tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12459003.post114047913921978906..comments2023-08-03T09:19:28.438-04:00Comments on So What Co-operative: CertificationJeff Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15701602600662849251noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12459003.post-1141828879628401182006-03-08T09:41:00.000-05:002006-03-08T09:41:00.000-05:00Just my opinion but I think the lack of books in t...Just my opinion but I think the lack of books in the store is due to the probability that most people who buy such books order them online. The books mentioned are for a rather specialized audience and if the buyers are like me, they look for the discounts offered when buying the books online. I have noticed fewer and fewer computer-related books on the local Barnes and Noble shelves lately.<BR/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12459003.post-1141162936408897962006-02-28T16:42:00.000-05:002006-02-28T16:42:00.000-05:00My local Borders has cut the size of their compute...My local Borders has cut the size of their computer book section in half, and Oracle books generally have gone from nearly an entire bookshelf unit to about one shelf. At my local Barnes and Noble, it's more dramatic. OCP books are almost impossible to find now. Have the booksellers decided in the past year that the market for computer books is disappearing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12459003.post-1140570899942232042006-02-21T20:14:00.000-05:002006-02-21T20:14:00.000-05:00Or maybe it is that the oracle OCP books are actua...<I>Or maybe it is that the oracle OCP books are actually selling a little while the microsoft ones just sit on the shelf?</I><BR/><BR/>Hmm. Possible. Not very probable, put possible.<BR/><BR/>my word: asepx - microsoft's next version of asp (active server enterprise pages eXtraspecial)?Jeff Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15701602600662849251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12459003.post-1140566052514420892006-02-21T18:54:00.000-05:002006-02-21T18:54:00.000-05:00Or maybe it is that the oracle OCP books are actua...Or maybe it is that the oracle OCP books are actually selling a little while the microsoft ones just sit on the shelf?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12459003.post-1140514226367267092006-02-21T04:30:00.000-05:002006-02-21T04:30:00.000-05:00Well, I'm on board with Dave's thinking. "No OCP, ...Well, I'm on board with Dave's thinking. "No OCP, school of hard knocks!"<BR/>OCP is just another way for Oracle to extract money from you and I'm hoping that the industry is realizing this as well.<BR/>Correct me if I'm wrong, but compare the the OCP track of 9i to 10g. <BR/>***Certified Associate******<BR/>9i.... SQL exam then the 9i fundamentals exam.<BR/>10g.... 10g Admin exam.<BR/><BR/>Geee Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com