I'm willing to take it on faith that everything in the book works. However, that is not the only (or even the most important) criteria for a technical book. A short list of deficiencies includes:
1. Poor spelling, punctuation, grammer. A flat, hard-to-read table of contents. These characteristics and a lack of good use of white space and different font types make the content less accessible. For people that already know the material, the content is understandable but then they don't need the book, do they? 2. Covers use of a single X100P card. That is not my definition of a small office (which, BTW, is not defined in the book). I have "small" customers, e.g. 6 employees, using a fractional T1. And what about a company with two incoming phones lines? 2. Content/$: A fair price for this book would be $14.95 3. White space: there are so many pages that are blank, or nearly so. What's the point? It looks like padding for page count (200). The material could be covered in 100 pages. 4. Misrepresenting the market: p. 182, "Recommended Consultants" lists exactly one, www.saww.net, the authors of the book. Etc., etc. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 12:36 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Asterisk-Users] 'Asterisk for Small Office Setup' please do tell what the problem is with the book, all the content with in the book works and has been tested, by myself and other no the book is not designed for the more advance users of asterisk but the beginners, which one could be figure out by the title "Asterisk For Small Office Setup" > > Any more information than that? I have a copy here as well but haven't > had time to read through it. > > P.S. Yes I know my name is mentioned in the book. No need to flame me > on that fact. I am a regular consumer like anyone. Author felt > inclined to put it in there. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: John Vogel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 22:44:35 -0700 > Subject: [Asterisk-Users] "Asterisk for Small Office Setup" > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Don't buy this book for its content. It's a waste of $40. However, it > is useful to wave in front of my customer's faces to show them that > Asterisk is real. > _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
