4 Dec
2002
4 Dec
'02
9:11 p.m.
Dave Phillips wrote:
Btw, it might interest some of you to note that the
book had an initial
pressing of 5000 copies (IIRC). A few months ago my publicist at No
Starch notified me that the first edition was almost sold out. So the
book took almost two years to sell out its first run: those figures
might give some notion of what sort of base numbers we're looking at
when we start discussing the possible extent of the Linux audio
community.
How many of those were bought by libraries and/or other public lending
places? ;) (I'm sure you have no idea)
We should also compare that to the amount of web hits that sites like
sound and midi for linux, ALSA, LAD, djcj get.
For example djcj receives around 60000 hits per month. This figure has
risen every month since May and shows no sign of flattening out. A large
portion of those are direct from ALSA website.
--
Patrick Shirkey - Boost Hardware Ltd.
For the discerning hardware connoisseur
Http://www.boosthardware.com
Http://www.djcj.org - The Linux Audio Users guide
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Being on stage with the band in front of crowds shouting, "Get off! No!
We want normal music!", I think that was more like acting than anything
I've ever done.
Goldie, 8 Nov, 2002
The Scotsman