# Mr. Neighborly's Humble Little Ruby Book is now available **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [September 19, 2006, 11:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mr-neighborlys-humble-little-ruby-book-is-now-available/69278 "2006-09-19T23:19:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jeremy\_McAnally](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/c89c15/32.png) [@Jeremy\_McAnally](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jeremy_McAnally)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 11:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mr-neighborlys-humble-little-ruby-book-is-now-available/69278/1 "2006-09-19T23:19:13Z")
Hello everyone, Sorry for popping in like this with a commercial, but I’m excited that I’m finally finished! 🙂 I just finished up my Ruby book, which is the first of two volumes that will eventually grow into my Ruby/Rails book. It’s a short (144 pages in all), learning Ruby book that walks you through the steps to learn Ruby from the basics like variable assignment and flow control to using XML-RPC, databases, and more. It’s available in print for $10 and eBook for $5 at its website, [http://www.humblelittlerubybook.com/](http://www.humblelittlerubybook.com/) . I’ve had a few ask about a print/eBook bundle; buy the print book and then forward me an invoice or something and I’ll get you a gift certificate for the eBook. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. 🙂 –Jeremy ---
**Author:** ![Jeremy\_McAnally](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/c89c15/32.png) [@Jeremy\_McAnally](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jeremy_McAnally)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 11:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mr-neighborlys-humble-little-ruby-book-is-now-available/69278/2 "2006-09-19T23:33:15Z")
On Tuesday 19 September 2006 22:17, Jeremy McAnally wrote: > It’s available in print for $10 and eBook for $5 at its website, > [http://www.humblelittlerubybook.com/](http://www.humblelittlerubybook.com/) . I’ve had a few ask about a > print/eBook bundle; buy the print book and then forward me an invoice > or something and I’ll get you a gift certificate for the eBook. > > If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. 🙂 Is there an excerpt available somewhere? Regards, Alex ---
**Author:** ![Jeremy\_McAnally](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/c89c15/32.png) [@Jeremy\_McAnally](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jeremy_McAnally)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 11:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mr-neighborlys-humble-little-ruby-book-is-now-available/69278/3 "2006-09-19T23:59:18Z")
Sure thing; click on the print link on [http://www.humblelittlerubybook.com/](http://www.humblelittlerubybook.com/) and then click on the print link, then “preview this book.” Or, go here: [Page Not Found | Lulu](http://www.lulu.com/browse/preview.php?fCID=433384) Thanks 🙂 Jeremy ---
**Author:** ![Jeremy\_McAnally](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/c89c15/32.png) [@Jeremy\_McAnally](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jeremy_McAnally)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 12:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mr-neighborlys-humble-little-ruby-book-is-now-available/69278/4 "2006-09-20T00:59:22Z")
On 9/19/06, Jeremy McAnally [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Hello everyone, > Sorry for popping in like this with a commercial, but I’m excited that > I’m finally finished! 🙂 > > I just finished up my Ruby book, which is the first of two volumes > that will eventually grow into my Ruby/Rails book. It’s a short (144 > pages in all), learning Ruby book that walks you through the steps to > learn Ruby from the basics like variable assignment and flow control > to using XML-RPC, databases, and more. Interesting. Vaguely off topic but have you seen what the book looks like in print? I was considering using [Lulu.com](http://Lulu.com) for the Ruport Recipe book once it is completed, along with some other things, but haven’t seen any books produced by them yet? I’m just curious if the quality of the printing is decent. From the preview, your book looks neat. I might need to check it out, if only to see how Lulu’s service is 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Jeremy\_McAnally](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/c89c15/32.png) [@Jeremy\_McAnally](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jeremy_McAnally)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 12:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mr-neighborlys-humble-little-ruby-book-is-now-available/69278/5 "2006-09-20T00:53:22Z")
On Tuesday 19 September 2006 22:57, Jeremy McAnally wrote: > Sure thing; click on the print link on > [http://www.humblelittlerubybook.com/](http://www.humblelittlerubybook.com/) and then click on the print link, > then “preview this book.” Or, go here: > [Page Not Found | Lulu](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 ---
**Author:** ![Jeremy\_McAnally](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/c89c15/32.png) [@Jeremy\_McAnally](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jeremy_McAnally)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 5:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mr-neighborlys-humble-little-ruby-book-is-now-available/69278/6 "2006-09-20T05:09:44Z")
Gregory B. wrote: > I have an Axiom manual printed by (and purchased from) Lulu. It is well bound and well printed. I’d recommend them based on that. ---
**Author:** ![Jeremy\_McAnally](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/c89c15/32.png) [@Jeremy\_McAnally](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jeremy_McAnally)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 1:07am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mr-neighborlys-humble-little-ruby-book-is-now-available/69278/7 "2006-09-20T01:07:23Z")
Thanks for the input; I just put that up as a test to make sure it worked. I think you’re definitely right. I’ll make a change tonight to include a cut from two chapters rather than simply the first. WRT to Lulu, I’ve seen one of their color books. The printing was so-so for what the person was doing (a photo book on non-glossy paper = not a good idea), but it seemed like an actually really good quality job in general. The binding was tight and the paper decent weight, much like you would expect from a “traditional” publisher. The PDFs are DRM free since I generated them myself, and I wouldn’t ever want to put DRM on them. 🙂 Thanks for the suggestion and thanks for checking my book out. –Jeremy ---
**Author:** ![Jeremy\_McAnally](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/c89c15/32.png) [@Jeremy\_McAnally](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jeremy_McAnally)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 7:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mr-neighborlys-humble-little-ruby-book-is-now-available/69278/8 "2006-09-20T07:21:53Z")
Hi Jeremy, You book looks very nice. I’ll definitely have to get a copy. It looks like it might be a nice aid for proselytizing the unwashed masses of Java programmers and the like. 😉 Plus you get a dancing ficus?! Word. Regards, Jordan ---
**Author:** ![Jeremy\_McAnally](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/c89c15/32.png) [@Jeremy\_McAnally](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jeremy_McAnally)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 9:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mr-neighborlys-humble-little-ruby-book-is-now-available/69278/9 "2006-09-20T21:43:49Z")
[I’m cross-posting this on the Rails and Ruby lists] Hey everyone, Sorry for the extra traffic, but If you downloaded the eBook of my book, please go and do so again. I would’ve sent a direct e-mail, but the distribution site doesn’t give me access to any sort of contact information. Apparently, when I uploaded it, it messed up the PDF somehow. If you viewed it in Adobe, it was fine. Using evince, Foxit, or anything else crashed or just showed a whole lot of blank pages. I’m not sure what happened, but it should be fixed now. I should have used FTP from the start rather than their little interface, but what’s done is done and its fixed. 🙂 Thanks, Jeremy