Other potentially good books are marred by haste with the result that poor writing compounded by technical errors are far too common. Those who believe in a principle despite all evidence to the contrary are practising religion. Of course there are some exceptions, but too few to persuade me that monetary considerations are of any true benefit. I hope that you will support good books and publishers that consistently publish them. On the other side, I hope publishers will examine their pricing policies.
Good books have a long lifetime and so the costs can be spread.
Instant publishing is probably better done via some other medium such as CDs. One odd point I noticed as I prepared this column for printing was the number of books from Addison-Wesley. Last Update - 11 August 2001. All rights reserved.