Yep. Their action was couterproductive.

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by a6l6e6x

4/27/05 8:56:43 PM

Yep. Their action was couterproductive.

[link|http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04/27/apple_snubs_wiley/|Register]:

Despite almost turning over a billion dollars year, the Hoboken, NJ-based company remains a family-owned firm, and is standing by its authors. iCon had shot up to No.144 in Amazon.com's sales rankings today.

[link|http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/|John Wiley & Sons, Inc] is traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Tickers: JWa and JWb for class A and class B stock respectively.

Alex

The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. -- Bertrand Russell

"Apple Retaliates Over Jobs Biography" - (a6l6e6x) - (27) - April 26, 2005, 09:59:57 PM EDT

This doesn't seem right - (tjsinclair) - (12) - April 26, 2005, 10:24:28 PM EDT

You must be very busy. - (Andrew Grygus) - (3) - April 26, 2005, 10:36:12 PM EDT

Seems to be an update of an earlier work. - (Another Scott) - (1) - April 26, 2005, 11:12:11 PM EDT

Sort of, but not for the reason everyone else is PO'd - (scoenye) - April 27, 2005, 10:48:41 AM EDT

Well, it keeps me off the streets... -NT - (tjsinclair) - April 27, 2005, 01:21:02 AM EDT

Y "wonder what WAS in" it? Still IS - just BUY it elsewhere! -NT - (CRConrad) - (2) - April 27, 2005, 01:09:51 AM EDT

I think I would have used "was". - (Another Scott) - (1) - April 27, 2005, 07:49:13 AM EDT

Ah, that's a relief. - (CRConrad) - April 27, 2005, 08:34:08 AM EDT

From the Motley Fool: - (a6l6e6x) - (4) - April 27, 2005, 05:03:16 PM EDT

The hope from Apple would be... - (ben_tilly) - (3) - April 27, 2005, 05:21:57 PM EDT

So what's Apple's volumes for book sales? - (ChrisR) - (2) - April 27, 2005, 06:30:04 PM EDT

Point - (ben_tilly) - (1) - April 27, 2005, 07:27:26 PM EDT

Yep. Their action was couterproductive. - (a6l6e6x) - April 27, 2005, 08:56:43 PM EDT

Can't say I blame them - (tuberculosis) - (11) - April 27, 2005, 12:36:27 PM EDT

Well, didn't he? - (Andrew Grygus) - (10) - April 27, 2005, 01:37:14 PM EDT

Not in my book - (tuberculosis) - (7) - April 27, 2005, 02:17:46 PM EDT

The Apple II was made popular by VisiCalc, and . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - April 27, 2005, 02:43:41 PM EDT

Good to know you aren't all that freakishly brilliant. - (CRConrad) - (1) - April 27, 2005, 04:08:33 PM EDT

As opposed to Dell/Gates - (tuberculosis) - April 27, 2005, 05:46:53 PM EDT

points to the gryge except for the NeXT, beautiful box - (boxley) - (3) - April 27, 2005, 09:03:44 PM EDT

Wow. You really have done everything, haven't you? :-) -NT - (Another Scott) - (1) - April 27, 2005, 09:25:13 PM EDT

naw, there is a wicker swing with a hole in the bottom..... -NT - (boxley) - April 27, 2005, 09:36:44 PM EDT

I'll partially concede on the NeXT . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - April 27, 2005, 10:29:45 PM EDT

Grygus on Apple - (rcareaga) - (1) - April 27, 2005, 10:26:59 PM EDT

Me on Osborne - (Ashton) - May 2, 2005, 05:33:17 AM EDT

Cringely's take on it - (SpiceWare) - (1) - April 29, 2005, 10:23:22 AM EDT

Steve knows how the game is played - (cforde) - April 30, 2005, 02:48:57 AM EDT

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