| The IDL Book Bidness [message #33201] |
Thu, 12 December 2002 08:33  |
David Fanning
Messages: 11724
Registered: August 2001
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Folks,
Last night I was deep into spline functions and becoming
confused when I suddenly thought "Screw it, this seems too
much like work!"
The thought suddenly triggered memories of writing my first
book, almost exactly five years ago now. I remember finishing
and writing the forward at 7PM on Christmas Eve night. No
presents purchased. No thought to the season. Just one goal
in mind: finish that &!*%$ book!
In all those years, I have never counted up how many
books I sold. I did last night. Are you sitting down?
4365
Wow! I had 1000 covers printed for the First Edition and
I remember thinking, "Now *that* was a waste of good money!"
You can make up the numbers yourself, but I can assure
you that book has allowed me to spend a lot of time here
on the newsgroup swapping lies rather than looking for
gainful employment. :-)
In a time when it is appropriate to count your blessings,
I just want to say again how much I appreciate everyone
in the IDL community who has made it possible to make
a living doing something I love. Thanks to all of you.
Best Regards,
David
P.S. Let's just say that when I showed the numbers to my
wife I suddenly learned that I would be writing *another*
book real soon now. :-(
--
David W. Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Phone: 970-221-0438, E-mail: david@dfanning.com
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
Toll-Free IDL Book Orders: 1-888-461-0155
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