digitalmars.D - This just in: authorless TDPL becomes collector's edition
- Andrei Alexandrescu (7/7) Jun 01 2010 Due to a pretty odd mistake at the printer, the first 1000 copies of
- Steven Schveighoffer (5/11) Jun 01 2010 *cough* marketing ploy
- Andrei Alexandrescu (4/15) Jun 01 2010 Wish it was a ploy! It's a mistake, which my editor and I joked about
- Steven Schveighoffer (8/25) Jun 01 2010 Yes, I got it :) My assertion was not serious as well.
- Robert Clipsham (3/10) Jun 01 2010 I've already preordered, do I still get the collectors edition?
- Andrei Alexandrescu (6/18) Jun 01 2010 Most assuredly, unless you're outside of the US. The publisher is trying...
- Robert Clipsham (4/9) Jun 01 2010 Awwh, I'm not in the US... You should definitely make sure they don't, I...
- Andrei Alexandrescu (3/13) Jun 01 2010 I forwarded your note to my editor.
- Robert Clipsham (2/4) Jun 01 2010 Excellent! :D I look forward to their response :)
- Mike James (6/13) Jun 21 2010 Got my "collectors item" delivered today from Amazon UK. Looks good. I ...
- Alix Pexton (5/21) Jun 21 2010 Mine arrived today too, yay, very pleasant reading so far.
- Mike James (6/34) Jun 21 2010 I wondered that too - looking at the footer thats added to the PDF file ...
- Adrian Matoga (4/8) Jun 21 2010 Where to find this PDF version? I can only see the contents, excerpt
- Mike James (5/13) Jun 22 2010 When you get the book it has an access code to download the PDF book fro...
- Patrick Byrne (3/5) Jun 22 2010 Can you actually download the pdf? All I can see is the interactive brow...
- Mike James (8/14) Jun 22 2010 Yes you can download the PDF. If you look at the last page of TDPL there...
- Patrick Byrne (2/19) Jun 22 2010 Yes I got there in the end - thanks.
- strtr (4/21) Jul 11 2010 Could you maybe help me out a bit. Next to the online version, all I get...
- Mike James (3/29) Jul 13 2010 Have you bought TDPL? You need the access code from the back of the book...
- strtr (9/39) Jul 13 2010 Yes, as I said, I singed up using the coupon code. Or is there yet some ...
- Mike James (4/53) Jul 13 2010 The downladable version appears in the "Tokens & Downloads" tab of My Sa...
- strtr (4/7) Jul 13 2010 There is a "Tokens & Downloads" in the "my safari"-drop-down but it dire...
- Jonathan M Davis (7/12) Jul 14 2010 Do actually pay for a safari subscription? I didn't have a safari accoun...
- Mike James (5/20) Jul 14 2010 I didn't have a subscription - just the free 30-day by entering the acce...
- Jonathan M Davis (6/30) Jul 14 2010 *Sigh* It was reasonable guess, even if it was wrong. I guess that Safar...
- Mike James (4/40) Jul 14 2010 They only love me short time (30 days) :-)
- Jonathan M Davis (20/22) Jul 27 2010 Well, they don't seem to think downloading the pdf is part of the deal -...
- strtr (2/4) Jul 28 2010 Or are all into the successful ploy to get us to try it ;)
- Serg Kovrov (9/13) Aug 04 2010 Is it the whole book or a chapter?
- Mike James (5/19) Aug 04 2010 It was the whole book My trial period has expired so I can't re-check. I...
- Jacob Carlborg (5/21) Jun 22 2010 What happened to the nice looking PDF file we saw previews on, that one
- Andrei Alexandrescu (6/30) Jun 22 2010 That's the iPad edition :o).
- Jacob Carlborg (5/36) Jun 22 2010 That's too bad. I can understand that the publisher want it in black and...
- Mike James (4/43) Jun 22 2010 Maybe the color PDF will be another collectors item ;-)
- Rory McGuire (4/54) Jun 22 2010 we only get 45 days free access to the download, so I hope they allow a ...
- Lutger (3/13) Jun 22 2010 Just got my authorless copy from the local bookstore, they have several ...
