"Volkmann, Mark" <Mark.Volkmann / AGEDWARDS.com> writes: > Are there plans to publish "Programming Ruby" (pickaxe) Second Edition any > time soon? I'm not aware of any. To be honest, the Ruby book market, despite the activity in this list, is not huge. Looking at the Amazon rankings for all the Ruby books, I'd say that none of the publishers are currently greatly motivated to produce a second edition. However I might be wrong. You could try writing to Addison Wesley and asking. Dave