Hey all,
Well, _here it is_. The paper books have landed in all the major
warehouses, and those early buyers who got the combo, or pre-ordered the
paper book at PragProg, got their anxiously-awaited book shipped off
early this week.
While I am no fan of the dead-tree form, it certainly has its
advantages: it''s usually much easier on the eye than the electronic
form
(the resolution is higher, the white doesn''t glare, etc.), and
it''s easy
to carry around and read through on, say, public-transportation-based
commuting. I certainly bought more than a few recent IT books in print.
On the other hand, the PDF is in color, syntax-highlighted, searchable,
hyperlinked, etc.
Frankly, *you should get either the PDF or the combo*. And both are
available [1] only from PragProg.
However, I understand how non-U.S.-based readers may favor their local
Amazon or bookstore, if only to save on shipment fees and reduce delays.
But then, major online retailers, not to put too fine a point on it,
_move at glacial speed_. Amazon.com, for instance, despite having
numerous copies of my book in their warehouses, is announcing it online
for _January 11_. (They *are* taking preorders, though.)
By the way, if you already got a whiff of the book and love it (“hey,
thanks!”), should you wish to repay the author in kind, you might want
to know I get much better royalties on paper books sold directly through
PragProg than through “channel sales” (retailers). So there it is: full
disclosure, and perhaps a reason for a few of you to buy it at PragProg
instead of somewhere else.
In short, *the book is available now*. If you can''t wait to get your
hands on the paper form, get it [1] at PragProg. If you can wait (but
should you really?) and favor other online retailers, buy it there.
It is my fervent hope that the book will reach as large an audience as
possible, and help each and every reader big time with their JavaScript
tasks. I look forward to reading about your feedback in the forums, in
this blog''s comments, and in the online retailers'' comment
areas.
Coming up
---------
I''ll start posting extra content in the book''s blog [2] on
what I hope
will be a regular basis. There are quite a few ideas and tips that I
didn''t feel belonged into the book (or it would be a real brick), and
that I saved for the blog. I''ll also post possible solutions and
further discussion on the Neuron Workout sections. I might even start
the Proto/Scripty version of the famous Ruby Quizz in here!
Thanks to everyone at PragProg who made this book possible, and to all
my tech reviewers for their excellent help. As for the book readers
among you, my fellow Spinoffians, I can only say this: read and *enjoy*!
[1] http://books.pragprog.com/titles/cppsu/
[2] http://thebungeebook.net/
--
Christophe Porteneuve aka TDD
tdd-x+CfDp/qHev2eFz/2MeuCQ@public.gmane.org
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