Re: electronic copy of "Programming in Lua, Second Edition" textbook on the net

["Dimiter \"malkia\" Stanev" <malkia@...>]

I actually want to buy the book (electronic PDF copy).

I'm in US - is Feisty Duck the only store that sells it?

Thanks!

On 7/31/11 7:10 PM, Will Metcalf wrote:
> > and if there was an electronic version on sale, I would long
> > have bought it.
>
> You can buy an electronic copy of this book.
>
> http://store.feistyduck.com/products/programming-in-lua
>
> Regards,
>
> Will
>
> On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 9:42 AM, Marc Balmer<marc@msys.ch>  wrote:
> > Am 18.07.11 15:04, schrieb Vadim Peretokin:
> >
> > > That's rather distasteful.
> >
> > This is a sidenote only.
> >
> > Since many of you are coming to Switzerland later this year, let me
> > explain you an interesting facet of Swiss law.  In Switzerland,
> > downloads are legal.  We can legally download movies, musics, or in this
> > case books, that someone puts online.  It does not matter if the
> > publication itself was legal.  The pure act of downloading a copyrighted
> > work is legal here.
> >
> > Of course, publishing of such work is prohibited.  But we are allowed to
> > shared content of any matter with friends and family.
> >
> > What is the conclusion?  I have now legally obtained an electronic copy
> > of a book I already bought four or five times in print (for myself, my
> > company, for friends etc.) and I admit that this comes in as a handy
> > reference for my personal use.  I have no intent to circulate this file,
> > of course, and if there was an electronic version on sale, I would long
> > have bought it.
> >
> > So, distasteful or not, in some legislations, downloading the file in
> > question is perfectly legal.