Topic: Interesting publishing concept !

[Kerry]

Jon Skeet is publishing a new book ; C# in Depth What you need to master C# 2 and 3

So .. ?

The book is being released as an Early Access Version

About the Early Access Version
This Early Access version of C# in Depth enables you to receive new chapters as they are being written. You can also interact with the authors to ask questions, provide feedback and errata, and help shape the final manuscript on the Author Forum

Each Chapter is available as PDF as it is completed, with the Hardcopy provided when complete.

http://manning.com/skeet/

ALL ABOUT MEAP http://manning.com/about/meap.html#meapfaq

[sinc]

You know, an awful lot of these books are written by people who are interested in learning something, so they decide to write a book.  They learn about the topic at the same time they write the book.  It can lead to "interesting errors" in the book.

Sounds like this might be a way of trying to do that without creating the "interesting errors"...   

[Kerry]

James,
Your points are valid, though Jon does has bonafides

http://www.yoda.arachsys.com/csharp/
his articles, including one relating to 'Short but complete programs' are widely read.

and a regular and respected contributer here;
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.csharp/topics?hl=en
and several other locations.

added: and his blog: http://msmvps.com/blogs/jon.skeet/Default.aspx

The forum associated with the book/publisher has far fewer technical comments that I would have imagined ...
.. that quality check aside, I envy his talent and confidence to publish chapter by chapter in this manner.