[Info-vax] What is VMS?

[seasoned_geek]

On Dec 21, 7:08 pm, Doug Phillips <dphil... at netscape.net> wrote:
>
> You know, I don't get what you're trying to say. What "shining
> example" are you talking about? The fact that Amazon has a new book
> and is offering it for $146.74? So, if anyone shops for your book they
> won't order it from Amazon. That's one less book you'll sell. A 3rd-
> party selling through Amazon wants $494.51 for his/her used copy! That
> must be the rare collector edition, eh?
>

Well, if you don't think someone selling a book (which is still in
print and available for list price from the publisher) criminal fraud,
there is little I can do to help you.

>I wouldn't buy your book *new* for $90 from anyone, though, especially
>sight unseen and a paperback at that. The last time I looked at the
>local B&N they didn't have it in stock so I haven't seen it. For that
>price it would have to be bound in gilded fine leather.

Believe what you want.  If you are actually a good customer of the
local BN (probably not since you sing the praises of Amazon), why
don't you ask them to stock a copy at the store because you are
interested in purchasing it, but don't want to spend that kind of
money until you are sure?  Any store manager (at least in the U.S.)
can pull to inventory any title listed on their Web site when a
customer requests to see it.

I'm happy with the content of the book and the reviews it has gotten.
I'm happy that several companies now order multiple full sets each
summer because, as they have told me, they hire from a local college
and manufacture VMS developers to fill their needs.  They use my books
as the training manuals.  I'm happy with that.

Please don't jump into one of my threads and sing the praises of
Amazon.  You haven't been in the book business for 20+ years.  That
company can only accurately be described as the rectal sphincter of
the anti-christ.

Merry Christmas!