um, yeah, that's what happened to my father-in-law. there were only so many copies he could give away.. the rest lived in boxes in storage. to be fair, if you want to use one of the online self-publish houses, I believe there are some that don't print a copy of the book until it's been ordered >From: Rodd Holman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: Serious Question (believe it or not)... >Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2001 13:59:06 -0800 > >The math isn't bad, but that is assuming that you actually >get those 10,000 copies sold. You could be left sitting >with 9,750 copies in your garage (assuming you have 250 >friends and relatives to give the others to). >It's a risk like any other investment. > >"Mohan, Ross" wrote: > > > I'd like to see the spreadsheet on this.....33% return > > on 10,000 copies of a 36$ book is....<going into human > > calculator mode>...around an eighth of a MILLION dollars. > > > > Now, I wonder how much it costs you to publish each copy? > > > > Too bad Rachel's Dad isn't on this list! <G> > > > > || -----Original Message----- > > || From: Hillman, Alex [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > || Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 4:11 PM > > || To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > || Subject: RE: Serious Question (believe it or not)... > > || > > || > > || I am sure that any of working DBA's have this money to put > > || up front. I don't > > || think that risk to invest in the book is more than in the > > || stock market. Also > > || what is the problem to hire editor (especially not > > || technical). Should not be > > || too expencive. Of cource it is more work, but one can get > > || much more money. > > || > > || Alex Hillman > > || > > || -----Original Message----- > > || Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 3:26 PM > > || To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > || > > || > > || self-publishing houses charge you to publish the book (yes, > > || they do, that's > > || how my father-in-law published his book) > > || > > || I also doubt that they give you much in the way of help in > > || editing your > > || book, so that if your English is not good (as the case of > > || the author that > > || Jonathan is working with) you end up with an unreadable book. > > || > > || > > || >From: "Hillman, Alex" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > || >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > || >To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > || >Subject: RE: Serious Question (believe it or not)... > > || >Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2001 07:45:49 -0800 > > || > > > || >I would one of self-publishing houses like Technion where > > || you can get 33% > > || >of > > || >sales. > > || >If your book is any good it will sell in the same volume as > > || with any other > > || >publisher (not that they spend a lot of money for promotion > > || any way). > > || > > > || >Alex Hillman > > || > > > || >-----Original Message----- > > || >Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 4:31 AM > > || >To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > || > > > || > > > || >First would be to prepare and send a synopsis to the > > || >'big name' oracle publishers - O'Reilly, Wrox and the > > || >like.. > > || > > > || >hth > > || >connor > > || > > > || >--- Jim Hawkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > All, > > || > > > > || > > I am very interested in collaborating with others in > > || > > the writing of an > > || > > Oracle technical book (DBA subject matter). I am > > || > > interested in how those of > > || > > you who have done this (ala Rachel), got started or > > || > > made the right > > || > > connections. I do have a somewhat literary > > || > > background, so I know I can do > > || > > this. > > || > > > > || > > Jim > > || > > > > || > > Jim Hawkins > > || > > Lead SAPR/3 Oracle Database Administrator > > || > > MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. > > || > > 600 Pearl Drive > > || > > St. Louis, MO 633376 > > || > > 9636) 474-7832 > > || > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (work) > > || > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (home) > > || > > > > || > > -- > > || > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: > > || > > http://www.orafaq.com > > || > > -- > > || > > Author: Jim Hawkins > > || > > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > || > > > > || > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: > > || > > (858) 538-5051 > > || > > San Diego, California -- Public Internet > > || > > access / Mailing Lists > > || > > > > || >-------------------------------------------------------------------- > > || > > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an > > || > > E-Mail message > > || > > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of > > || > > 'ListGuru') and in > > || > > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB > > || > > ORACLE-L > > || > > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed > > || > > from). 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