It's a little difficult to see how code samples and illustrations (which I find invaluable) could be translated to audio....
It's technically copyright infringement (I believe) to translate the books. I don't own the copyright, so I'm not about to call out the lawyers. I am supposed to contact my publisher for permission (never been refused, as it's publicity) when I want to use part of a chapter for an article or presentation. Besides, I have problems concentrating when I listen to books on tape, so I'm not the best person to advocate this! --- Joe Testa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I would think the authors should read and publish the books in .mp3 > format, you can get like 10 hours worth on one cd. > > Rachel how about you start, > > bwahahahahahahaha > > > joe > > > DENNIS WILLIAMS wrote: > > >I have an odd question about these on-line books. Can I > copy-and-paste the > >text? > > Like many of you, I seem to end up with long commutes (why are > the best > >jobs never in your neighborhood?). I find listening to books on CD > to be a > >better use of time than reading bumper stickers. Nobody ever seems > to issue > >Oracle books on audio. So I got a text-to-voice program, and it > works pretty > >good to create an audio version of a book. But many of these eBooks > >zealously protect their text and prevent you from doing > copy-and-paste on > >the text. Fortunately Oracle makes their books readily available. > Any ideas > >are welcome. And my apologies to the authors on the list that are > going "he > >wants to do WHAT with my book!!". > >Dennis Williams > >DBA > >Lifetouch, Inc. > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >-----Original Message----- > >Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 7:54 PM > >To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > > > >I believe the Book Safari is changing. It is supposed > >to be more flexible now. > > > >http://www.oreilly.com/news/new_safari_0902.html > > > >Jared > > > > > > > > > > > > > >"Grabowy, Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 10/08/2002 01:04 PM > > Please respond to ORACLE-L > > > > > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > cc: > > Subject: CodeNotes for Oracle9i... > > > > > >So every few months my Lookout reminder pops up to remind me to > check out > >what new Oracle books have been released. I stumbled upon a new > book > >called CodeNotes for Oracle9i on Amazon.com, but the interesting > part is > >that it is available in eBook format. Here's the (probably broken) > >link... > > > >http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006ISCN/qid=1034101493/sr=1 > >-25/ref=sr_1_25/104-5919725-7522346?v=glance > > > >The eBook version is $9.95 and the shipping is free (big grin), > while the > >paperback is $13.97 plus shipping. Are you comfortable reading an > eBook? > >You decide. > > > >At any rate, I will probably break down and buy the eBook. Not so > much > >because the book is great (or not) but because I hope to send a > message to > >publishers to publish more books in the eBook format, which is also > why I > >posted this message. > > > >I know that O'Reilly has the Safari Bookshelf website, but I found > it to > >be restrictive and pricey. > > > >BTW, if for some reason you are or will be using .Net, the CodeNotes > eBook > >version is free... > > > >http://www.codenotes.com/do/downloads/downloadsNETbook > > > > > > > > > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Joe Testa > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Rachel Carmichael INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
