Ask HN: Is rails tutorial unfair priced? (opens in new tab)

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1 pointsadrianmn13y ago3 comments

It is about half price to buy the book and DVD from Amazon compared to the webiste direct pricing.

I personally think they are great value(even a bargain) even at 125$ but is this fair pricing? I am refering to the screencasts mainly.

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martey13y ago· 2 in thread

No. The first paragraph of that site states "the Ruby on Rails Tutorial book is available for free online."

adrianmnOP13y ago

I am refering to the screencasts - buying them from a publisher company as DVD's for half price or directly from the author for full price

martey13y ago

One of the HN guidelines is "please don't use HN posts to ask YC-funded companies questions that you could ask by emailing them." Similarly, I think you might get a more authoritative answer to your question if you contacted the author directly.

http://ruby.railstutorial.org/contact

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