I dunno, I am not 100% on board on that e-book/pdf thing. Personally, I like having Ben's lineup of books all bound up nicely sitting right here on my shelf. The convenience is worth it, IMO. I would think that print would make Ben's exposure much more worth the effort in the CF community.
Ray At 10:20 AM 3/25/2005, you wrote: >Given the technological tools such as e-books, pdf, and even >posting books/chapters/examples online in a subscription service, >I still don't understand why you don't by-pass the traditional publishing >process and publish online. > >You can publish a chapter at a time as it's completed, let readers print >it if they want to, make it searchable, include downloadable code examples >to implement and study, etc, etc, etc... > >You control the *entire* process, make *all* the money, and get work out >to the public *immediately* upon creation.... > >Ben, for the sake of understanding...why wouldn't you want to >self-publish?!?! >What am I missing? > >Rick > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Ben Forta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 10:09 AM >To: CF-Talk >Subject: RE: Ordering WACK from Amazon > > > >> I would love to know how much Ben makes on a per book sold basis. > >Far less than you might think. Considering the time involved, the years of >"support" in the forms of questions from readers, and so on ... I'd make >much more per hour flipping burgers. > >Believe me, no one writes tech books for the money. > >--- Ben > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Claremont, Timothy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 8:38 AM >To: CF-Talk >Subject: Ordering WACK from Amazon > >I ordered my WACK yesterday and Amazon still showed a ship date of late May. >Hopefully this will not be the real case. 7.1 should be out by then... > >I would love to know how much Ben makes on a per book sold basis. >********************************************************************** >This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended >solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. >If you have received this email in error please delete it from your system. > >This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept for the >presence of computer viruses. > >Thank You, >Viahealth >********************************************************************** > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:199964 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
