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- From: rick@sjsumcs.sjsu.edu (Richard M. Warner)
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- Subject: Re: Camel Book for 5.xxx hardback?
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- Date: 31 Aug 92 21:02:06 GMT
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- In article <DJM.92Aug30233035@frob.eng.umd.edu> djm@eng.umd.edu (David J. MacKenzie) writes:
- >From: djm@eng.umd.edu (David J. MacKenzie)
- >Subject: Re: Camel Book for 5.xxx hardback?
- >Date: 31 Aug 92 04:30:35 GMT
- >The Perl book seems to stretch the O'Reilly binding process to its
- >limits. I think it might just be too thick for that binding
- >technique. I've seen several Perl books whose bindings seemed to give
- >out after only a year or so, so that the books end up with lots of
- >pages falling out. They're heavily used as references; I think the
- >book really needs a better binding, hardcover or otherwise.
-
- Interesting idea. If the camel book is too thick for this binding,
- what about some of the X books? The PEX book came out about 4-5
- months ago and is 2-1/2 times as thick as the 'camel'. Maybe the
- market researchers should contact PEX book buyers and see how the
- binding is holding up
-