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1.9     About the Publisher

This is NOT the latest copy of this book; click here for the latest version.

If you're thinking, "publisher? The book's online - there is no publisher", you get extra marks for observance. However, for some time I did indeed entertain grand ideas of getting this work in print: there are some poor books on PHP out there already in print, and I figured I could do better.

Sadly, that was simply not meant to be, but that didn't stop me continuing to put in many hours of work in putting the rest of the content together. What you're reading now is the end result of about half a year of work, and perhaps one day - in the distant future - some kindly publisher will offer to put it into print for me. I entertain hopes that it will be O'Reilly - but that's just my personal bias!

In the meantime, this book is available online to the world for your edification and enjoyment, subject to the copyright and usage notes in the next chapter. I don't make any cash out of this, so please do consider buying me something from my wishlist if you like what you read here.

Please note that books in print go through an extensive proofing and technical editing system before they hit the shelves. This book has not had the luxury of such cross-examination, so please do email me if you spot any errors.





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Comments from other readers
kiran konathala - 29 Aug 2008
wow,your book rocks so far!!I was into .net for the past 6 months and was into PHP for the past 2 days!!Im enjoying evry bit of it.I wud like to thank the author a lot for his open book publishing online.Hope he makes me luv PHP more compared to my .net addiction!!

Desertphile - 29 Aug 2008
I was going to use Backstreet Browser to make a mirror on my laptop, but the book's author has specifically requested people refrain from doing so. I shall therefore not do so. It isn't all that "difficult" to read on-line.

David Rice

A PHP User - 29 Aug 2008
I would like to have this in a book as it will be easier to look at this book as references without internet connection.

A PHP User - 29 Aug 2008
If you are interested, there is a print-on-demand option out there. In fact, I've seen some very credible authors and artists use cafepress.com. Or if you have ever thought of creating a CD version of the book, so that the code could be cut/paste, or other media could be added to the book such as instructional video/screen shots of the finished projects, an editor, etc. then cafepress offers a data CD service also. Of course, self-publishing could be done more cost-efficiently if you ordered in bulk from CD repro firms such as discmakers.com Just a thought.

BTW, this tutorial is awesome so far. Thanks so much for offering it. Thalia M



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