On Wed, 15 Oct 2003, Simon St.Laurent wrote:
> (Ian Graham) writes:
> >Is there any data explaining 'why' people by technical (e.g. XML)
> >books?
>
> The main theories are that people buy books:
>
> * Because they NEED them to solve an immediate problem
Theories are good, but data is better. For example, has anyone (O'Reilly
or others) surveyed purchasers -- or prospetive purchasers -- to find out
what they are looking for?
I agree in principle with many of your epotential explanations, but I'd
sure like to see some real data.
Ian
