I flagged this entry because it looks like a marketing stunt.
The description of the book was looking appealing, and I was amazed at the good spirit to have a free downloadable version.
So I opened a new tab for the free and paid versions, because I was curious to see the inside but interested to have a hard-copy.
But then, on one side you arrive on a page that says that the digital copy is "sold out"... lol... sold out. And on the other side, the hardcopy page says that it is not for sell anymore as a new version will arrive and here is a link to "pre order". And the funniest is that this link to nostarch does not even work...
My guess is that the author learned a hard lesson that really only content creators can learn:
If you offer something that is payment optional and on an anonymous basis, 95%+ of people will take it for free. It doesn't matter how virtuous your audience speaks, if you are going to offer something for free and it's not face-to-face, almost no one will pay you.
> I flagged this entry because it looks like a marketing stunt.
He published this version in 2021. He's working on a second edition coming out later this year with No Starch. I suspect he had meant to take down the older PDF a while ago and the surge in interest yesterday from here reminded him it was still up.
Might be that he hasn't actually written the book yet. Once he has enough pre-orders, he can get financing and can hire a ghost writer to write the book.
The description of the book was looking appealing, and I was amazed at the good spirit to have a free downloadable version.
So I opened a new tab for the free and paid versions, because I was curious to see the inside but interested to have a hard-copy.
But then, on one side you arrive on a page that says that the digital copy is "sold out"... lol... sold out. And on the other side, the hardcopy page says that it is not for sell anymore as a new version will arrive and here is a link to "pre order". And the funniest is that this link to nostarch does not even work...