It's a bit niave to think that the pricing wouldn't be opportunism here. An attempt to cash in on the popularity of Ruby on Rails at the moment. I agree the most a book like this should cost is about $25.99. $30 is pushing your luck. On Aug 25, 2006, at 11:53 AM, Dark Ambient wrote: > Congrats Curt. Question though, why is a quick start guide selling > for $30 ? > I tried to see chapter listings on the page but couldn't find. > Is there something more in this book then in the the quick starts > already out on the web ? > > Stuart > > On 8/25/06, Curt Hibbs <ml.chibbs / gmail.com> wrote: >> The book that Bruce Tate and I co-authored was released yesterday by >> O'Reilly --"Ruby on Rails: Up and Running". It is a quick-start guide >> expressly designed to get you going with Rails quickly. >> >> The press release is here: >> >> http://press.oreilly.com/pub/pr/1616 >> >> and the book page is here: >> >> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/rubyrails/ >> >> Curt >> >> >