From: Arich Chanachai <macrocosm@...>
Date: 2004-09-15T10:04:52+09:00
Subject: Re: [ANN] Programming Ruby available for pre-order

Dave Thomas wrote:

> Folks:
> 
> it looks as if my original announcement got lost somewhere, so here it 
> is again:
> 
> 
> I'm pleased to announce that we are now taking pre-orders for the second 
> edition of Programming Ruby (the PickAxe).
> 
> You can order online at 
> http://pragmaticprogrammer.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/page5.html. 
> Information about the book is available at  
> http://www.pragmaticprogrammer.com/titles/ruby/index.html.
> 
> We're offering the paper book, a fully hyperlinked PDF version, and a 
> combo pack that contains the two. Despite the fact that the new book is 
> more than 250 pages bigger than the old, we've managed to keep the price 
> about the same. We've also found some good shipping options for folks 
> buying the book outside the US.
> 
> The book will ship from our  store in the first week in October. 
> Bookstores and places such as Amazon will have it some time after that 
> (it takes some time to percolate through the channels). We'll ship books 
> in the order we receive orders, so pre-order now and be one of the first 
> to have a shiny new PickAxe!
> 
> 
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Dave
> 
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Dave
> 
> 
> 
I thought the first one was free?