I'm sure being "in print" is wonderful for the reputation. However, if Ben makes little to no money on the finished product and it takes months and months to bring it to consumers, I wouldn't think it's worth it.
I like having books in print also, but I more highly value timely information. If I were to update to the latest CF offering, I would want Ben's material hot on the heels of its release, not shortly before another release of CF (if the time-lag is truly that great)... Of course, as some suggested earlier, having books in print may just be the best way to end up on the training circuit, which offers much more lucrative pay-back, I'm sure. However, it doesn't serve the community looking for expert insight and application, I'm afraid. Moving from one model of doing anything takes time, especially a model for delivering information that's been around as long as printing on paper has, but I'm afraid it's a dying effort which will eventually give way to cheaper, efficient, *and* profitable ways of doing business... Rick -----Original Message----- From: Ray Champagne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 10:23 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Ordering WACK from Amazon 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 >********************************************************************** > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:199967 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
