Dan,

It's important to note that they can't wait for people to "get around" to it. One of the issues with CW (Classic Wrox) is they always wanted things out FAST and FIRST. Reviewers were given pages and told to review them and get them back in days. Careful examination wasn't always possible in the timeframes we were given. That's why you will only find my name in the .NET Framework book. I was disatisfied with the pay scale and the timeframes.

Like I said, I think if Wiley is interested in Q&A on the Wrox titles they will need to find good reviewers and pay them a rate that is worthy of their time. I can tell you the "prestige" of being listed as a reviewer doesn't get you very far- It's not helped my career at all.

The main writers- Guys like Lhotka, Sussman and Homer- they get some prestige :)

I'd be thrilled to write a book- as with reviewing, the timeframes are too short. That's why the authors make mistakes and that's why the reviewers miss them.

I remember being at the WROX Confrence in Washington DC (Where P2P was born- an interesting story in itself..) and talking with some of the writers (who will remain nameless) and the #1 complaint each one of them had was the timeframe in which a book went from idea to publication. They all said they wanted more time.



Hal Levy
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