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digitalmars.D.announce - Less than 30 days to bound copies of TDPL

reply Andrei Alexandrescu <SeeWebsiteForEmail erdani.org> writes:
I put a countdown on my website (http://erdani.com/) displaying the days 
left to final bound dead-tree copies of TDPL. Also, the book cover 
(front and back) is now available for preview at 
http://erdani.com/tdpl/cover.pdf.

Andrei
Apr 28 2010
next sibling parent reply Ezneh <no-email nomail.com> writes:
Andrei Alexandrescu Wrote:


 I put a countdown on my website (http://erdani.com/) displaying the days 
 left to final bound dead-tree copies of TDPL. Also, the book cover 
 (front and back) is now available for preview at 
 http://erdani.com/tdpl/cover.pdf.
 
 Andrei


Great, but will this book be purchasable in Europa ? I hope so because I'm
really waiting for it.
Apr 28 2010
parent reply Andrei Alexandrescu <SeeWebsiteForEmail erdani.org> writes:
On 04/28/2010 12:50 PM, Ezneh wrote:

 Andrei Alexandrescu Wrote:


 I put a countdown on my website (http://erdani.com/) displaying the
 days left to final bound dead-tree copies of TDPL. Also, the book
 cover (front and back) is now available for preview at
 http://erdani.com/tdpl/cover.pdf.

 Andrei


 Great, but will this book be purchasable in Europa ? I hope so
 because I'm really waiting for it.


Thanks for your interest! Absolutely. Blackwell (UK), amazon.co.uk, 
amazon.de, amazon.fr and amazon.jp are all carrying the book, along many 
others. I suspect the shipping delays for Europe and Asia would be a tad 
higher though because the printing press is in Stoughton, Massachusetts 
(i.e. US East Coast).

Andrei
Apr 28 2010
next sibling parent reply Ezneh <no-email nomail.com> writes:
Andrei Alexandrescu Wrote:


 On 04/28/2010 12:50 PM, Ezneh wrote:

 Andrei Alexandrescu Wrote:


 I put a countdown on my website (http://erdani.com/) displaying the
 days left to final bound dead-tree copies of TDPL. Also, the book
 cover (front and back) is now available for preview at
 http://erdani.com/tdpl/cover.pdf.

 Andrei


 Great, but will this book be purchasable in Europa ? I hope so
 because I'm really waiting for it.


 
 Thanks for your interest! Absolutely. Blackwell (UK), amazon.co.uk, 
 amazon.de, amazon.fr and amazon.jp are all carrying the book, along many 
 others. I suspect the shipping delays for Europe and Asia would be a tad 
 higher though because the printing press is in Stoughton, Massachusetts 
 (i.e. US East Coast).
 
 Andrei


Thanks for the reply. Is there a way to order it via a locale bookshop ? I will
try this way first if it should be ok. If not I'll try to order it via amazon.
Apr 28 2010
next sibling parent Andrei Alexandrescu <SeeWebsiteForEmail erdani.org> writes:
On 04/28/2010 01:51 PM, Ezneh wrote:

 Andrei Alexandrescu Wrote:


 On 04/28/2010 12:50 PM, Ezneh wrote:

 Andrei Alexandrescu Wrote:


 I put a countdown on my website (http://erdani.com/) displaying
 the days left to final bound dead-tree copies of TDPL. Also,
 the book cover (front and back) is now available for preview
 at http://erdani.com/tdpl/cover.pdf.

 Andrei


 Great, but will this book be purchasable in Europa ? I hope so
 because I'm really waiting for it.


 Thanks for your interest! Absolutely. Blackwell (UK),
 amazon.co.uk, amazon.de, amazon.fr and amazon.jp are all carrying
 the book, along many others. I suspect the shipping delays for
 Europe and Asia would be a tad higher though because the printing
 press is in Stoughton, Massachusetts (i.e. US East Coast).

 Andrei


 Thanks for the reply. Is there a way to order it via a locale
 bookshop ? I will try this way first if it should be ok. If not I'll
 try to order it via amazon.


Large local bookstores should accept preorders. Just walk in with the 
ISBN and ask the clerk.

Andrei
Apr 28 2010
prev sibling parent reply Lutger <lutger.blijdestijn gmail.com> writes:
Ezneh wrote:


 Andrei Alexandrescu Wrote:
 

 On 04/28/2010 12:50 PM, Ezneh wrote:

 Andrei Alexandrescu Wrote:


 I put a countdown on my website (http://erdani.com/) displaying the
 days left to final bound dead-tree copies of TDPL. Also, the book
 cover (front and back) is now available for preview at
 http://erdani.com/tdpl/cover.pdf.

 Andrei


 Great, but will this book be purchasable in Europa ? I hope so
 because I'm really waiting for it.


 
 Thanks for your interest! Absolutely. Blackwell (UK), amazon.co.uk,
 amazon.de, amazon.fr and amazon.jp are all carrying the book, along many
 others. I suspect the shipping delays for Europe and Asia would be a tad
 higher though because the printing press is in Stoughton, Massachusetts
 (i.e. US East Coast).
 
