From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FORGED_GMAIL_RCVD, FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Received: by 2002:a6b:2491:: with SMTP id k139-v6mr2643662iok.70.1530798446029; Thu, 05 Jul 2018 06:47:26 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 2002:aca:2b06:: with SMTP id i6-v6mr1361966oik.0.1530798445687; Thu, 05 Jul 2018 06:47:25 -0700 (PDT) Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!feeder.erje.net!1.eu.feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed7.news.xs4all.nl!85.12.16.69.MISMATCH!peer02.ams1!peer.ams1.xlned.com!news.xlned.com!peer02.am4!peer.am4.highwinds-media.com!peer01.iad!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!u78-v6no2643553itb.0!news-out.google.com!z3-v6ni2690iti.0!nntp.google.com!u78-v6no2643547itb.0!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2018 06:47:25 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <0f001d81-a40d-44e7-9499-a427daf570c3@googlegroups.com> Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=2407:7000:903a:cc71:343f:8b11:4d5a:95d9; posting-account=g6PEmwoAAADhFsmVm6Epjviaw4MLU0b5 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2407:7000:903a:cc71:343f:8b11:4d5a:95d9 References: <0f001d81-a40d-44e7-9499-a427daf570c3@googlegroups.com> User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <74bda5c0-e6ac-47e6-a6fa-6c126f87c113@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Introduction to Ada Programming, 2nd Edition From: Anatoly Chernyshev Injection-Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2018 13:47:26 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Received-Bytes: 3827 X-Received-Body-CRC: 1297270464 Xref: reader02.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:53646 Date: 2018-07-05T06:47:25-07:00 List-Id: I second that observation. The Kindle version gave me a cover and an empty = page. Had to return it for a refund. On Thursday, July 5, 2018 at 1:08:51 PM UTC+12, Dan'l Miller wrote: > On Friday, June 29, 2018 at 10:23:23 PM UTC-5, Andrew Shvets wrote: > > Hello everyone, > >=20 > > In 2016, I published an introductory Ada book as an e-book. This time = around, I have created a second version of this book, located here: https:/= /amzn.to/2KC3Zic > >=20 > > This is what the second edition has: > > - It's in print. You can buy a printed version. I've read programming= e-books before, but mostly it has been a question if my screen/monitor was= large enough to correctly display the source-code (it often was, but was i= mpossible on an iPhone). > > - I added a chapter on networking. Networking is something that I'm wo= rking on improving my understanding. Only after I sufficiently understood = how to implement examples in Ada did I add this to my next book. > > - There is a chapter on how to build libraries. Packages and methods ar= e great for encapsulating code and making it more reuseable. However, not h= aving to re-compile the code is simply phenomenal. > > - There is a chapter on proofs. In my previous book, this was a part o= f a chapter. In this book, it is a chapter. Such an important topic earne= d its own chapter. > > - I had a professional editor looked over the book. After my first atte= mpt, I realized that there is plenty of room for improvement in subsequent = versions. As a result, I hired a professional to give me invaluable input o= n specific things that I can do better. > >=20 > > I'm open to sending PDFs as review copies, please send your requests to= : > > introductory dot ada at gmail dot com=20 > >=20 > > Thank you for those -- on this mailing list -- who have helped me bette= r understand Ada! > >=20 > > --Andrew >=20 > Andrew, you might want to notify your publisher that your Kindle edition = is unusable. I just tried to download it as one of my monthly Kindle Prime= library-borrows, but the downloaded file was unable to open. (No specific= error number or message, sorry.) >=20 > Plus your sole Kindle reviewer so far on the 2nd edition has given you a = 1-star review for having the same experience. I am unsure whether that use= r purchased a Kindle copy or was a borrower too.