From: jimhill@... (Jim Hill)
Date: 2004-02-12T07:15:00+09:00
Subject: Re: [OT] Re: YAPV done!

Tim Hunter  wrote:
>On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 15:02:08 +0000 (UTC), jimhill@swcp.com (Jim Hill)
>wrote:
>
>>
>>Paper's cheap, time isn't.  You're right that the printed/bound book
>>would be much nicer (I'm assuming it doesn't have "Figure not available"
>>sprinkled liberally throughout).  Ah, well...time to schlep the files
>>over to my buddy's place (he has a color laser that does duplex) and
>>take a few dollars' value off the "things you owe me for" ledger.
>
>Let me take this opportunity to gently remind everybody that the best
>way to encourage book publishers to publish new books about Ruby or
>new editions of existing books about Ruby is by spending money on
>books about Ruby at our favorite book store or web site.

<blush>

I _did_ order Slagell's book after skimming the first few chapters via
O'Reilly's Safari page (which my employer is decent enough to have a
site license for).  If the dudes behind PR would bang out another
edition I'd be on it like cat hair on carpet.


Jim
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