[nycbug-talk] computer book works on reade street

[G. Rosamond]

for those who don't know this store, it's between broadway and church
street by city hall.

they have an enormous selection of technical books, heavily discounted.
as a side note, they do not seem to be carrying wes' recent project,
network security illustrated.

since 9/11 in particular, they are hurting for business.  i spoke to the
main man there (david) and find that they are no longer open on sunday.
they've lost the critical member of the staff who is technically
proficient.

first, i want to encourage all to use their store.  cheaper than amazon
and b&n by far.

mention nycbug when you're there.

also, considering they are only selling online through amazon, and they
are solely devoted to tech books, they have a problem.  maybe a group of
www design, dev and sysadmin-types in nycbug could help them out. . .

currently, they have an issue keeping their pos database and online
database synced.  although this is second-hand from david who's
non-technical, it sounds like whatever firm that is helping them is f'g
them .  . .saying they have to export the data daily to keep it synced.
. .woah.  so 1985.

anyway, they are an important institution in nyc for all technical
users, particularly us.

they will have a presence at linuxexpo.  stop by, buy some books from
them.  introduce yourself.

how do people feel about possibly assisting them in redesigning their
pos and ecommerce database?


maybe a few people would like to volunteer and help them out. . .
g