Conference 7.286::digital

        My name is Joijoy Muin @ZPO in Singapore (Asia Pacific HQ).  I want to
        place an order for a book published by Digital Press.  I have the
        part number but don't know how to get my order thru.  Could someone
        please assist ASAP?  Thanks!
    
	
    You could try your local dec direct department, or your local
    bookstore.
    
    steve

    If I recollect correctly we sold Dec Press to a US publishing house,
    some time back.
    And Dec Direct is being wound down & will cease trading on Jan 1st
    in our part of the world. There must be better solutions, which other
    readers will come up with...
    				:o)

re.2:

They were sold to Butterworth Heinemann. You can telephone their UK office on:-
+44 865 314549 Fax: +44 865 314572

Dave.

    EDU Services used to distribute these books, it's worth a try.
    The number down here in Australia is 61 2 5615670 this may be closer
    for you than going to the US
    
    Also try the DECUS office, they were selling a range of these books
    last symposium, phone no is 61 2 5615274
    
    Steve.

    If you are unsuccessful with the other suggestions, you may want
    to place a call to the ESSB or the USSSB.  I know that the USSB
    regularly does business with Digital Press.  I do not have a phone
    number for you but believe it would be in the Digital Telephone
    Directory.  
    
    Good luck!
    Jeanne O'Dell
    

    A little more on Butterworth-Heinemann, U.S.:
    
    Here's the info from a recent packing slip:
    
    			225 Wildwood Avenue, Unit B
    			Woburn, MA 01801-2041
    			Tel (617) 928-2500
    			FAX (617) 933-6333
    
    And here's the info from the copyright page of 'UNIX for VMS Users',
    copyright 1990 (purchased in 1994):
    
    	The publisher offers discounts on bulk orders of this book.
    	For information, please write:
    
    			Manager of Special Sales
    			Digital Press
    			Butterworth-Heinemann
    			313 Washington St.
    			Newton, MA 02158
    
    -Mark

    Re.3
    >>>They were sold to Butterworth Heinemann. You can telephone their UK
    >>>office on:-
    >>>+44 865 314549 Fax: +44 865 314572
    
    Dave.
    
    A Nit
    
    I take that you really mean't:- +44 1865 314549 Fax: +44 1865 314572
    
    
    	Next April, you won't get through any more if you leave out those
    little ones.
    
    	Well, we've got to get used to them!
    
    				Malcolm.

Here is the information on ordering books from the Digital Press. You can also
contact any of these offices to request a free catalog of books.

USA & Canada:
	Butterworth Heinemann
	Order Department
	225 Wildwood Avenue
	Woburn MA 01801
	phone: (800) 366-2665 or (617) 928-2500
	FAX: (800) 446-6520 or (617) 933 6333
	Internet: [email protected]

UK & Europe:
	Reed Book Services
	PO Box 5
	Rushden, Northants
	NN10 6PU, UK
	Phone: (0933) 58521
	FAX: (0933) 50284

Australia:
	Butterworths pty Limited
	Level 9, North Tower
	Chatswood Plaza
	1-5 Railway Street
	Chatswood NSW
	Telephone: (02) 372 5511
	FAX: (02) 372 5570

Asia:
	Butterworths Asia
	10 Anson Road
	#32-01 International Plaza
	Singapore 0207
	Telephone: (65) 220 3684
	FAX: (65) 225 5026

South Africa:
	Butterworth & Co.
	8 Walker Place
	Walterval Park
	Mayville, Durban 4001
	Telephone: (031) 294247
	FAX: (031) 283255

Note, DECdirect (as of today) can only take orders for books if they have
the Digital part number -- I hope to get a list to them soon.

By the way, the Digital Press is doing very well at the close of its
first year of operation under Butterworth Heinemann. We enjoy a good
relationship with them. If you want more information on how to go about
submitting book proposals, see VTX DIGITAL_PRESS.

