Re: 7 Ruby Programming ebook

Pablo
The best option is to get the free books that are available. That way
everybody benefits. Those "free versions" are insulting to the authors,
since they do not get paid at all. Hey, ask nicely and somebody might send
you a free used copy.

Rest of the world,
An O'Reilly book costing $45 in the USA costs significantly much more in
Peru; instead of making a straight conversion, think on monthly minimum
wages. A $45 book at $7 per hour means roughly 6.5 hours. Monthly minimum
wage in Peru amounts to $179, which amounts 25% of a monthly minimum wage.
Do you see the disparity, and the lack of incentives for people in Peru to
get the book through Amazon?
So, educate the user and help them find legal sources, instead of accusing
them of thieving.

Best regards,

Camilo

On 5/16/08, Phillip Gawlowski <cmdjackryan <at> googlemail.com> wrote:
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> Laurynn wrote:
> | Found this on free ebook site.
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> | # Addison Wesley The Ruby Way 2nd Edition Oct 2006
> | # learning-ruby
> | # OReilly - Ruby In a Nutshell
> | # OReilly Ruby Cookbook Jul 2006
> | # Programming Ruby - The Pragmatic Programmer's Guide
> | # Ruby Cookbook (OReilly, 2006)
> | # SYNGRESS-Ruby Developers Guide
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> | http://ebook.mazudi.com/?w=ruby
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