- Lars T. Kyllingstad (11/18) Jun 27 2010 I received my collector's edition yesterday, and I'm telling you, with
- Bruno Medeiros (6/13) Jul 08 2010 Strangely enough, the InformIT pre-purchase print books haven't shipped
- Rory McGuire (4/18) Jul 08 2010 When I bought mine it still said rough cut, but I received the collector...
- Bruno Medeiros (8/28) Jul 09 2010 You got yours already? That's odd.
- Rory McGuire (10/38) Jul 09 2010 Okay it wasn't rough cuts, I went to andre's site which used to show
- Bruno Medeiros (10/25) Jul 13 2010 Ah, that explains it. Anyways I contacted InformIT/SafariBooks support,
- Bruno Medeiros (6/32) Jul 19 2010 Ok, just got mine. Not a "collectors edition", although it seems at the
- Lionello Lunesu (3/10) Jul 09 2010 Yeey! Got mine after 3+ weeks of waiting, and a 'collector's edition' no...
Due to a pretty odd mistake at the printer, the first 1000 copies of TDPL will not have the name of the author on their cover. (The name still appears on the back cover and the spine.) The history of printing is rife with rare printing mistakes that have become collector's editions. Preorder now to be among the first 1000 readers who get the authorless TDPL edition. Andrei
Jun 01 2010
On Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:59:32 -0400, Andrei Alexandrescu <SeeWebsiteForEmail erdani.org> wrote:Due to a pretty odd mistake at the printer, the first 1000 copies of TDPL will not have the name of the author on their cover. (The name still appears on the back cover and the spine.) The history of printing is rife with rare printing mistakes that have become collector's editions. Preorder now to be among the first 1000 readers who get the authorless TDPL edition.*cough* marketing ploy ;) -Steve
Jun 01 2010
On 06/01/2010 01:04 PM, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:On Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:59:32 -0400, Andrei Alexandrescu <SeeWebsiteForEmail erdani.org> wrote:Wish it was a ploy! It's a mistake, which my editor and I joked about reframing as a positive. AndreiDue to a pretty odd mistake at the printer, the first 1000 copies of TDPL will not have the name of the author on their cover. (The name still appears on the back cover and the spine.) The history of printing is rife with rare printing mistakes that have become collector's editions. Preorder now to be among the first 1000 readers who get the authorless TDPL edition.*cough* marketing ploy ;)
Jun 01 2010
On Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:11:04 -0400, Andrei Alexandrescu <SeeWebsiteForEmail erdani.org> wrote:On 06/01/2010 01:04 PM, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:Yes, I got it :) My assertion was not serious as well. "Buy within the next hour, and we'll send you a second TDPL ABSOLUTELY FREE!! (+$49.95 S+H)" I hope at least you get royalties for those, even though your name isn't on the front cover :) -SteveOn Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:59:32 -0400, Andrei Alexandrescu <SeeWebsiteForEmail erdani.org> wrote:Wish it was a ploy! It's a mistake, which my editor and I joked about reframing as a positive.Due to a pretty odd mistake at the printer, the first 1000 copies of TDPL will not have the name of the author on their cover. (The name still appears on the back cover and the spine.) The history of printing is rife with rare printing mistakes that have become collector's editions. Preorder now to be among the first 1000 readers who get the authorless TDPL edition.*cough* marketing ploy ;)
Jun 01 2010
On 01/06/10 18:59, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:Due to a pretty odd mistake at the printer, the first 1000 copies of TDPL will not have the name of the author on their cover. (The name still appears on the back cover and the spine.) The history of printing is rife with rare printing mistakes that have become collector's editions. Preorder now to be among the first 1000 readers who get the authorless TDPL edition. AndreiI've already preordered, do I still get the collectors edition? Robert
Jun 01 2010
On 06/01/2010 01:21 PM, Robert Clipsham wrote:On 01/06/10 18:59, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:Most assuredly, unless you're outside of the US. The publisher is trying to avoid sending any copy outside the States so as to not confuse foreign markets. I think I should try to actually convince my editor to not do that. AndreiDue to a pretty odd mistake at the printer, the first 1000 copies of TDPL will not have the name of the author on their cover. (The name still appears on the back cover and the spine.) The history of printing is rife with rare printing mistakes that have become collector's editions. Preorder now to be among the first 1000 readers who get the authorless TDPL edition. AndreiI've already preordered, do I still get the collectors edition?
