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Re:Dennis Ritchie Home Page (2006) by sokoloff on Sunday January 30, 2022 @08:43AM (#30137104)
> conspired to get it to the NYT #1 by forcing us all to buy [his book]

How many people worked at Bell Labs at the time? It looks to be a little over 600 now, which in relation to NYT #1 (best selling list?) having less-than-1000 employees all buy a copy seems to be a relatively ineffective strategy.

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Re:Dennis Ritchie Home Page (2006) by rjsw on Sunday January 30, 2022 @09:52AM (#30137676)
If it was a hardback then that could make a big difference to sales.
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Re:Dennis Ritchie Home Page (2006) by knolan on Sunday January 30, 2022 @11:31AM (#30138538)
There were considerably more when you look at the various European sites and other staff.
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