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Re: A WTF in the Oracle reference...

From: Joel Garry <joel-garry_at_home.com>
Date: 25 Jan 2006 06:41:36 -0800
Message-ID: <1138200096.856429.220040@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>

thomas.kyte_at_oracle.com wrote:
> That would look like an incorrect statement - and I would encourage you
> to contact the author. Most all books have errata sheets online these
> days, for example
>
> http://apress.com/book/errataDisplay.html?bID=10008&sID=3094
>
> is from my latest book - and they correct things pretty fast. Each
> print run is pretty small, these errors are all corrected in the latest
> print run.

And now some publishers are even trying to get you to pay for the privilege: http://www.oreilly.com/roughcuts/faq.csp

Yet Another Reason To Prefer Certain Authors.

jg

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Received on Wed Jan 25 2006 - 08:41:36 CST

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