# The cover of "The Well-Grounded Rubyist" **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [June 10, 2009, 3:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/the-cover-of-the-well-grounded-rubyist/169942 "2009-06-10T15:24:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![David\_ASBlack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/b4bc9f/32.png) [@David\_ASBlack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/David_ASBlack)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 3:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/the-cover-of-the-well-grounded-rubyist/169942/1 "2009-06-10T15:24:18Z")
Hi all – I’ve gotten a couple of questions about why there seem to be two covers for my new book, “The Well-Grounded Rubyist”. Answer: the cover was redesigned, late in the production process, and the original cover is still in circulation online. Unfortunately, for example, Amazon still uses the old cover. (It seems to be essentially impossible to get them to update anything.) So, to answer the question I’ve been getting: there is only one book! The two covers don’t mean there are two editions; it’s just the result of a time-lag in getting the new cover out. All printed copies have the new cover. David ---
**Author:** ![David\_ASBlack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/b4bc9f/32.png) [@David\_ASBlack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/David_ASBlack)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 11:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/the-cover-of-the-well-grounded-rubyist/169942/2 "2009-06-10T23:06:15Z")
On 10.06.2009 15:21, David A. Black wrote: > So, to answer the question I’ve been getting: there is only one book! > The two covers don’t mean there are two editions; it’s just the result > of a time-lag in getting the new cover out. > > All printed copies have the new cover. Amazing: we’re living in web 2.0 times and a printed book is more current than an online medium. I guess this does not happen too often these days. Kind regards robert ---
**Author:** ![David\_ASBlack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/b4bc9f/32.png) [@David\_ASBlack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/David_ASBlack)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 11:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/the-cover-of-the-well-grounded-rubyist/169942/3 "2009-06-10T23:57:52Z")
Haha! I did not think of it that way Robert. Good observation 😉 On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 5:05 PM, Robert K. ---
**Author:** ![David\_ASBlack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/b4bc9f/32.png) [@David\_ASBlack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/David_ASBlack)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 12:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/the-cover-of-the-well-grounded-rubyist/169942/4 "2009-06-11T00:30:04Z")
On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 5:05 PM, Robert Klemme[removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > impossible to get them to update anything.) > > > > So, to answer the question I’ve been getting: there is only one book! > > The two covers don’t mean there are two editions; it’s just the result > > of a time-lag in getting the new cover out. > > > > All printed copies have the new cover. > > Amazing: we’re living in web 2.0 times and a printed book is more current > than an online medium. I guess this does not happen too often these days. And the Amazon page doesn’t show the back cover, so it doesn’t show my eloquent blurb, which was edited down to slightly less than a full sentence! – Rick DeNatale Blog: [http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/](http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/) Twitter: [http://twitter.com/RickDeNatale](http://twitter.com/RickDeNatale) WWR: [http://www.workingwithrails.com/person/9021-rick-denatale](http://www.workingwithrails.com/person/9021-rick-denatale) LinkedIn: [http://www.linkedin.com/in/rickdenatale](http://www.linkedin.com/in/rickdenatale) ---
**Author:** ![David\_ASBlack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/b4bc9f/32.png) [@David\_ASBlack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/David_ASBlack)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 12:35am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/the-cover-of-the-well-grounded-rubyist/169942/5 "2009-06-11T00:35:56Z")
On 11.06.2009 00:29, Rick DeNatale wrote: > On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 5:05 PM, Robert > Klemme[removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > On 10.06.2009 15:21, David A. Black wrote: > > > All printed copies have the new cover. > > > Amazing: we’re living in web 2.0 times and a printed book is more current > > > than an online medium. I guess this does not happen too often these days. > > And the Amazon page doesn’t show the back cover, so it doesn’t show my > eloquent blurb, which was edited down to slightly less than a full > sentence! Don’t complain - my comment does not even show up in pieces. :-)) robert