[plug] O'Reilly

[Colin Muller]

Bret Busby wrote:

> http://www.nedkelly.com.au/books/book.asp?ISBN=0764506633 , the Red Hat
> Linux for Dummies book, of which I have seen a copy, with the RH 6.1
> CD,  for $40.60, which is about $5.50 more expensive than the nedkelly
> price, at the Murdoch Uni bookshop,), the website, and therefore, the
> bookshop, appear to be useful.

Just be aware of the delivery costs - not sure what they would amount
to. One thing I like about nedkelly is that on top of the selling
business, they're also publishing local-interest content - an
interesting way of trying to combine the neighbourly strength of local
businesses with the breadth of selection and ease of ordering that the
Net brings. The site has its technical problems, but based on my
experience of them to date, I think they're well worth supporting. And
no, I don't have shares :).

> Unfortunately, while Boffins in the past, may have provided good
> service, shortcomings like the lack of a website like the nedkelly one,
> or, even an email address, to which to send queries, will likely mean
> that they lose potential trade, to bookshops that show that they do keep
> up with the times.

Yes - they're nuts to be thinking like that.

> I will have to have a look at a copy of the book, sometime.

If you don't come across a more convenient place to look at it, you're
welcome to thumb through my copy. I'm not far from UWA (all hours - I
work from home) - feel free to drop me a line if you're heading that
way.

Colin