motorollin wrote:
Simple solution: take pre-orders. If there are enough to cover costs then print the books. If not, then nothing is lost.
Right on. Cancelling the book is about the most stupid thing you can do. Hell, they could've released an electronic version instead as making a CD is a helluva lot cheaper than processing dead trees. The pirated version isn't even the most up-to-date release, f'r cryin' out loud!
Personally, I think the business case for a reprint was shaky to begin with, and this provided a nice, clean excuse for all those involved to bow out of the project without too much loss of face.