Jun 01 2010
On 01/06/10 19:26, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:Most assuredly, unless you're outside of the US. The publisher is trying to avoid sending any copy outside the States so as to not confuse foreign markets. I think I should try to actually convince my editor to not do that. AndreiAwwh, I'm not in the US... You should definitely make sure they don't, I want my limited edition copy! :D Robert
Jun 01 2010
On 06/01/2010 01:44 PM, Robert Clipsham wrote:On 01/06/10 19:26, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:I forwarded your note to my editor. AndreiMost assuredly, unless you're outside of the US. The publisher is trying to avoid sending any copy outside the States so as to not confuse foreign markets. I think I should try to actually convince my editor to not do that. AndreiAwwh, I'm not in the US... You should definitely make sure they don't, I want my limited edition copy! :D Robert
Jun 01 2010
On 01/06/10 19:47, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:I forwarded your note to my editor. AndreiExcellent! :D I look forward to their response :)
Jun 01 2010
Got my "collectors item" delivered today from Amazon UK. Looks good. I like the bonus of being able to download a PDF version of TDPL. Thanks for all the hard work Andrei. -=mike=- "Andrei Alexandrescu" <SeeWebsiteForEmail erdani.org> wrote in message news:hu3hq6$2f04$1 digitalmars.com...Due to a pretty odd mistake at the printer, the first 1000 copies of TDPL will not have the name of the author on their cover. (The name still appears on the back cover and the spine.) The history of printing is rife with rare printing mistakes that have become collector's editions. Preorder now to be among the first 1000 readers who get the authorless TDPL edition. Andrei
Jun 21 2010
On 21/06/2010 20:23, Mike James wrote:Got my "collectors item" delivered today from Amazon UK. Looks good. I like the bonus of being able to download a PDF version of TDPL. Thanks for all the hard work Andrei. -=mike=- "Andrei Alexandrescu"<SeeWebsiteForEmail erdani.org> wrote in message news:hu3hq6$2f04$1 digitalmars.com...Mine arrived today too, yay, very pleasant reading so far. Bit confused abgout the "free online edition" though, does it go *poof* after 45 days? A...Due to a pretty odd mistake at the printer, the first 1000 copies of TDPL will not have the name of the author on their cover. (The name still appears on the back cover and the spine.) The history of printing is rife with rare printing mistakes that have become collector's editions. Preorder now to be among the first 1000 readers who get the authorless TDPL edition. Andrei
Jun 21 2010
I wondered that too - looking at the footer thats added to the PDF file it doesn't mention that it timeouts after 45 days. I guess only Andrei can tell us for sure ;-) -=mike=- "Alix Pexton" <alix.DOT.pexton gmail.DOT.com> wrote in message news:hvoep9$2ldq$1 digitalmars.com...On 21/06/2010 20:23, Mike James wrote:Got my "collectors item" delivered today from Amazon UK. Looks good. I like the bonus of being able to download a PDF version of TDPL. Thanks for all the hard work Andrei. -=mike=- "Andrei Alexandrescu"<SeeWebsiteForEmail erdani.org> wrote in message news:hu3hq6$2f04$1 digitalmars.com...Mine arrived today too, yay, very pleasant reading so far. Bit confused abgout the "free online edition" though, does it go *poof* after 45 days? A...Due to a pretty odd mistake at the printer, the first 1000 copies of TDPL will not have the name of the author on their cover. (The name still appears on the back cover and the spine.) The history of printing is rife with rare printing mistakes that have become collector's editions. Preorder now to be among the first 1000 readers who get the authorless TDPL edition. Andrei
Jun 21 2010
Alix Pexton pisze:On 21/06/2010 20:23, Mike James wrote:Where to find this PDF version? I can only see the contents, excerpt from first chapter, and the index. And I can't stand waiting for my paper copy in its long way to PL.Got my "collectors item" delivered today from Amazon UK. Looks good. I like the bonus of being able to download a PDF version of TDPL.
