Computer books

[Steve Harvey]

On Sun, Jan 16, 2005 at 12:21:22AM -0500, Paul King wrote:
> 
> But my main point isn't really about who carries the classics. It is more about
> supporting the same points brought up elsewhere in this thread, that the level
> of variety has suffered immensely since any meaningful competition has really
> been smoked out, and the variety and intelligence level of the books has
> suffered greatly since then.

  Compounding the problem of the independent computer booksellers with
the competition from Chapters was the whole dot-bomb, post-Y2K fiasco in
the computer industry.  Before then, finding a remaindered O'Reilly was a
rare experience.  Another specialty industry that was also savaged 
at the time was IT recruitment.  From the perspective of Heather Reisman,
this may have been a fortuitous development in more ways than one.

 - Steve Harvey
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