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One possible future successor to SDRAM, and competitor to DDR SDRAM. DRDRAM (also now simply called RDRAM) was originally developed by Rambus, Inc. This RAM architecture is capable of speeds starting at 266, 356, and 400MHz, and transfers data on the up and down ticks of a clock cycle, where standard SDRAM tops out at about 200MHz. You may see RDRAM referred to at 532, 712, and 800MHz, but that is actually 266*2, 356*2,
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Direct Rambus DRAM - In an earlier thread, Fred Dungan wrote about PublishAmerica:"The way the scam works is that they give you a contract plus a $1advance in exchange for you signing away all rights - digital,electronic, print, film - in perpetuity, which means that should yourbook ever do good despite them giving you almost no help at all, theywill take the lion's share of whatever it makes."The contract I signed with PublishAmerica in August 2002 does notcontain the words "in perpetuity." The contract is valid for sevenyears and renewable only if both parties ratify the renewal. Theauthor is free to negotiate and sell film rights, compensation to bedivided 50/50 by author and publisher regardless of who initiated thesale."You have to fully edit, proofread, and digitally prepare the bookfor publication. Publish America has the necessary proprietary (AdobeAcrobat) software to transform what you give them into something whicha third party, Lightning Books, turns into a paperback."PublishAmerica requires only that the author send their manuscriptfile in either Word or RTF format with all tabs and page numbersremoved. They then edit it for obvious errors and convert it to a PDFfile which is sent to the author as galley proofs for inspection,final changes, and approval."Like drugs, you get the first couple free. Any you want thereafterwill costyou two to three times the going rate for paperbacks (more if you liveinCanada). Imagine paying upwards of $19.95 for a 200 page paperback!Nor doesPublish America lift a finger to promote your book."The author gets two free copies. No purchase of additional books isever required, but if the author wishes to purchase any copies, theyare sold to him at substantial discounts based on quantity.PublishAmerica also sends promotional materials to Amazon.com,BarnesandNoble.com, Booksamillion.com, and Walmart.com andPublishAmerica books are available immediately upon release throughthese sites. Trade orders (by libraries, bookstores, etc.) areavailable through Ingram, Baker & Taylor, and Brodart."So how do they make their money? This is where the scam gets reallydirty.They expect you to take advantage of your relationship with friendsandfamily. That's right, they want you to get Mom and Dad and Uncle Jackandeveryone you know at school or work to buy the book. Just like drugs,theyget you hooked and then lean on you to get you to push the product."The author furnishes PublishAmerica with a mailing list of up to 100personal contacts who are sent an announcement letter just prior tothe book's release giving the recipient a description of the book andall the information necessary to order it if they so desire."Then, ever so gradually, they take control of your life. In mycase, they decided they didn't like my homepage on the internet andordered me to change it. When I refused, they suspended publicationand availability of my book until such time as I complied with theirdemands. They also do their best tocontrol what you say. No criticism, constructive or otherwise, ispermitted.One false move and they threaten to murder your book. And the reallysadpart is that Publish America has the power to do it. It would be farbetterto toss your manuscript in the trash than to sign away your life toPublishAmerica. Don't let them do to you what they did to me!"I don't have the facts available to me on this last part, but mycomment is that if this post is an example of what was on Mr. Dungan'swebsite, I can't really say that I blame PublishAmerica for takingissue with it.PublishAmerica is NOT a vanity publisher. An author can sign with themand have their book published without ever paying anything except thecost of the copyright registration to the Library of Congress.($30)Although I certainly wish PublishAmerica launched a substantialpromotional campaign on my behalf, I knew upfront that most of thepromotion would be left up to me. (It states this on their website inno uncertain terms.) Even so, book promotion can be done on theinternet without the author ever having to spend a
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