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.. as a late addition to this thread, and as the originator of it ... I have seen this book on sale in the (UK) high street at close on £100 (> U$150), this last weekend. I realise that the potential gross-sales of such a book is not in the same league as Tom Clancy, James Herbert etc, so the costs per book are higher, and naturally the sale price must reflect this. I can't help it though, I believe this is another example of the Brits being ripped off; it seems the price here in the UK is significantly over inflated. I may see if I can get my employer to get one for our technical library, but at this price I shall certainly NOT be purchasing a personal copy. I am sorry Frank (if you read this hallowed Midrange-L list), it sounds like it is a good read though. Jeff Bull. P.S. May I suggest you send a free copy, as a Christmas gift, to Bill Gates, just in case he can't afford a copy either ;-) -----Original Message----- From: Westdorp, Tom [mailto:Tom.Westdorp@StationCasinos.com] Sent: 12 December 2001 21:09 To: midrange-l@midrange.com Subject: RE: Frank Soltis This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. -- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] I don't care if IBM benefits, *I* benefit enough to justify the price. It's a personal decision, and YMMV as I said. I pay $20 for a Clancy/Brown/Coonts hard cover novel that I read and enjoy but that does not provide a tangible benefit beyond the enjoyment. Dr Frank's book contributes to my job satisfaction and serves as a reference. I'm headed for the golf course after work, carrying my TaylorMade logo golf bag that I bought, wearing my TaylorMade logo windshirt that I bought, to play with TaylorMade golf clubs that I paid $2500 for, to lose Nike balls. TaylorMade subsidizes none of that and yet festoons the lot with their logos to turn me into a walking billboard. (actually Callaway should subsidize that, but I digress). It's the way of the world. I'm not sure why you feel IBM owes you a subsidy. Who's to say the price of the book hasn't already been discounted by some IBM subsidy of the author, or whatever. It's a purchase decision, make your voice known by not buying at that price. Perhaps once the information is stale you can get a better deal... Dr Frank doesn't make an advertising message for IBM, by the way. He just tells the facts. That it serves as an advertising message is a testament to the system and its designers. -----Original Message----- From: Steve Richter [mailto:srichter@AutoCoder.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:47 PM To: midrange-l@midrange.com Subject: Re: Frank Soltis ----- Original Message ----- From: "Westdorp, Tom" <Tom.Westdorp@StationCasinos.com> > > For those asking, it picks up the iSeries from the 400e and takes it > forward. It is about the iSeries from v5r1 to the future. There's a little > prior r510 stuff in for historical perspective, but the how's and why's of > the current iSeries and its direction is the meat of the book. Tom, So you pay $50 for an advertising msg from ibm. I agree that his last book was worth the price and probably this book also. But IBM benefits from us reading the book, so they should at least subsidize it. 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