 Andrei


 
 Thanks for the reply. Is there a way to order it via a locale bookshop ? I
 will try this way first if it should be ok. If not I'll try to order it via
 amazon.


Where are you from? I've looked around in the netherlands and lots of online 
stores (no amazon here) and with-offline-shops already list it.
Apr 28 2010
parent Ezneh <no-email nomail.com> writes:
Lutger Wrote:


 Ezneh wrote:
 

 Andrei Alexandrescu Wrote:
 

 On 04/28/2010 12:50 PM, Ezneh wrote:

 Andrei Alexandrescu Wrote:


 I put a countdown on my website (http://erdani.com/) displaying the
 days left to final bound dead-tree copies of TDPL. Also, the book
 cover (front and back) is now available for preview at
 http://erdani.com/tdpl/cover.pdf.

 Andrei


 Great, but will this book be purchasable in Europa ? I hope so
 because I'm really waiting for it.


 
 Thanks for your interest! Absolutely. Blackwell (UK), amazon.co.uk,
 amazon.de, amazon.fr and amazon.jp are all carrying the book, along many
 others. I suspect the shipping delays for Europe and Asia would be a tad
 higher though because the printing press is in Stoughton, Massachusetts
 (i.e. US East Coast).
 
 Andrei


 
 Thanks for the reply. Is there a way to order it via a locale bookshop ? I
 will try this way first if it should be ok. If not I'll try to order it via
 amazon.


 
 Where are you from? I've looked around in the netherlands and lots of online 
 stores (no amazon here) and with-offline-shops already list it. 
 
  


I'm from Belgium, but there's no Amazon here too, but I'll try to order the
book in a "university bookstore".
Apr 28 2010
prev sibling parent Norbert Nemec <Norbert Nemec-online.de> writes:
On 28/04/10 19:34, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:

 On 04/28/2010 12:50 PM, Ezneh wrote:

 Andrei Alexandrescu Wrote:


 I put a countdown on my website (http://erdani.com/) displaying the
 days left to final bound dead-tree copies of TDPL. Also, the book
 cover (front and back) is now available for preview at
 http://erdani.com/tdpl/cover.pdf.

 Andrei


 Great, but will this book be purchasable in Europa ? I hope so
 because I'm really waiting for it.


 Thanks for your interest! Absolutely. Blackwell (UK), amazon.co.uk,
 amazon.de, amazon.fr and amazon.jp are all carrying the book, along many
 others. I suspect the shipping delays for Europe and Asia would be a tad
 higher though because the printing press is in Stoughton, Massachusetts
 (i.e. US East Coast).


Surprisingly, the savings are also higher, and not just a tad:
	amazon.com:   $49.99->$42.70
	amazon.co.uk: £36.99->£18.50 !!!
May 24 2010
prev sibling next sibling parent Robert Clipsham <robert octarineparrot.com> writes:
On 28/04/10 18:39, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:

 I put a countdown on my website (http://erdani.com/) displaying the days
 left to final bound dead-tree copies of TDPL. Also, the book cover
 (front and back) is now available for preview at
 http://erdani.com/tdpl/cover.pdf.

 Andrei


The timing for this couldn't be better, it will arrive on my doorstep 
just as I get a few free days available for reading it :D
Apr 28 2010
prev sibling parent reply Andrej Mitrovic <andrej.mitrovich gmail.com> writes:
Andrei Alexandrescu Wrote:


 I put a countdown on my website (http://erdani.com/) displaying the days 
 left to final bound dead-tree copies of TDPL. Also, the book cover 
 (front and back) is now available for preview at 
 http://erdani.com/tdpl/cover.pdf.
 
 Andrei


There's an extra dot in your second URL which downloads an empty PDF file. And
an extra parenthesis in your first URL. :)
Apr 28 2010
next sibling parent Andrej Mitrovic <andrej.mitrovich gmail.com> writes:
Andrej Mitrovic Wrote:


 Andrei Alexandrescu Wrote:
 

 I put a countdown on my website (http://erdani.com/) displaying the days 
 left to final bound dead-tree copies of TDPL. Also, the book cover 
 (front and back) is now available for preview at 
 http://erdani.com/tdpl/cover.pdf.
 
 Andrei


 
 There's an extra dot in your second URL which downloads an empty PDF file. And
an extra parenthesis in your first URL. :)


Oh, I just realized it says we get a free online edition with the purchase of
the book. Just what I was looking for!
Apr 28 2010
prev sibling parent reply Andrei Alexandrescu <SeeWebsiteForEmail erdani.org> writes:
On 04/28/2010 02:21 PM, Andrej Mitrovic wrote:

 Andrei Alexandrescu Wrote:


 I put a countdown on my website (http://erdani.com/) displaying the days
 left to final bound dead-tree copies of TDPL. Also, the book cover
 (front and back) is now available for preview at
 http://erdani.com/tdpl/cover.pdf.

