Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!munnari.oz.au!mel.dit.csiro.au!dmp.csiro.au!sfy From: sfy@dmp.csiro.au (Shane Youl) Newsgroups: comp.lang.perl Subject: Re: Ordering copies of the book Message-ID: <1991Feb22.221138.19554@dmp.csiro.au> Date: 22 Feb 91 22:11:38 GMT References: Organization: CSIRO Division of Mineral Products, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA Lines: 156 From article , by bush@prg.ox.ac.uk (Mark Bush): > In article <1991Feb19.084533.2214@tsa.co.uk> domo@tsa.co.uk (Dominic Dunlop) writes: > >> In article <1991Feb18.060800.29648@iwarp.intel.com> merlyn@iwarp.intel.com >> (Randal L. Schwartz) writes: >> > I'm very sorry that international customers are at the mercy of >> > Addison Wesley. A/W has the rights to all international distribution >> > for OR&A's books, so when an order comes in to OR&A, they must forward >> > it to A/W for handling. >> >> A-W's action seems, in the best tradition of publishing, to be designed >> to maximize its income from the deal without necessarily maximizing >> sales of the books. >> >> Moral. You gotta watch distributors! > > The word I got from A-W was that OR&A were not giving them the > distribution until May. They seemed to imply that it was a hold-up on > the part of OR&A that means that books are not getting over here (or to > any non-US places, I guess). > > Does anyone have the scoop on this? I was hoping to do an order for a > few people over here to cut shipping costs, but it seems that bulk > orders are a no-go and shipping at $20-25 per copy is not my idea of > fun. I don't want to end up with a phone bill the size of an average > defense budget by phoning OR&A myself. > > The question, I guess, is who really *is* responsibly for the > distributions? Is it really OR&A or is A-W giving me the brush-off? > > Mark Hi, What follows is the response I got directly from OR&A. I hope this helps. ------------- Hello Shane, Our latest book Programming Perl will be distributed in Australia by Addison Wesley. The book was delayed due to a problem with the covers, but is now being shipped to our distributors. Below, I have listed Addsion Wesley's address. Thank you for your interst in our books Kind Regards, Kerri Effective January 1, 1990, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company will distribute books worldwide for O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. with the exception of distribution to the United States, Canada, and Japan. We will continue US and Canadian distribution. You should order our books through the Addison-Wesley office nearest you (ordering information follows). Addison-Wesley Publishing company offers faster order processing, enhanced distribution through bookstores and other resellers, increased representation at trade shows worldwide, as well as high level, quality service you have always received. Addison-Wesley will include each title in all of its appropriate seasonal catalogs, brochures, advertisements, exhibits and conventions. O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. will review all promotional material before it is reproduced for distribution or publication. This is to guarantee that you are provided with complete and accurate information. We want to assure you that O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. will always be available to you. Feel free to contact us about any recommendations you have for new titles, corrections in existing titles, or general remarks. We also encourage you to contact us with comments about the service you are receiving from Addison-Wesley. Thank you for your interest in our publications and your continued involvement with O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. Kind regards, Kerri ----------------------------------------- Kerri Bonasch, Assistant Sales Manager (707) 829-0515 O'Reilly & Associates, Inc., Publishers of Nutshell Handbooks 632 Petaluma Avenue, Sebastopol, CA 95472 UUCP: uunet!ora!kerri ORDERING INFORMATION: All orders and inquiries should be directed towards Addison-Wesley. Following is a list of addresses and telephone numbers for ordering. Please call the appropriate number for ordering information, discounts, shipping costs, etc. Keep in mind that if you presently receive a discount from us, your discount may change through Addison-Wesley. We do not have any influence in deciding what discounts are offered. Australia and New Zealand (orders & inquiries) Addison-Wesley Publishers Pty. Ltd. 6 Byfield Street North Ryde, N.S.W. 2113, AUSTRALIA Telephone: 61-2-888-2733 Fax: 61-2-888-9404 United Kingdom and Africa (orders & inquiries) Addison-Wesley Publishers, Ltd. Finchampstead Road Wokingham, Berkshire Rg11 2NZ, ENGLAND Telephone: 44-734-794-000 Fax: 44-734-794-035 Europe and the Middle East (orders & inquiries) Addison-Wesley Publishers B.V. De Lairessestraat 90 1071 PJ Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS Telephone: 31-20-764-044 Fax: 31-20-664-5334 Asia (excluding Japan) (Inquiries) Addison-Wesley Singapore Pte. Ltd. 5 Beach Road05-09/10 Beach Centre Singapore 0718, SINGAPORE Telephone: 65-339-7503 Fax: 65-339-9709 (Orders) Addison-Wesley Singapore Pte. Ltd. International Order Department Route 128 Reading, Massachusetts 01867 U.S.A. Telephone: 617-944-3700 Fax: 617-942-2829 If you are not certain which address to contact please let us know. Orders will be fulfilled and shipped within 48 hours of placement. -- ____ _____ ____ ____ Shane Youl / \ / / / \ / \ CSIRO Division of Mineral Products / /_____ / /_____/ / / PO Box 124 Port Melbourne 3207 / / / / \ / / AUSTRALIA \____/ _____/ / / \ \____/ Internet : sfy@dmp.CSIRO.AU Phone : +61-3-647-0211 SCIENCE ADVANCING AUSTRALIA