Plus they make a good defense weapon if ever in a bind :) You know, cube farms can get violant at times.
On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 10:23:19 -0500, Ray Champagne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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:4:199968 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
