diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ed962608..3dc5ac9c 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ # Mastering Bitcoin -Mastering Bitcoin is a book for developers, but the first two chapters cover bitcoin at a level that is approachable to non-programmers. Anyone with a basic understanding of technology can read the first two chapters and get a great understanding of bitcoin. +Mastering Bitcoin is a book for developers, but the first two chapters cover bitcoin at a level that is approachable to non-programmers. Anyone with a basic understanding of technology can read the first two chapters and get a great understanding of bitcoin. -This repository contains the complete [first edition](https://github.com/bitcoinbook/bitcoinbook/tree/first_edition) and the draft of the [second edition](https://github.com/bitcoinbook/bitcoinbook/tree/develop), currently in progress, scheduled for publication in Q1'2017. +This repository contains the complete [first edition](https://github.com/bitcoinbook/bitcoinbook/tree/first_edition), published in Dec 2014, and the complete [second edition](https://github.com/bitcoinbook/bitcoinbook/tree/second_edition), published in June 2017. # Issues, Errors, Comments, Contributions @@ -10,29 +10,33 @@ If you know how to make a pull request to contribute a fix, please write the cor # Published -"Mastering Bitcoin (First Edition)" is now available in print and e-book formats by many book sellers including [Amazon](http://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Bitcoin-Unlocking-Digital-Crypto-Currencies/dp/1449374042) -, [Barnes & Nobles](http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mastering-bitcoin-andreas-m-antonopoulos/1119253039?ean=9781449374044 -) and [O'Reilly Media](http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920032281.do). Mastering Bitcoin (First Edition) is also published in Japanese, Korean and Chinese (Simplified) by publishers in the respective countries. +"Mastering Bitcoin (Second Edition): Programming the Open Blockchain" is now available in paperback and e-book formats by many book sellers, worldwide: -Mastering Bitcoin has been translated by volunteers into more than a dozen languages. Translations are available for free under CC-BY-SA license on https://bitcoinbook.info +* [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Bitcoin-Programming-Open-Blockchain/dp/1491954388)) -# Source +Mastering Bitcoin (First Edition) is also published in Japanese, Korean and Chinese (Simplified) by publishers in the respective countries. -The book's source code, found in this repository, is kept synchronized with the print and ebook editions. +Mastering Bitcoin (Open Edition), based on the First Edition has been translated by volunteers into more than a dozen languages. Translations are available for free under CC-BY-SA license on https://bitcoinbook.info + +# Source + +The book's source code, found in this repository, is kept synchronized with the print and ebook editions. ## Mastering Bitcoin - First Edition -The tags [Edition1Print1](https://github.com/bitcoinbook/bitcoinbook/releases/tag/Edition1Print1), [Edition1Print2](https://github.com/bitcoinbook/bitcoinbook/releases/tag/Edition1Print2) correspond to the two existing prints of the Mastering Bitcoin (First Edition) as published by O'Reilly Media. +The tags [Edition1Print1](https://github.com/bitcoinbook/bitcoinbook/releases/tag/Edition1Print1), [Edition1Print2](https://github.com/bitcoinbook/bitcoinbook/releases/tag/Edition1Print2) correspond to the two existing prints of the Mastering Bitcoin (First Edition) as published by O'Reilly Media. Creative Commons License
Mastering Bitcoin - First Edition by Andreas M. Antonopoulos LLC is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. -This "Free Culture" compliant license was approved by my publisher O'Reilly Media (http://oreilly.com), who understand the value of open source. O'Reilly Media is not just the world's best publisher of technical books but also a strong supporter of an open culture and the sharing of knowledge. +This "Free Culture" compliant license was approved by my publisher O'Reilly Media (http://oreilly.com), who understand the value of open source. O'Reilly Media is not just the world's best publisher of technical books but also a strong supporter of an open culture and the sharing of knowledge. Thank you O'Reilly Media! ## Mastering Bitcoin - Second Edition -The [develop branch](https://github.com/bitcoinbook/bitcoinbook/tree/develop), containing the most recent changes you see here is the in-progress drafting of Mastering Bitcoin (Second Edition). +The [second_edition branch](https://github.com/bitcoinbook/bitcoinbook/tree/second_edition), is the source for the published versions of Mastering Bitcoin (Second Edition). + +The tag [second_edition_print_1](https://github.com/bitcoinbook/bitcoinbook/releases/tag/second_edition_print_1), corresponds to the first print of the second edition. Creative Commons License
Mastering Bitcoin - Second Edition by Andreas M. Antonopoulos LLC is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. @@ -41,4 +45,4 @@ It is expected that the second edition will be released under a CC-BY-SA license # Translations If you are interested in translating this book, please join a team of volunteers at https://www.transifex.com/bitcoinbook/mastering-bitcoin/ -Free copies of "Mastering Bitcoin Open Edition", translated in many languages, can be downloaded from https://bitcoinbook.info \ No newline at end of file +Free copies of "Mastering Bitcoin Open Edition", translated in many languages, can be downloaded from https://bitcoinbook.info