> Some of you may have met Brad way, way back during the 1st or 2nd
> Tulsa.rb meeting at Tim's office. Brad also braved the arriving ice
> to attend the last Hack Day in December 2007 where he showed off his
> new book "Advanced Rails". In addition to writing a great book, Brad
> also gave a shout-out to our own fearless leader Tim. If you are
> wanting to take the next step in Rails/Ruby programming I recommend
> you purchase the book and help support a Tulsa.rb Member!
Thanks for the nice words Brad! (And thanks for the blog mention,
Tim.) My editor tells me that Amazon reviews are one of the most
expedient ways to drive sales, and he doesn't mind me shilling, so if
any of you read the book and like it (or have constructive criticism,
of course), please think about writing a review. The book has been
doing well -- it has been hanging out in the #4,000 to 7,000 range for
overall sales (rank) of all books on Amazon yesterday and today, and
it actually peaked at #3,517 yesterday.
Many of you may know James Edward Gray II from the OK.rb group and
(formerly of) Ruby Quiz; he was of great help during the writing of
the book, and was a primary technical reviewer. Thanks James!
> I don't know what pull Brad has but even the local Tulsa Barnes &
> Noble on 71st carries his book which with their selection of anything
> programming is a minor miracle.
Well, I have O'Reilly's marketing department to thank for that one.
Say what you will about traditional book publishers, but I felt very
privileged to have this one published by O'Reilly; they have a number
of people who just get stuff done.
Brad