One of my fav books is being revised and going mainstream: Getting Real. The new version is being revised as I type, and Jason Fried & Co. are looking for a mainstream publisher.
What is new/better/cooler in the new version?
The new version is quite different than the original. Most of the content is new and the focus is different too. The first edition was for a web technology audience. This new version broadens the scope to small businesses and entrepreneurs of all kinds. Inventors, restauranteurs, clothing manufacturers, MBA students, IT workers, retailers, designers, artists, crafts makers, and tons of other people will all find value in the book.
So they're broadening the scope of the book and making it more relevant to the brave new world of social networking, the cloud, non-web technology companies, etc. Me likey.
If you are already an owner of Getting Real version 1.0, you will not get the update (2.0?) for free. The update is really a new book according to 37s. The title is supposed to stay the same. We'll see if it does. They may get tired of getting hit up for a free update to the original work.
