Hi Satish, On Dec 14, 10:43 am, Satish Talim <satish.ta... / gmail.com> wrote: > [Note: parts of this message were removed to make it a legal post.] > > Dave, I am an existing customer of Pragmatic and my a/c does show all the > various books I have purchased from them. I wanted to buy this pdf but I > don't see any discount buttons that you mention. Am I missing something? > > Satish > > On Dec 14, 2007 4:38 AM, Dave Thomas <d... / pragprog.com> wrote: > > > > > Ruby 1.9 is just around the corner, so it looks like a good time to > > create a new edition of Programming Ruby. So, I'm pleased to announce > > that the Third Edition of the PickAxe has just entered beta. > > > The book's home page is athttp://pragprog.com/titles/ruby3 > > > Here's the plan. I'm starting with the second edition text and going > > through it revising for 1.9 changes. So far I'm done the first 120 > > pages or so. When you look at the beta book, you'll see some pages > > with red headers and footers, and others with gray. The red pages are > > updated content, and the gray pages are content from the second > > edition. Over time, more and more pages will turn red, until the book > > is done. > > > Matz is still making changes to 1.9 functionality. This book will > > track these changes, so that it will mirror what 1.9 becomes as we > > move towards an eventual release. We won't go to press until Ruby has > > stabilized. > > > We're experimenting with something different for this book. With all > > our other titles, a fresh edition counts as a brand new book, and has > > to be bought again. With this edition, we're offering substantial > > discounts to owners of the existing second edition (if those books or > > PDFs were bought from us). > > > To get these discounts (and, remember, you have to have bought the > > books directly from us to qualify) simply create an account (or log > > in to your existing account) onhttp://pragprog.com. You'll find > > buttons on your account page which let you buy at a discount. > > > Enjoy > > > Dave Thomas- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - The discount only appeared once the item was added to the cart. Have you tried that? cheers, -- Mark