There's always some idiot who wants to rain on the parade, so it may as well be me. I can't remember the specifics but a recent test in London showed that people on (hands-free) phones in their cars were 'x'% more likely to crash ('x' was somewhere like 50%!), the test being designed to show that its not the phone in your hand, its the fact that you're talking/listening that ends up killing you...
I can't begin to imagine the traffic carnage when the CD "DBA101: The sensual sultry sounds of Carmichael" hits the charts! Does Rachel really want that kind of responsbility :-) Cheers Connor --- Rachel Carmichael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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). 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