Change RSpec Book link to Amazon

[CodingItWrong]

The PragProg no longer has a link to purchase The RSpec Book, saying it's out of print (even the e-book). Amazon still has copies available for purchase, so that seems like a better link for now.

[JonRowe]

Hi @CodingItWrong, the RSpec book is kinda out dated, so for now we're not going to update this link. Thanks for your input!

[CodingItWrong]

Think it makes sense to remove the link from the site then? Or better to keep it up, so people will know it's out of print?

[JonRowe]

For now we'll keep it for historical reasons, when something more up-to-date is released we'll reword this to indicate that.

[packtpartner]

Hi @JonRowe & @myronmarston , Packt has published a book on RSpec which I think could replace the existing book. Do have a look at RSpec Essentials and do let me know if we could feature this book. I think it could prove to be a good learning resource.

[myronmarston]

Hi @JonRowe & @myronmarston , Packt has published a book on RSpec which I think could replace the existing book. Do have a look at RSpec Essentials and do let me know if we could feature this book. I think it could prove to be a good learning resource.

I'm authoring a book for which we'll have an announcement soon. We'll definitely be featuring it.

[packtpartner]

That's great news @myronmarston :) Can't we have 2 books listed, yours as well as the one from Packt?

[JonRowe]

Without reviewing it we couldn't really recommend an external authors one.

[packtpartner]

I agree. I can send you a review copy. Would that work @JonRowe ?

[myronmarston]

@packtpartner -- I don't see us adding a link, for a couple reasons:

• As the lead maintainer of RSpec, a book co-authored by me has "official" endorsement status that no other book has. If I truly felt that another book was as good as my own, I might consider, but bear in mind that I'm literally the world's leading expert on RSpec (by virtue of having worked on it for so long).
• There are other books that cover RSpec. I don't really want to go down the path of us linking to/endorsing them all.
• Personally, I've invested literally thousands of hours in maintaining RSpec, all w/o receiving compensation. Now I've invested literally hundreds (or perhaps thousands; I've not kept track) of hours in co-authoring a top-notch book. This book is my chance to earn some compensation from all the time I've spent on RSpec and the book. I plan to use the tools at my disposal to promote my book when it becomes available. The RSpec website is one of the main tools I have to promote my own book. I don't plan to use those tools to promote someone else's book. That may sound selfish, but I think it's reasonable. Our books are, in some sense, competitors in this space, and I'm under no obligation to promote yours as en equal to mine.

[xaviershay]

Agree with @myronmarston here

[packtpartner]

Thanks for pointing out a few details. Wish you the best for your new book @myronmarston