PDF of Flanagan and Matsumoto Ruby book?

Ruby
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Hello,

Apologies if this topic has already come up - I searched google groups
but didn’t find
anything recent.

I notice that “The Ruby P.ming Language” by David Flanagan and
Yukihiro M. is
scheduled for a Dec07/Jan08 release by O’Reilly. Anyone know if a PDF
version (ala the
“Ruby Cookbook”) is going to be made available?

cheers,

paulv

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+1.

I’m on the road a lot and I would be delighted if a PDF version were
made
available. Hint, hint! :wink:

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Dean W. wrote:

+1.

I’m on the road a lot and I would be delighted if a PDF version were
made
available. Hint, hint! :wink:

I think that there must be.

http://www.torrentz.com/search?q=Ruby+Cookbook&x=48&y=36

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On Nov 16, 2007 5:52 PM, Lloyd L. [email protected] wrote:

Dean W. wrote:

+1.

I’m on the road a lot and I would be delighted if a PDF version were
made
available. Hint, hint! :wink:

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.

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/

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On Nov 16, 2007 3:29 PM, Rick DeNatale [email protected] wrote:

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.

Hi,

I believe all of the O’Reilly Ruby titles[1] are available as PDFs, so
would be very surprised if this one wasn’t available a couple of weeks
after it hits the store shelves this winter.

HTH,
Keith

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On Nov 16, 2007 7:12 PM, Keith F. [email protected] wrote:

On Nov 16, 2007 3:29 PM, Rick DeNatale [email protected] wrote:

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.

Hi,

I believe all of the O’Reilly Ruby titles[1] are available as PDFs,

Except for the PragProg ones, at least not from O’Reilly.

so
would be very surprised if this one wasn’t available a couple of weeks
after it hits the store shelves this winter.

If so that’s good, although I doubt I’d pay the price they want for
the PDF, and I personally stick with the dead-tree version. But I
also wouldn’t go looking for a torrent either.

–
Rick DeNatale

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