From: "A. S. Bradbury" <asbradbury@...>
Date: 2006-09-20T07:51:46+09:00
Subject: Re: [ADV] Mr. Neighborly's Humble Little Ruby Book is now available

On Tuesday 19 September 2006 22:57, Jeremy McAnally wrote:
> Sure thing; click on the print link on
> http://www.humblelittlerubybook.com/ and then click on the print link,
> then "preview this book." Or, go here:
> http://www.lulu.com/browse/preview.php?fCID=433384
>
> Thanks :)
> Jeremy

Ah, I only checked the ebook version, which lacks a link to a preview. Now, I 
hate to be a whiner but I think the first chapter is a poor choice for a 
preview. A prospective purchaser checking out the preview wants to know - 
does this author's style suit me? Does it cover topics at the level and depth 
I'm looking for? The getting started and background bit doesn't really show 
that. Just my 2 cents, I have no idea if you get any choice in this regard.

Great price point by the way. I keep meaning to have a good look at Lulu. It 
looks very attractive (perhaps 25% of your cut is a little much for digital 
downloads, but it does include payment processing..), I've done some 
searching and can't find any mention of DRM, so can I assume the PDFs are 
DRM-free?

Provided the pdf is drm free, I'll certainly be giving this a whirl. Different 
approaches to introducing programming languages are always interesting.

Regards,

Alex