Jun 21 2010
"Adrian Matoga" <epi atari8.info> wrote in message news:hvorrg$j32$1 digitalmars.com...Alix Pexton pisze:When you get the book it has an access code to download the PDF book from Safari. But you need the book first :-) -=mike=-On 21/06/2010 20:23, Mike James wrote:Where to find this PDF version? I can only see the contents, excerpt from first chapter, and the index. And I can't stand waiting for my paper copy in its long way to PL.Got my "collectors item" delivered today from Amazon UK. Looks good. I like the bonus of being able to download a PDF version of TDPL.
Jun 22 2010
On 22/06/2010 10:03, Mike James wrote:When you get the book it has an access code to download the PDF book from Safari. But you need the book first :-)Can you actually download the pdf? All I can see is the interactive browser - It is quite nice to use but I would much rather have a pdf file to take home with me, at the end of the day.
Jun 22 2010
"Patrick Byrne" <pbyrne frontier.co.uk> wrote in message news:hvq1dr$30ek$1 digitalmars.com...On 22/06/2010 10:03, Mike James wrote:Yes you can download the PDF. If you look at the last page of TDPL there is instructions. Basically you request a PDF and the PDF is generated with your name and email address as a footer on each page. Safari then emails you the webpage you can download it from. You just need to signup for the trial period. -=mike=-When you get the book it has an access code to download the PDF book from Safari. But you need the book first :-)Can you actually download the pdf? All I can see is the interactive browser - It is quite nice to use but I would much rather have a pdf file to take home with me, at the end of the day.
Jun 22 2010
On 22/06/2010 11:44, Mike James wrote:"Patrick Byrne" <pbyrne frontier.co.uk> wrote in message news:hvq1dr$30ek$1 digitalmars.com...Yes I got there in the end - thanks.On 22/06/2010 10:03, Mike James wrote:Yes you can download the PDF. If you look at the last page of TDPL there is instructions. Basically you request a PDF and the PDF is generated with your name and email address as a footer on each page. Safari then emails you the webpage you can download it from. You just need to signup for the trial period. -=mike=-When you get the book it has an access code to download the PDF book from Safari. But you need the book first :-)Can you actually download the pdf? All I can see is the interactive browser - It is quite nice to use but I would much rather have a pdf file to take home with me, at the end of the day.
Jun 22 2010
== Quote from Mike James (foo bar.com)'s article"Patrick Byrne" <pbyrne frontier.co.uk> wrote in message news:hvq1dr$30ek$1 digitalmars.com...Could you maybe help me out a bit. Next to the online version, all I get is the notification I need download tokens :( I signed up using the coupon code.On 22/06/2010 10:03, Mike James wrote:Yes you can download the PDF. If you look at the last page of TDPL there is instructions. Basically you request a PDF and the PDF is generated with your name and email address as a footer on each page. Safari then emails you the webpage you can download it from. You just need to signup for the trial period. -=mike=-When you get the book it has an access code to download the PDF book from Safari. But you need the book first :-)Can you actually download the pdf? All I can see is the interactive browser - It is quite nice to use but I would much rather have a pdf file to take home with me, at the end of the day.
Jul 11 2010
"strtr" <strtr sp.am> wrote in message news:i1ck0c$gh$1 digitalmars.com...== Quote from Mike James (foo bar.com)'s articleHave you bought TDPL? You need the access code from the back of the book. -=mike=-"Patrick Byrne" <pbyrne frontier.co.uk> wrote in message news:hvq1dr$30ek$1 digitalmars.com...Could you maybe help me out a bit. Next to the online version, all I get is the notification I need download tokens :( I signed up using the coupon code.On 22/06/2010 10:03, Mike James wrote:Yes you can download the PDF. If you look at the last page of TDPL there is instructions. Basically you request a PDF and the PDF is generated with your name and email address as a footer on each page. Safari then emails you the webpage you can download it from. You just need to signup for the trial period. -=mike=-When you get the book it has an access code to download the PDF book from Safari. But you need the book first :-)Can you actually download the pdf? All I can see is the interactive browser - It is quite nice to use but I would much rather have a pdf file to take home with me, at the end of the day.
