The Future of Publishing

I just had the interesting experience of buying a "beta book." Kinda link beta software, it's a book that's not quite ready yet. However, some people (like me) want their info NOW, even if there are some typos or bad formatting. Thus, the beta book. Pretty cool.

Not so cool, though, was the incredibly unsatisfying experience of paying $22 for a pdf. If I put down anything more than $5, I want a dead tree, dammit.

3 Responses to “The Future of Publishing”

  1. erin Says:

    what beta book did you buy?

  2. Bil Says:

    “Agile Web Development with Rails”. Sounds exciting, no?

  3. erin Says:

    wow, right off my amazon wishlist!

    isn’t it awkward reading a whole book off the computer screen?

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