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 tddsworld.com
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