Jul 13 2010
== Quote from Mike James (foo bar.com)'s article"strtr" <strtr sp.am> wrote in message news:i1ck0c$gh$1 digitalmars.com...Yes, as I said, I singed up using the coupon code. Or is there yet some other code I missed? It automatically added TDPL to the 0-slot bookshelf. In the table of contents there are per chapter downloads which each cost one download token. On the online reading page I can print individual pages (with watermark) but downloads again cost tokens. Which button am I missing?== Quote from Mike James (foo bar.com)'s articleHave you bought TDPL? You need the access code from the back of the book. -=mike=-"Patrick Byrne" <pbyrne frontier.co.uk> wrote in message news:hvq1dr$30ek$1 digitalmars.com...Could you maybe help me out a bit. Next to the online version, all I get is the notification I need download tokens :( I signed up using the coupon code.On 22/06/2010 10:03, Mike James wrote:Yes you can download the PDF. If you look at the last page of TDPL there is instructions. Basically you request a PDF and the PDF is generated with your name and email address as a footer on each page. Safari then emails you the webpage you can download it from. You just need to signup for the trial period. -=mike=-When you get the book it has an access code to download the PDF book from Safari. But you need the book first :-)Can you actually download the pdf? All I can see is the interactive browser - It is quite nice to use but I would much rather have a pdf file to take home with me, at the end of the day.
Jul 13 2010
"strtr" <strtr sp.am> wrote in message news:i1i0up$15p5$1 digitalmars.com...== Quote from Mike James (foo bar.com)'s articleThe downladable version appears in the "Tokens & Downloads" tab of My Safari when I log on. Have you got that Tab? -=mike=-"strtr" <strtr sp.am> wrote in message news:i1ck0c$gh$1 digitalmars.com...Yes, as I said, I singed up using the coupon code. Or is there yet some other code I missed? It automatically added TDPL to the 0-slot bookshelf. In the table of contents there are per chapter downloads which each cost one download token. On the online reading page I can print individual pages (with watermark) but downloads again cost tokens. Which button am I missing?== Quote from Mike James (foo bar.com)'s articleHave you bought TDPL? You need the access code from the back of the book. -=mike=-"Patrick Byrne" <pbyrne frontier.co.uk> wrote in message news:hvq1dr$30ek$1 digitalmars.com...Could you maybe help me out a bit. Next to the online version, all I get is the notification I need download tokens :( I signed up using the coupon code.On 22/06/2010 10:03, Mike James wrote:Yes you can download the PDF. If you look at the last page of TDPL there is instructions. Basically you request a PDF and the PDF is generated with your name and email address as a footer on each page. Safari then emails you the webpage you can download it from. You just need to signup for the trial period. -=mike=-When you get the book it has an access code to download the PDF book from Safari. But you need the book first :-)Can you actually download the pdf? All I can see is the interactive browser - It is quite nice to use but I would much rather have a pdf file to take home with me, at the end of the day.
Jul 13 2010
== Quote from Mike James (foo bar.com)'s articleThe downladable version appears in the "Tokens & Downloads" tab of My Safari when I log on. Have you got that Tab? -=mike=-There is a "Tokens & Downloads" in the "my safari"-drop-down but it directs me to the "Favorites and Folders"-tab (where TDPL is shown). There is no "Tokens & Downloads" tab.
