Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 12:55:32 +0400 From: Roman Kurakin <rik@cronyx.ru> To: Kirk McKusick <mckusick@mckusick.com> Cc: arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System Message-ID: <40BAF304.5000802@cronyx.ru> In-Reply-To: <200405282055.i4SKtOU9028071@beastie.mckusick.com> References: <200405282055.i4SKtOU9028071@beastie.mckusick.com>
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Thanks! Kirk McKusick wrote: >>Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 18:13:01 +0400 >>From: Roman Kurakin <rik@cronyx.ru> >>To: Kirk McKusick <mckusick@mckusick.com> >>CC: arch@freebsd.org >>Subject: Re: The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System >>X-ASK-Info: Our key was found in the mail >>Kirk McKusick wrote: >> >> >>>My forthcoming book, ``The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD >>>Operating System'' can now be pre-ordered from Amazon.com, see >>>http://tinyurl.com/2bklt. Details on its coverage can be found >>>at http://www.mckusick.com/FreeBSDbook.html. >>> Kirk McKusick >>> >>> >>Any discounts for commiters? >> >>rik >> >> > >I have not been successful in getting discounts in the past as this >book is put out through the textbook side of Addison-Wesley. Since >they have a lock on the student market - that is students generally >have to buy the books for their classes - the books just sell for >list price. I can get a 10% discount if I buy 50 books, but by the >time I pay to ship them the savings is lost over paying list price >to Amazon.com and getting free shipping. So far at least even >Amazon.com is offering no discount and they have a bit more leverage >than I do :-) Anyway, if I do find out about a better deal, I will >let you (and the other committers) know. > > Kirk McKusick >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-arch@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-arch >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-arch-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > >
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