Re: Can anyone identify this book?

From: Thom Brown <thom(at)linux(dot)com>
To: Josh berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>
Cc: PostgreSQL Advocacy Group <pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Can anyone identify this book?
Date: 2016-03-15 19:17:26
Message-ID: CAA-aLv4U5NY_Xje=YA88LuQ2gAwJQxA8Pcb3FTxL6g9JOswhaA@mail.gmail.com
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On 15 March 2016 at 18:51, Josh berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com> wrote:
> Folks,
>
> http://www.amazon.com/dp/1523349263/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_sn45wb1KJSV75
>
> So, leaving aside the very offensive title, the book contents are
> plaigarized from someone else's PostgreSQL book. Can someone identify
> the book based on the "look inside"? If you can, I can get Amazon to
> remove it.

There appear to be multiple version of the same book:

"Postgres for beginners":
http://www.amazon.com/Postgres-Beginners-Danielle-Riley/dp/1519789769
"Postgres essentials":
http://www.amazon.com/Postgres-Essentials-Kurt-Stewart/dp/1523832045
"Postgres for bizzies":
http://www.amazon.com/Postgres-Bizzies-Susan-Becker/dp/1523884045
"Postgres in 5 hours":
http://www.amazon.com/Postgres-5-Hours-Katherine-Boyle/dp/1523925639
"Postgres for Newbies":
http://www.amazon.com/Postgres-Newbies-Amy-Farrell/dp/1523822392
"The Art of Postgres":
http://www.amazon.com/Art-Postgres-Ricky-Lee/dp/1523212632
"Dive in Postgres":
http://www.amazon.com/Dive-Postgres-Mr-Ruben-Lemke/dp/1519736231

The source seems to be "Postgres Succinctly" by Peter Shaw:
https://www.syncfusion.com/resources/techportal/details/ebooks/postgres

Thom

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