Jul 13 2010
On Tuesday, July 13, 2010 10:16:11 Mike James wrote:The downladable version appears in the "Tokens & Downloads" tab of My Safari when I log on. Have you got that Tab? -=mike=-Do actually pay for a safari subscription? I didn't have a safari account before this, and I'm running into the same problem as strtr, so I'm wondering if that's the difference. Though if that's the case, it seems pretty messed up to me. I have no interest in shelling out on a safari subscription to get what is supposed to be a free download. - Jonathan M Davis
Jul 14 2010
"Jonathan M Davis" <jmdavisprog gmail.com> wrote in message news:mailman.342.1279143025.24349.digitalmars-d-announce puremagic.com...On Tuesday, July 13, 2010 10:16:11 Mike James wrote:I didn't have a subscription - just the free 30-day by entering the access code printed in the back of TDPL. -=mike=-The downladable version appears in the "Tokens & Downloads" tab of My Safari when I log on. Have you got that Tab? -=mike=-Do actually pay for a safari subscription? I didn't have a safari account before this, and I'm running into the same problem as strtr, so I'm wondering if that's the difference. Though if that's the case, it seems pretty messed up to me. I have no interest in shelling out on a safari subscription to get what is supposed to be a free download. - Jonathan M Davis
Jul 14 2010
On Wednesday, July 14, 2010 14:59:54 Mike James wrote:"Jonathan M Davis" <jmdavisprog gmail.com> wrote in message news:mailman.342.1279143025.24349.digitalmars-d-announce puremagic.com...*Sigh* It was reasonable guess, even if it was wrong. I guess that Safari just loves you and hates us then. ;) Maybe I should contact them and complain (about the problem, not that it loves you). - Jonathan M DavisOn Tuesday, July 13, 2010 10:16:11 Mike James wrote:I didn't have a subscription - just the free 30-day by entering the access code printed in the back of TDPL. -=mike=-The downladable version appears in the "Tokens & Downloads" tab of My Safari when I log on. Have you got that Tab? -=mike=-Do actually pay for a safari subscription? I didn't have a safari account before this, and I'm running into the same problem as strtr, so I'm wondering if that's the difference. Though if that's the case, it seems pretty messed up to me. I have no interest in shelling out on a safari subscription to get what is supposed to be a free download. - Jonathan M Davis
Jul 14 2010
"Jonathan M Davis" <jmdavisprog gmail.com> wrote in message news:mailman.343.1279145587.24349.digitalmars-d-announce puremagic.com...On Wednesday, July 14, 2010 14:59:54 Mike James wrote:They only love me short time (30 days) :-) -=mike=-"Jonathan M Davis" <jmdavisprog gmail.com> wrote in message news:mailman.342.1279143025.24349.digitalmars-d-announce puremagic.com...*Sigh* It was reasonable guess, even if it was wrong. I guess that Safari just loves you and hates us then. ;) Maybe I should contact them and complain (about the problem, not that it loves you). - Jonathan M DavisOn Tuesday, July 13, 2010 10:16:11 Mike James wrote:I didn't have a subscription - just the free 30-day by entering the access code printed in the back of TDPL. -=mike=-The downladable version appears in the "Tokens & Downloads" tab of My Safari when I log on. Have you got that Tab? -=mike=-Do actually pay for a safari subscription? I didn't have a safari account before this, and I'm running into the same problem as strtr, so I'm wondering if that's the difference. Though if that's the case, it seems pretty messed up to me. I have no interest in shelling out on a safari subscription to get what is supposed to be a free download. - Jonathan M Davis
Jul 14 2010
On Wednesday, July 14, 2010 15:13:16 Jonathan M Davis wrote:Maybe I should contact them and complain (about the problem, not that it loves you).Well, they don't seem to think downloading the pdf is part of the deal - only reading it online for the 30 days (which, of course, is pretty much useless). Their response: -------------- Thank you for contacting Safari Books. I'm very sorry for the confusion. The coupon provided in the book is only to read the book online and try out our service. the coupon does not include the ability to download the book from the website. Unfortunately, due to restrictions placed on us by the publisher, we can not make an electronic copy of the book available in such a manner. The line that you referenced is not supposed to be associated with the coupon offer. Instead, it is a marketing piece to advertise our service with the coupon being the chance to try it our for free. Again, I'm very sorry for the confusion. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. -------------- So, it looks like anyone who actually got a pdf out of safari online lucked out somehow. - Jonathan M Davis
Jul 27 2010
== Quote from Jonathan M Davis (jmdavisprog gmail.com)'s articleSo, it looks like anyone who actually got a pdf out of safari online lucked out somehow.Or are all into the successful ploy to get us to try it ;)
Jul 28 2010
On Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:16:11 +0100, Mike James wrote:The downladable version appears in the "Tokens & Downloads" tab of My Safari when I log on. Have you got that Tab? -=mike=-Is it the whole book or a chapter? All I got there is: "You have not requested any downloads. Click the download icon in the Content Reader toolbar to redeem download tokens and request content for offline viewing." And download icons are only for chapters. Each costs one token, but I got only one "promotional token" which will expire in 9 days. -- serg.
