Book review / advise

[Stephen Hansen]

On 6/22/10 9:45 PM, John Bokma wrote:
> Stephen Hansen <me+list/python at ixokai.io> writes:
> 
>> I *have* seen people burned by confusion over situations *extremely*
>> similar to this;
> 
> But is it? You didn't even ask yourself that question.

Yes. I did.

I don't really make a point of publishing internal dialog on mailing
lists for you to determine though, so I can see the confusion.

>> If being concerned about fellow Python-folks possibly getting ripped off
>> makes me an asshat, so be it. Go y'know-what yourself.
> 
> If this publisher is legimate you might very well be denying
> people -- like I said I am interested -- from getting a print-out in the
> future just because /you/ cried wolf and called them scammers.

Uh, yeah. Okay.

The level of utter absurdity in that statement is off the charts.

I am not off starting some great interweb campaign to bring them down.
I'm not logging into Amazon and down-rating all the books and giving
them scathing reviews. I haven't notified any agencies (from Amazon, to
the PSF) who may be interested in the scam (if it is a scam) to try to
get action done. I haven't even considered registering
sohobooksisascam.com to try to get the word out. Not that having an
anti-website is any good when there's no website to go all anti against,
but whatever.

On a mailing list, a guy with no real influence or and absolutely no
importance, questioned the validity of the publisher and the legitimacy
and ethical behavior they're doing.

If they can't stand up to one question-- they aren't legitimate.

I "deny" nothing to anyone by raising a concern. If the concern is
unfounded, great. If it isn't, then some people will be saved some grief.

-- 

   Stephen Hansen
   ... Also: Ixokai
   ... Mail: me+list/python (AT) ixokai (DOT) io
   ... Blog: http://meh.ixokai.io/

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