---
title: 'Backbone.js on Rails eBook: updates and a sample'
teaser:
tags: news,web,books,backbone.js,rails
author: Jason Morrison
published_on: 2011-08-26
---

Since we announced the [Backbone.js on Rails eBook
project](http://backbonejsonrails.com) a little over a month ago, we've been
writing content,  discussing great feedback through GitHub issues, and cutting
regular releases.

We've heard many requests for a sample, and are excited to release a selection
of our work in progress for download:

* [Single-page HTML download](http://images.thoughtbot.com/ui/backbone-js-on-rails-thoughtbot-ebook-august-2011-sample.html)
* [PDF download](http://images.thoughtbot.com/ui/backbone-js-on-rails-thoughtbot-ebook-august-2011-sample.pdf)

## What's in it

Wondering how best to organize your Backbone code inside your Rails 3.0 or 3.1
application?  Looking for a view from 30,000 feet of connecting a Rails backend
to a Backbone frontend?  We've got you covered with two selections from the
Rails integration section.

The third selection is from later in the book, and covers filtering and sorting
Backbone collections.  It also walks through a few refactorings to make this
code clean and reusable.

We've also updated the [book's webpage](http://backbonejsonrails.com) to include
our most up-to-date table of contents.  It also includes the status of each
section, so you can get a sense of how complete the book is.  We're at about 40
written pages, not including the included sample Rails 3.1 app.

If you enjoy the sample, you can pick up access to the entire book and sample
application as it gets written on the [Backbone.js on Rails eBook
page](http:/backbonejsonrails.com).