Date: Sat, 10 Jan 1998 17:51:27 -0600 From: David Kelly <dkelly@HiWAAY.net> To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> Cc: FreeBSD Chat <chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Book Request Message-ID: <199801102351.RAA23258@nospam.hiwaay.net> In-Reply-To: Message from Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> of "Fri, 09 Jan 1998 18:07:58 %2B1030." <19980109180758.55257@lemis.com>
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Greg Lehey writes:
> Don't count on it. "Porting UNIX Software" sold about 2000 copies on
> initial release. That's about what "The Complete FreeBSD" sells in 6
> weeks. In fact, CFBSD has been a much better seller than PUS, despite
> the relative strengths of the marketing organizations. I've told that
> to O'Reilly, but either they don't believe me, or they don't care.
Well, I've got one of those 2000.
Pasted from another message in the same thread:
>> I did my part, bought the whole set of 4.4BSD books. I have about 6'
>> of ORA books.
>
> Don't tell them that. If they think that everybody who would be
> interested in CFBSD had already bought the 4.4BSD books, that would
> definitely turn them off.
Bought the 4.4BSD partly because it was cheaper than printing all the
info in /usr/share/doc/{psd,usd,smm} and its often easier to handle a
real book than computer monitor or printouts.
I aquired 6' of ORA books because I have (and/or "have had", time to
think about that some more) a high opinion of ORA books and would often
buy another by ORA rather than some other publisher simply because I
don't think I've ever been burned with a useless book from ORA.
The logic escapes me that ORA will stay out of *BSD books and discount
my request simply because I already own a lot of ORA books. I'm a
sucker, I'll buy more *BSD books, just like other lemmings who buy
anything that says Linux in the title.
Suggested title for a new FreeBSD book: "FreeBSD Is Not Linux", this
way you get the (seemingly) mandatory Linux word in the title, and you
get published. ;-)
--
David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@nospam.hiwaay.net
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