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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!aioe.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Introduction to Ada Programming, 2nd Edition Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2018 09:44:23 +0200 Organization: Aioe.org NNTP Server Message-ID: References: <94112ae1-bda2-455d-b61f-e5fa660ccd42@googlegroups.com> <0001HW.20ED1AD70315263D70000D7EC2CF@news.individual.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: MyFhHs417jM9AgzRpXn7yg.user.gioia.aioe.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Complaints-To: abuse@aioe.org User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; WOW64; rv:52.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/52.8.0 X-Notice: Filtered by postfilter v. 0.8.3 Content-Language: en-US Xref: reader02.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:53641 Date: 2018-07-05T09:44:23+02:00 List-Id: On 2018-07-05 01:15, Bill Findlay wrote: > Dmitry A. Kazakov wrote: >> On 2018-07-04 17:10, Bill Findlay wrote: >>>> Le samedi 30 juin 2018 05:23:23 UTC+2, Andrew Shvets a écrit: >>>>> Hello everyone, >>>>> >>>>> 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 >>>>> >>>>> 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 >>>>> impossible on an iPhone). >>>>> - I added a chapter on networking. Networking is something that I'm working >>>>> 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 are >>>>> great for encapsulating code and making it more reuseable. However, not >>>>> having to re-compile the code is simply phenomenal. >>>>> - There is a chapter on proofs. In my previous book, this was a part of a >>>>> chapter. In this book, it is a chapter. Such an important topic earned its >>>>> own chapter. >>>>> - I had a professional editor looked over the book. After my first attempt, >>>>> 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 >>>>> on specific things that I can do better. >>>>> >>>>> I'm open to sending PDFs as review copies, please send your requests to: >>>>> introductory dot ada at gmail dot com >>>>> >>>>> Thank you for those -- on this mailing list -- who have helped me better >>>>> understand Ada! >>>>> >>>>> --Andrew >>> >>> I bought it. >>> The Kindle app will not open it on my iPad. >> >> https://calibre-ebook.com/download > > Thanks, but I wanted it on the iPad. > I have regretfully returned it for a refund. I meant that using Calibre on PC or Mac you can convert your book into a format iPad supports. I suppose it should support MOBI, FB2 etc. Anyway, it is worth to be able to backup your books. Do you really trust Amazon never cancel your account, not block your books for certain devices etc? -- Regards, Dmitry A. Kazakov http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de