This morning I was thinking about writing a tweet why the book is still not available in a dead-wood fashion, because I don't really like reading ebooks/PDFs (I preordered the book as pdf and print version through MEAP). But then it came to me that such a tweet will not speed up the process in any way. So I skipped it...
Is there any meaningful way I can buy this book in the UK? I'm fine paying $45 for the book + eBook + MEAP, but I refuse on principle to pay $13 for international untracked surface shipping when Amazon will send it to me for free, tracked (but I can't seem to get the eBook through them).
EDIT: "Buy it" in the sense of getting the eBook now and the paper-version eventually.
Congrats to both of you. I'm still waiting on my hardcopy to read this from cover to cover. If the beta is any indicator, this is going to be a really compelling read.
Any idea when the MEAP orders should start shipping?
In his post he says that "the paperback will be bound and available sometime in mid-March to book retailers," so I'd assume it will arrive within the next couple of weeks at the latest.
Hopefully this means that a new PDF is being released soon. The book is great, but I've been disappointed with Manning's early access program. The last update was released in August 2010. Then we jump to March 2011, where we still don't have an update from the publisher.
Apparently I've been spoiled by the frequency of updates from PragProg.
Agreed. I bought the MEAP for "Joy of Clojure" in August 2010, and the MEAP for "Taming Text" a couple of months later (November) -- no updates for either book since the initial purchase. I was glad to get the early content, but I've lowered my expectations for future dealings with Manning.
I really wish they had picked another cover, though. I know that all these characters are just there to give the various books some sort of identity (like O'Reilly does with animals), but I don't really enjoy seeing a dirty homeless drunkard on top of my favorite Clojure book/ebook.
I'll probably figure out some way to alter the book to avoid being reminded of that cross-eyed Victorian chimney cleaner whenever I think of the joy of Clojure.
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That's what I was shooting for. :-)
Nice to see this post now :)
EDIT: "Buy it" in the sense of getting the eBook now and the paper-version eventually.
Any idea when the MEAP orders should start shipping?
Apparently I've been spoiled by the frequency of updates from PragProg.
(apply-latest-update ("Manning PDF version of Joy of Clojure Book"))
I'll probably figure out some way to alter the book to avoid being reminded of that cross-eyed Victorian chimney cleaner whenever I think of the joy of Clojure.
I realize this comment isn't a novel or interesting insight, but I had to express just how amped I am for this to show up at my door.
There's nothing quite like the feel and smell of a new coding tome.