From: Rick DeNatale <rick.denatale@...>
Date: 2007-11-17T08:29:35+09:00
Subject: Re: PDF of Flanagan and Matsumoto Ruby book?

On Nov 16, 2007 5:52 PM, Lloyd Linklater <lloyd@2live4.com> wrote:
> Dean Wampler wrote:
> > +1.
> >
> > I'm on the road a lot and I would be delighted if a PDF version were
> > made
> > available. Hint, hint! ;)
>
> I think that there must be.
>
> http://www.torrentz.com/search?q=Ruby+Cookbook&x=48&y=36

Two things:

1. Some O'Reilly titles are available as PDFs others aren't.  Just
because "Ruby Cookbook" is available as a PDF doesn't mean than any
particular upcoming O'Reilly title will be.

2. I notice that "Ruby Cookbook" is available for PURCHASE as a pdf
from the O'Reilly site for $34.99 for the whole thing or $3.99 per
chapter as individual chapters. which makes me wonder about the
provenance of what's at the end of the link above.

http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/rubyckbk/

Do I think O'Reilly books in PDF form are overpriced?  Perhaps. Does
that mean that they should be pirated? No.

-- 
Rick DeNatale

My blog on Ruby
http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/