Dynamic Documents with R and knitr (Chapman & Hall/CRC The R Series)

This second edition has not amended deficiencies pointed out by reviewers of the first edition. It's an introduction to generating documents from R source and the surrounding expository text. However, after paying top dollar for the book, the reader finds a superficial treatment of the subject. The index is _two_ pages. A reader interested in modifying the default pdf output produced via LaTeX from knitr and wondering about adding a package or two via the header YAML is directed to the online Pandoc documentation. Is a well-chosen example or two too much to ask? A comparative reference in the R world is the "R Graphics" reference book by Murrell. It's comparably priced but far more comprehensive. Given that this was the second edition, there was opportunity for expansion--a road not taken. Bottom line: worth $25 for the interested beginner, not the $60+ charged for someone expecting a reference.

Very well-written book that paid for itself in tips within the first hour of reading. The knitr software really is incredible.The publisher and author would probably get higher revenue at a lower price point given the pdf can be accessed through Google.Note that it does not work at all on Kindle devices. Also on IOS it's more like reading a pdf (the book is created in knitr) than a traditional Kindle book.

One of my professors at ISU (the author's alma mater) recommended this textbook to me after I mentioned to him that Sweave seemed very difficult to pick up, and I'm very pleased with it. This is a very good textbook. If you need to learn how to use LaTeX with R, look no further. I was able to use knitr after a very quick read through this book. Highly recommended.

The book is great. Essential for anyone creating dynamic documentsHowever, I have spent hours trying to turn off 1-click for kindle and to change the default credit card from personal to business. I only find out which credit card is used once the order is placed. Too late. It would be nice to talk with a person about this.

Very good follow up to the first edition. The only thing I would like to see is more on using parent and child documents

Thank you Yihue Xie for the Knitr package!

Awesome book!