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

Hi Pete,

Many thanks. So my earlier presentations were worth while after all :)

Good luck if you do go ahead (but make sure you don't neglect the family life :(

Regards

Richard
"Pete Sharman" <peter.sharman_at_oracle.com> wrote in message news:ah1i73021cm_at_drn.newsguy.com...
> In article <XvTY8.36154$Hj3.109125_at_newsfeeds.bigpond.com>, "Richard
says...
> >
> >Hi Pete,
> >
> >Look I promise to buy your book under the following conditions:
> >
> >1) It contains heaps of really nice, colour pictures.
> >2) The plot is not too simplistic and I don't guess who the baddy is by
mid
> >book.
> >3) The sex scenes are essential to the story line (really nice pictures
at
> >these points would be good)
> >4) It not be too scary so I can read it at night
> >5) You stick to your artistic principles when you sell the movie rights
to
> >Hollywood
> >6) I be considered for the lead role (dashing, heroic DBA saves the day)
> >7) It's cheap
> >
> >HTH :)
> >
> >Richard
>
> Hmm, it seems 1 and 3 are the same, but cannot be met if I include 6! ;)
>
> DOn't worry Richard. If I decide to do it I'll send you an autographed CD
with
> the book on it for free, for all the laughs you gave me with your early
DBA day
> explanations. ;)
>
> Pete
>
> Pete
> >
> >"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
> >>
> >> SELECT standard_disclaimer, witty_remark FROM company_requirements;
> >>
> >
> >
>
> HTH. Additions and corrections welcome.
>
> Pete
>
> SELECT standard_disclaimer, witty_remark FROM company_requirements;
>
Received on Tue Jul 16 2002 - 22:43:34 CDT