Aug 04 2010
"Serg Kovrov" <%LASTNAME% gmail.com> wrote in message news:i3bmk0$18tp$1 digitalmars.com...On Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:16:11 +0100, Mike James wrote:It was the whole book My trial period has expired so I can't re-check. I couldn't download it right away. The pdf was watermarked with my name and I was sent an email to allow me to download the finished book.The downladable version appears in the "Tokens & Downloads" tab of My Safari when I log on. Have you got that Tab? -=mike=-Is it the whole book or a chapter?All I got there is: "You have not requested any downloads. Click the download icon in the Content Reader toolbar to redeem download tokens and request content for offline viewing." And download icons are only for chapters. Each costs one token, but I got only one "promotional token" which will expire in 9 days. -- serg.
Aug 04 2010
On 2010-06-21 21:23, Mike James wrote:Got my "collectors item" delivered today from Amazon UK. Looks good. I like the bonus of being able to download a PDF version of TDPL. Thanks for all the hard work Andrei. -=mike=- "Andrei Alexandrescu"<SeeWebsiteForEmail erdani.org> wrote in message news:hu3hq6$2f04$1 digitalmars.com...What happened to the nice looking PDF file we saw previews on, that one with syntax highlighting and a green background in the code example? -- /Jacob CarlborgDue to a pretty odd mistake at the printer, the first 1000 copies of TDPL will not have the name of the author on their cover. (The name still appears on the back cover and the spine.) The history of printing is rife with rare printing mistakes that have become collector's editions. Preorder now to be among the first 1000 readers who get the authorless TDPL edition. Andrei
Jun 22 2010
On 06/22/2010 07:45 AM, Jacob Carlborg wrote:On 2010-06-21 21:23, Mike James wrote:That's the iPad edition :o). Now seriously, what happens is that what you see is exactly what went to the printer. I can configure colors for a color edition, but for now the publisher asked me for black and white. AndreiGot my "collectors item" delivered today from Amazon UK. Looks good. I like the bonus of being able to download a PDF version of TDPL. Thanks for all the hard work Andrei. -=mike=- "Andrei Alexandrescu"<SeeWebsiteForEmail erdani.org> wrote in message news:hu3hq6$2f04$1 digitalmars.com...What happened to the nice looking PDF file we saw previews on, that one with syntax highlighting and a green background in the code example?Due to a pretty odd mistake at the printer, the first 1000 copies of TDPL will not have the name of the author on their cover. (The name still appears on the back cover and the spine.) The history of printing is rife with rare printing mistakes that have become collector's editions. Preorder now to be among the first 1000 readers who get the authorless TDPL edition. Andrei
Jun 22 2010
On 2010-06-22 14:51, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:On 06/22/2010 07:45 AM, Jacob Carlborg wrote:That's too bad. I can understand that the publisher want it in black and withe but the PDF, it would have been nice to the PDF in color. -- /Jacob CarlborgOn 2010-06-21 21:23, Mike James wrote:That's the iPad edition :o). Now seriously, what happens is that what you see is exactly what went to the printer. I can configure colors for a color edition, but for now the publisher asked me for black and white. AndreiGot my "collectors item" delivered today from Amazon UK. Looks good. I like the bonus of being able to download a PDF version of TDPL. Thanks for all the hard work Andrei. -=mike=- "Andrei Alexandrescu"<SeeWebsiteForEmail erdani.org> wrote in message news:hu3hq6$2f04$1 digitalmars.com...What happened to the nice looking PDF file we saw previews on, that one with syntax highlighting and a green background in the code example?Due to a pretty odd mistake at the printer, the first 1000 copies of TDPL will not have the name of the author on their cover. (The name still appears on the back cover and the spine.) The history of printing is rife with rare printing mistakes that have become collector's editions. Preorder now to be among the first 1000 readers who get the authorless TDPL edition. Andrei
Jun 22 2010
