go about getting the powers-that-be to grant such approval?

Regards
HJR "Pete Sharman" <peter.sharman_at_oracle.com> wrote in message news:ah05c4025lo_at_drn.newsguy.com...
> Folks
>
> < Long winded explanation >
>
> As some of you may recall, I wrote the Oracle8i Architecture and
Administration
> Exam Cram book for the Coriolis Group, which has since curled up its toes
(I'm
> sure that's not a reflection on my book, by the way!) Since then, a group
of us
> that wrote for Coriolis, lead by Mike Ault, have started putting together
a web
> site http://www.robonerd.com, where we are in the throes of loading some
of the
> 8i exam material now that the rights have reverted to the authors. As it
says
> on the web site, "At ROBO-Books International, Inc. our mission is to
provide
> quality computer and technical reference materials directly downloadable
to your
> desktop, laptop, notepad or PDA at the chapter, section or full text
level."
>
> I had started putting some thoughts together on another book for the 9i
New
> Features for Administrators Exam when Coriolis went under. I raised the
> possibility of putting this on the ROBO-Books site with Mike, and he is
very
> interested in getting it there, since there are very few books out there
that
> cover this particular exam.
>
> </ Long winded explanation >
>
> My question for you is: before I go to the effort of writing the book, is
there
> sufficient demand out there to make it worthwhile? It takes a lot of time
away
> from family life to do this, since it's all done after hours, and I don't
want
> to waste my time if it's not going to generate enough interest (and of
course,
> enough revenue for me!).
>
> Oh, and Mike, you don't need to answer. I already know your answer! ;)
>
> HTH. Additions and corrections welcome.
>
> Pete
>
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>
Received on Tue Jul 16 2002 - 03:00:59 CDT