[ug-bosug] Fwd: Book enquiry : Solaris internals

[Joe G (Joseph George)]

BTW, if you want the book in India, here is the person to get in  
touch with:

arun dot kumar at pearsoned dot co dot in

I am sharing his email with his consent.

~Joe


On 13-Aug-07, at 5:27 PM, Sriram Narayanan wrote:

> Folks:
>
> I asked Rajesh from Learning Journey about the Solaris Internals book
> and about bulk purchases.
>
> -- Sriram
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Rajesh Babu <rajesh at learningjourney.co.in>
> Date: Aug 13, 2007 4:45 PM
> Subject: Re: Book enquiry : Solaris internals
> To: Sriram Narayanan <sriramnrn at gmail.com>
>
>
> Hi,
>
>  I apologize for the delay in responding. I was out meeting someone.
>
>  I see two titles:
> 1.  Solaris Internals: Solaris 10 and Opensolaris Kernel  
> Architecture 2.
> Solaris Internals: Core Kernel Architecture (Solaris Internals;
> Architecture and Techniques #01 )
>
>  I am not sure which title you are referring to.
>
>  I get only 10% discount on these titles. I can pass the 10%  
> discount, if
> the shipping cost is taken care (shared among you equally). I won't be
> making anything on this. The books are pretty heavy too(1.66 kgs &  
> 1.19
> kgs). The books reach me in less than a week (courier), but the  
> shipping
> cost is high.
>
>  If speed is not an issue, then buying it from Amazon is the best  
> option.
> Group together and buy it from amazon. You get 27% discount. The  
> slowest
> shipping option (3 weeks) costs  5$ + $(7/number-of-people) per
> individual. The fastest shipping option (less than a week) costs 9$ +$
> (28/number-of-people) per individual.(
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=596188)
>
> Thanks,
> Rajesh Babu
>
>> Rajesh:
>>
>> A few people I know from the Open Solaris community in India are
> interested in this book. But the retail cost of the book is too  
> much for
> their pockets.
>>
>> Is it possible for you to give discounts for purchases in  
>> quantities ?
> Let's assume that we can buy ten copies.
>>
>> I'll be forwarding your response to the various Open Solaris user  
>> groups
> in India.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> -- Sriram
>>
>>
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