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I have been a professional software engineer for over 10 years.
I have written many kinds of software, but my particular strengths are interactive graphics applications,
compilers and interpreters, and algorithms.
I also enjoy writing, woodworking, and home improvement. Also this.
Thursday, September 07, 2000
Installments one, two and three are going to be available for $1. Further installments up to 8 will be available for $2 each. In other words, you complete financial liability for the first 8 installments of this story will be $13 or about the cost of a trade paperback or a hardcover novel offered at 40% discount in a chain bookstore.Give me a break. When I buy his books, I don't buy the hardback or trade paper versions; I buy the mass-market paperback for $7. Furthermore, I rarely buy books; typically I get them from the library. Also, consider that whatever margin the publisher typically skims off is going right in his pocket. In other words, there's no way I'm paying $13 for this book. I love the idea of publishing electronically, but I'm afraid I consider $13 for the electronic version of a novel outrageous.
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