My book ActivityPub: Programming for the Social Web is on its way to the virtual printers tomorrow, which means it will be available for purchase from all your favourite e-book stores at various points during next week. I will be taking this opportunity to have an online reading and book-signing party. The event is on September 30, 2024 at 9PM ET. You can follow this meeting link to join.
I’ll do a reading from parts of the book (the parts that are very accessible to everyone, not the code samples!) and a Q&A. I’ll also be doing a book signing for people who have already bought the book (or who buy it during the event). How do I sign an ebook? Simple: you show me proof that you bought the book, and I’ll post a note on the fediverse with whatever text you want and tag you in. It’s an instant collectible.
I’m looking forward to having more people read the book, and I really hope it helps more people write programs for the social web. Please feel free to join!
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I’ve so far seen nothing about the cost of the book without an o’reilly subscription? how much is it?
@evanprodromou Congrats, Evan!
@evanprodromou will o'reilly only sell it as ebook?
@pfefferle @evanprodromou For right now, yes. They've asked me to collect interest for a print version. Should I add your name to the list?
@evan @evanprodromou sure!!!
@evan @evanprodromou Count me as also very interested in a paper edition. I have a weakness for printed books.
@steve @evanprodromou will do!
@evanprodromou Wow! Looking so forward to this one so much!
@evanprodromou Congrats on getting this thing written & published! That’s huge!
@evanprodromou WE DEMAND CRYPTOGRAPHICALLY SIGNED PDFs
wait no–NFTs! WE MUST HAVE NFTs
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@evanprodromou Is it available in DRM-free formats from anywhere?
I don’t know. I am working to make sure a print version is available. If one was, would you want to get one?
@evanprodromou possibly, though as I live in Europe, shipping from the US could be expensive.
@evanprodromou 👏👏👏
@evanprodromou What’s your cover bird?
A nanday conure! More here:
@evanprodromou congrats, Evan! \o/
Hello Evan, where can i buy a DRM free EPUB version of your book?
There is a list of links on https://evanp.me/activitypub-book/
@evanprodromou I really like the idea of a distributed and virtual "signing party" and just bought the ebook! (let me know who to ping and how, to vote for a paper version!).
Sadly, the time is not very CEST friendly, so I am not sure I can attend!
@evanprodromou Congrats! Sign me up as interested in a print copy 📚