 Andrei


 There's an extra dot in your second URL which downloads an empty PDF file. And
an extra parenthesis in your first URL. :)


Good point (plus a good pun now (actually two if you count the 
parenthesis (I'm on a roll over here))). For the lazy:

http://erdani.com

http://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://erdani.com/tdpl/cover.pdf

http://erdani.com/tdpl/cover.pdf


Andrei
Apr 28 2010
parent reply Andrej Mitrovic <andrej.mitrovich gmail.com> writes:
Andrei Alexandrescu Wrote:


 On 04/28/2010 02:21 PM, Andrej Mitrovic wrote:

 Andrei Alexandrescu Wrote:


 I put a countdown on my website (http://erdani.com/) displaying the days
 left to final bound dead-tree copies of TDPL. Also, the book cover
 (front and back) is now available for preview at
 http://erdani.com/tdpl/cover.pdf.

 Andrei


 There's an extra dot in your second URL which downloads an empty PDF file. And
an extra parenthesis in your first URL. :)


 
 Good point (plus a good pun now (actually two if you count the 
 parenthesis (I'm on a roll over here))). For the lazy:
 
 http://erdani.com
 
 http://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://erdani.com/tdpl/cover.pdf
 
 http://erdani.com/tdpl/cover.pdf
 
 
 Andrei


If I see any puns like this in your book...






..then I'm buying an extra copy and sending it to a friend.
Apr 28 2010
next sibling parent Andrei Alexandrescu <SeeWebsiteForEmail erdani.org> writes:
On 04/28/2010 03:14 PM, Andrej Mitrovic wrote:

 Andrei Alexandrescu Wrote:


 On 04/28/2010 02:21 PM, Andrej Mitrovic wrote:

 Andrei Alexandrescu Wrote:


 I put a countdown on my website (http://erdani.com/) displaying the days
 left to final bound dead-tree copies of TDPL. Also, the book cover
 (front and back) is now available for preview at
 http://erdani.com/tdpl/cover.pdf.

 Andrei


 There's an extra dot in your second URL which downloads an empty PDF file. And
an extra parenthesis in your first URL. :)


 Good point (plus a good pun now (actually two if you count the
 parenthesis (I'm on a roll over here))). For the lazy:

 http://erdani.com

 http://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://erdani.com/tdpl/cover.pdf

 http://erdani.com/tdpl/cover.pdf


 Andrei


 If I see any puns like this in your book...






 ..then I'm buying an extra copy and sending it to a friend.


Whew. In fact it ain't that bad:

[~] cd tdpl
[~/tdpl] grep pun *.tex
0100-intro.tex:punctuation that  makes, for example,  ``him.''  and 
``him''  count as
0300-statements.tex:         writeln("a punctuation mark.");
0300-statements.tex:   string y = "I'm here to make a point (and a pun).";
[~] _

So only one ostensible pun. There are a couple undeclared ones though. 
One that comes to mind:

==========================================
 import  is akin
to the  \cc{\#include} preprocessor  directive found in\sbs  C and\sbs
C++  but is  closer in  semantics to  Python's  import :  there  is no
textual    inclusion    taking    place---just    a    symbol    table
acquisition.   Repeated    import s   of   the  same   file   are   of
no import.
==========================================


Andrei
Apr 28 2010
prev sibling parent reply Walter Bright <newshound1 digitalmars.com> writes:
Andrej Mitrovic wrote:

 ..then I'm buying an extra copy and sending it to a friend.


Makes a great Mother's Day gift too!
Apr 28 2010
parent reply Andrej Mitrovic <andrej.mitrovich gmail.com> writes:
Walter Bright Wrote:


 Andrej Mitrovic wrote:

 ..then I'm buying an extra copy and sending it to a friend.


 
 Makes a great Mother's Day gift too!


Are you implying the D language book is fiction? :p
Apr 28 2010
parent reply Brian Hay <bhay construct3d.com> writes:
Andrej Mitrovic wrote:

 Walter Bright Wrote:
 

 Andrej Mitrovic wrote:

 ..then I'm buying an extra copy and sending it to a friend.


 Makes a great Mother's Day gift too!


 
 Are you implying the D language book is fiction? :p


It's a "cookbook" of sorts ;-)
Apr 28 2010
parent reply Walter Bright <newshound1 digitalmars.com> writes:
Brian Hay wrote:

 It's a "cookbook" of sorts ;-)


In a way, it is. As the back cover says, it isn't just a dry list of features, 
it shows how to combine them to solve common problems in a very modern way.
Apr 28 2010
parent Andrei Alexandrescu <SeeWebsiteForEmail erdani.org> writes:
On 04/28/2010 09:53 PM, Walter Bright wrote:

 Brian Hay wrote:

 It's a "cookbook" of sorts ;-)


 In a way, it is. As the back cover says, it isn't just a dry list of
 features, it shows how to combine them to solve common problems in a
 very modern way.


Here's an unrelated piece of info that I'm very excited about: today for 
the first time TDPL has outranked Modern C++ Design on Amazon.




Yay! I'm now worried about disappointing people...


Andrei

P.S. Details about Amazon's ranking system - the numbers that authors 
follow obsessively: http://www.fonerbooks.com/surfing.htm
Apr 28 2010