title: The New Author: A beginner's self-help guide to novel writing, publishing as an independent ebook author and promoting your brand using social networks
author: Ruby Barnes
description: <span></span><span></span>Ruby Barnes is the author of Peril, The Baptist, Koobi Fora, Getting Out of Dodge, Allen's Mosquito and The New Author.
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  ## The Rails 4 Way
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  #### Obie Fernandez, Kevin Faustino and Vitaly Kushner
  
  
  
  
  
  This book is for sale at <http://leanpub.com/tr4w>
  
  
  This version was published on 2014-06-03
  
  
  ![publisher's logo](images/leanpub-logo.png)
  
  
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  This is a [Leanpub](http://leanpub.com) book. Leanpub empowers authors and
  publishers with the Lean Publishing process. [Lean
  Publishing](http://leanpub.com/manifesto) is the act of publishing an in-
  progress ebook using lightweight tools and many iterations to get reader
  feedback, pivot until you have the right book and build traction once you do.
  
  
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  © 2013 - 2014 Obie Fernandez, Kevin Faustino and Vitaly Kushner
  
  
  Taylor, your hard work and dedication to your craft is an inspiration to me
  every day. I love you…
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Table of Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  [Foreword](chap01.xhtml#leanpub-auto-foreword)
  
  
  
  
  
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  [Foreword (to The Rails 3 Way)](chap02.xhtml#leanpub-a