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On 09-Jul-00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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>> No disrespect intended, but having found the book for $31.89 with no
>> shipping (at ecampus) I don't think the tip sheet is worth the extra
>> $13.60.
>> On a side note, it seems that there are two other Rebol books out there
>> as well. I'm still getting this one, but...
>>
>
> It's true that others are offering the book for less but they don't HAVE
> the book and won't for several weeks yet. The reality of the book
> distribution channel is that it takes time to fill the pipeline. You have
> to remember, the conventional book trade is still a very archaic biz;
> totally different from any other business and pretty moribund in its
> channels of distribution. My company is doing the fulfillment for REBOL
> PRESS and we are getting the books directly from the printer,
> shortcircuiting the normal process. Amazon.com, for example, gets their
> books either from the publisher (we sell them lots of books) or from the
> largest book wholesaler, Ingram. Either way at least a two- or three-tier
> process involving shipment and transhipment. This is true for B&N and all
> the rest. I've gone through this with numerous of my own books and the
> books we publish here. I know it's a great source of frustration to the
> end user but we have always beat the big guys by two weeks to a month in
> shipping books. It pays to be nimble these days in ecommerce. The fastest
> way to get REBOL: THE OFFICIAL GUIDE is from http://www.rebolpress.com.
> .... now, if we only could get the Harry Potter book to distribute, too.
>
>
> You mentioned three REBOL books? The only other one I know of is my REBOL
> FOR DUMMIES in September?
>
O'Reilly is also working on 1
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