/patti anklam


    Digital Press is on the Web at
    
    	gopher://gopher.std.com/11/Book%20Sellers/DIGITAL-PRESS
    
    I owe that bit of knowledge to the following new book announcement
    which I'll shameless plug, 'cause the author's a good friend.
    
    -Mark
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
    
From:	QUARRY::"[email protected]" 14-DEC-1994 19:13:49.53
To:	[email protected]
CC:	[email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Subj:	FLASH: USG ALUMNUS WRITES UNIX BOOK, BECOMES MULTI-MILLIONAIRE!

At least the first part is true. :-)

Since I'd spent six years in the UNIX group, I wanted to let you know about
this before it gets into Livewire and other places.  Even though I'm working
in another part of Digital right now, I still consider the UNIX group my
Digital "home town."

After what seemed like an eternity, "The UNIX Philosophy" has just come off
the presses.  The manuscript was finished about a year and a half ago, but
it fell into limbo while Digital Press was being sold to Butterworth-
Heinemann.  The book is now debuting at DECUS in Anaheim this week.

What's the book about?  It takes a detailed look at the UNIX way of doing
things: small, unifunctional programs that do one thing well; programs as
filters; the hidden value of code and data portability; rapid prototyping
the UNIX way; how the UNIX philosophy differs from other operating system
philosophies, including OpenVMS; plus much more.

Unlike most texts that focus on how to do things with UNIX, The UNIX
Philosophy focuses squarely on "why UNIX?" in the first place.  If you're
new to UNIX (which doesn't apply to most of you, right? :-)), it is the
first book you should read before tackling the other UNIX books on the
market.  It will help you make sense of all of the others.  If you're a
real UNIX person, The UNIX Philosophy is the sort of book that you will
want to wave in the face of anyone who criticizes the UNIX way of doing
things and say, "See here. THIS is why we do it this way!"

If you'll check the Acknowledgements section, you'll find that Jon "Maddog"
Hall of USG's marketing organization, Fred Avolio (formerly of Digital),
and Aaron Sawyer of USG's Quality Group were among the technical reviewers.

The particulars:

        'The UNIX Philosophy' by Mike Gancarz.  Published by Digital Press,
        an imprint of Butterworth-Heinemann.  151 pages. $19.95 list. 
        ISBN #1-55558-123-4.

You can find more information about it under the new books section at
gopher.std.com or the following Web URL:

	gopher://gopher.std.com/11/Book%20Sellers/DIGITAL-PRESS


You should be able to go to any bookstore and order it (it's too new to
be on the shelves yet).  You can also order it directly from Digital
Press (Butterworth-Heinemann) by sending a request for information to
"[email protected]".  Or you can call the publisher at 1-800-366-2665
and use your credit card.  (I don't know whether it is available to
DEC-ies at a discount.  I won't be able to find that out until next
week.)

The book is a great rebuttal to the new "UNIX-Haters Handbook" that just
appeared on the shelves at Barnes and Noble.

Since this is my first book, my mother is telling everyone in southern
NH about it.

Am I excited?  Is 'UNIX' a four-letter word?

Warmest regards,
Mike Gancarz

re:  Mike/ Mark

	 >> Am I excited?  Is 'UNIX' a four-letter word?


Personally, if UNIX is the answer, then we have clearly forgotten the question!


	Many thanks to the WWW pointer for Digital Press.

	Tom

>	Many thanks to the WWW pointer for Digital Press.

I second that! 

While we're on the subject, does anyone know what happened to John A. Osborn Jr.
(manager of Digital Press at the time it was sold)? Since he's no longer on ELF,
I assume he's working elsewhere now.

This isn't casual snoopiness. When he and I both worked in Nashua (he in ZKO,
and I in NUO), I used to get LOTS of mail, email, and phone calls intended for
him. I occasionally still do, though rarely, now. I'd like to direct the few
items I get (mostly calls) to the right place, if possible. 

Thanks from John D. Osborne (with an "e"!)

    John left the company in December 1993 to join Harvard Business
    School Publishing.  He was (and maybe still is) contactable on
    internet at [email protected].

    Mike