Actually, four of them are brand new, but who's counting. :-) I know people refer to them as "Forta books", and I am grateful for that association and recognition, but the fact is that others deserve credit too, and I do make a point of regularly stating that. The "ColdFusion 5 Construction Kit" book, for examples, lists Nate Weiss as my coauthor (as opposed to a contributing author) because he wrote as much as I did (we split most of the title between the two of us).
I do not write them all, there is no way I could. Some books I have written completely, others I only design and edit, and yet others I plan and write parts of and rely on co-authors for the rest of the content (most are in this final category). I still do write though (and should be doing so right now instead of reading cf-talk), and ironically I did indeed write a major portion of the title that Amazon.com calls me editor of. :-) --- Ben -----Original Message----- From: Jeffry Houser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 5:31 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: CFX C++ API Documentation/Tutorials At 04:16 PM 4/30/2002 -0500, you wrote: >OT: >Ever wonder why we still call it the Forta book, when he's listed as >the editor (according to Amazon), not to mention nine other authors? >:-P : smile: Because he wrote the first one? Or is it because that his name sells books (and there is no reason to perpetuate the image that he isn't doing the direct writing much anymore). He has (if memory serves me) six books coming out within the span of three months. Two of them are brand new. -- Jeffry Houser | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Need a Web Developer? Contact me! Weird E-mail problems Use use mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] as backup AIM: Reboog711 | Fax / Phone: 860-223-7946 -- My Books: http://www.instantcoldfusion.com My Band: http://www.farcryfly.com -- Will I be on the streets tomorrow, Will I have to beg and Borrow Will I have to go back to the job I left behind? ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
