> 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?
--Ralph Roberts
> > >REBOL: THE OFFICIAL GUIDE, the first commercial book about
> > >the REBOL language, is now at the printers! You can check
> > >the contents and read a sample chapter at REBOL Press
> > >Online, http://www.REBOLpress.com.
> >
> > I thought it was interesting to note that Barnes And Noble
> > says this book has a "sales rank of 127,053", for the
> > *February Edition*.
> >
> > Does that mean they sold 127k+ copies of a nonexistent book?
> >
> >
> http://shop.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=6
> 61E9NA68H&
> mscssid=37372K8DA4SR2JTS001PQUW8M69N11F1&isbn=007212279X
> >
> > Amazon.com is selling the *July Edition* with a "sales rank
> > of 84,434". Sold? Searched for? Page looked at? What?
> >
> >
> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/007212279X/qid=963019999/sr
=1-1/103-2
087116-3747003
>
> Their prices are less but you don't get the Special Offer:
>
> >Special Offer: Order your advance copy of REBOL: THE
> OFFICIAL GUIDE (with CD) directly from REBOL Press Online
> and receive an exclusive, limited-edition DESIGNER'S TIP
> SHEET written and signed by REBOL's Designer, Carl
> Sassenrath! Not available in bookstores or through any other
> source. It includes numerous insider tips that make REBOL
> scripts easier to write and more powerful to use.
>
>
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