What I’ve Earned and Learned From Writing A Popular Ruby Book

Courtesy Ruby Inside  Sat, 10/10/2009 - 07:14

begruby-edition-2-cover.gif A few days ago I received the latest in a long line of royalty statements for my book, Beginning Ruby (as published by Apress).

Long time readers might recall that Ruby Inside was started principally to promote the book, but turned into so much more that the book took a back seat.

Well, the whim came over me to share the murky details of being the author of such a book, including how the royalty statements work (or not),...

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