Re: printed & ebooks & books on demand- where will it go?

[Dan Minette]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alberto Monteiro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Brin-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 9:54 AM
Subject: Re: printed & ebooks & books on demand- where will it go?


> Kevin Tarr wrote:
> >
> > Soooooooo when the original e-mail said billionth 
> > it wasn't ambiguous,
> >
> It was ambiguous, because it inherits the ambiguity
> of billion. Why do you keep misquoting me?
> 
> > you are just stating a completely different point? 
> >
> I am not, and stop this name-calling! Can't we argue
> like civilized people?
> 
> > And what is 10^9 called, then?
> >
> A thousandth of a millionth or a thousand billionths.
> What is 10^7 called, then?
> 

Fred.

Dan M.