Re: 7 Ruby Programming ebook

Patrick Aljord wrote:
> On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 8:18 AM, Camilo <camilor <at> gmail.com> wrote:
>> 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.
>>
> 
> Camillo,
> 
> There is no used copy of ruby (or any other o'reilly book) books in
> Peru. The only way would be to buy a used version on Amazon or Ebay.
> Unfortunately, sending it to Peru would cost at least 50$ + the cost
> of the used book. Not very interesting. As for finding somebody
> willing to send you a free copy (and waste 50$ for you), good luck
> about that.
> 

Where are you getting your $50 figure?  Sending a priority mail flat 
rate envelope is about $13 for an item weighing up to 4 pounds.  Larger 
items cost more of course, but a lot of books should fit in that rate. 
By the way, that rate is about the same we pay .  If you are curious 
about the shipping costs go to usps.com and select shipping.
As a person that has spent over $40 shipping a computer to Australia, 
before the costs went through the ceiling, I know there are those who 
will send items to other countries at their expense.  I don't know if 
there is anyone in this group that would do this in this case but it is 
something to keep in mind.