From: jmh Date: 2004-09-17T09:44:47+09:00 Subject: Re: [ANN] Programming Ruby available for pre-order Phil Tomson wrote: > In article <67DE2869-06A6-11D9-9ECA-000A95676A62@pragprog.com>, > 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! Add another name to the list of pre-orders. From the TOC it looks to be exactly the type of book I look for. Really looking for word to an early X-mas present in Oct! jmh -- ruby newbie