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Books in Beta Form

Posted by timothy on from the first-run dept.

congaflum writes "The Pragmatic Bookshelf recently released the second beta of their upcoming book Agile Web Development with Rails. By releasing the book to the public in beta form, the authors are able to gather feedback about the books content from a larger audience that would normally be the case. Readers get to influence the direction on the books content by posting feedback to the publisher's website. And of course there's the benefit of simply getting to read the book early. Could beta-version books be a sign of future changes in the commercial publishing industry? And with the availability of things like print on demand these days, how about books that are much more frequently revised (why buy a year-old Edition 1 of something, if you can have Edition 1.1.18?)"

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  1. am I the first by Liveandletlive · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Am I the first to post?

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    I know the world exists because I exist.
    1. Re:am I the first by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      No. You suck even more than 13 year old Ruby on Rails IT-girls and webwhores

  2. in soviet russia.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  3. Micheal Jackson NOT GUILTY????? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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    1. Re:Micheal Jackson NOT GUILTY????? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Well, you obviously have evidence proving his guilt, so why didn't you testify?

  4. On topic by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  5. MICHAEL JACKSON ACQUITTED by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  6. Michael Jackson people! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Sure he touched some children, but we're talking about Michael Jackson! The man is a great entertainer!

    Michael Jackson!