[GENERAL] Packt's PostgreSQL 9 Administration Cookbook: LITE Editions?

2012-07-05 Thread James Hartley
In poking about Amazon's PostgreSQL titles recently, I found two that I had not seen before: PostgreSQL 9 Administration Cookbook LITE: Configuration, Monitoring, Maintenance: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1849516421/ref=ox_sc_act_title_7?ie=UTF8m=ATVPDKIKX0DER PostgreSQL Administration

Re: [GENERAL] Packt's PostgreSQL 9 Administration Cookbook: LITE Editions?

2012-07-05 Thread Steve Atkins
On Jul 5, 2012, at 2:09 PM, James Hartley wrote: By scouring the table of contents, it appears that these newer LITE editions are subsets of the older volume. It does not appear that there is any new material in these newer offerings. I am *very* much a fan of Simon Riggs' 2010 work

Re: [GENERAL] Packt's PostgreSQL 9 Administration Cookbook: LITE Editions?

2012-07-05 Thread Simon Riggs
On 5 July 2012 22:09, James Hartley jjhart...@gmail.com wrote: Although the titles are *very* similar, these don't appear to be the same, however, they do resemble the information found in the lengthier 2010 tome (which I already have...): The LITE books are subsets of the main book. They're

Re: [GENERAL] Packt's PostgreSQL 9 Administration Cookbook: LITE Editions?

2012-07-05 Thread James Hartley
On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 3:53 PM, Simon Riggs si...@2ndquadrant.com wrote: I think Packt were experimenting with a kind of pocket book format, so I'm sure they'd welcome your feedback on how well that works. I'm not sure there was any intention for people to buy both. Thanks to both of you for