"Jacob Carlborg" <doob me.com> wrote in message news:hvr503$287g$1 digitalmars.com...On 2010-06-22 14:51, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:Maybe the color PDF will be another collectors item ;-) -=mike=-On 06/22/2010 07:45 AM, Jacob Carlborg wrote:That's too bad. I can understand that the publisher want it in black and withe but the PDF, it would have been nice to the PDF in color. -- /Jacob CarlborgOn 2010-06-21 21:23, Mike James wrote:That's the iPad edition :o). Now seriously, what happens is that what you see is exactly what went to the printer. I can configure colors for a color edition, but for now the publisher asked me for black and white. AndreiGot my "collectors item" delivered today from Amazon UK. Looks good. I like the bonus of being able to download a PDF version of TDPL. Thanks for all the hard work Andrei. -=mike=- "Andrei Alexandrescu"<SeeWebsiteForEmail erdani.org> wrote in message news:hu3hq6$2f04$1 digitalmars.com...What happened to the nice looking PDF file we saw previews on, that one with syntax highlighting and a green background in the code example?Due to a pretty odd mistake at the printer, the first 1000 copies of TDPL will not have the name of the author on their cover. (The name still appears on the back cover and the spine.) The history of printing is rife with rare printing mistakes that have become collector's editions. Preorder now to be among the first 1000 readers who get the authorless TDPL edition. Andrei
Jun 22 2010
On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 22:23:55 +0200, Mike James <foo bar.com> wrote:"Jacob Carlborg" <doob me.com> wrote in message news:hvr503$287g$1 digitalmars.com...we only get 45 days free access to the download, so I hope they allow a colour version soon. -RoryOn 2010-06-22 14:51, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:Maybe the color PDF will be another collectors item ;-) -=mike=-On 06/22/2010 07:45 AM, Jacob Carlborg wrote:That's too bad. I can understand that the publisher want it in black and withe but the PDF, it would have been nice to the PDF in color. -- /Jacob CarlborgOn 2010-06-21 21:23, Mike James wrote:That's the iPad edition :o). Now seriously, what happens is that what you see is exactly what went to the printer. I can configure colors for a color edition, but for now the publisher asked me for black and white. AndreiGot my "collectors item" delivered today from Amazon UK. Looks good. I like the bonus of being able to download a PDF version of TDPL. Thanks for all the hard work Andrei. -=mike=- "Andrei Alexandrescu"<SeeWebsiteForEmail erdani.org> wrote in message news:hu3hq6$2f04$1 digitalmars.com...What happened to the nice looking PDF file we saw previews on, that one with syntax highlighting and a green background in the code example?Due to a pretty odd mistake at the printer, the first 1000 copies of TDPL will not have the name of the author on their cover. (The name still appears on the back cover and the spine.) The history of printing is rife with rare printing mistakes that have become collector's editions. Preorder now to be among the first 1000 readers who get the authorless TDPL edition. Andrei
Jun 22 2010
Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:Due to a pretty odd mistake at the printer, the first 1000 copies of TDPL will not have the name of the author on their cover. (The name still appears on the back cover and the spine.) The history of printing is rife with rare printing mistakes that have become collector's editions. Preorder now to be among the first 1000 readers who get the authorless TDPL edition. AndreiJust got my authorless copy from the local bookstore, they have several more of those in stock at their little C++ corner :) I'm looking forward to reading it.
Jun 22 2010
On Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:59:32 -0500, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:Due to a pretty odd mistake at the printer, the first 1000 copies of TDPL will not have the name of the author on their cover. (The name still appears on the back cover and the spine.) The history of printing is rife with rare printing mistakes that have become collector's editions. Preorder now to be among the first 1000 readers who get the authorless TDPL edition.I received my collector's edition yesterday, and I'm telling you, with all this hype, it had better be worth something in 40 years' time. ;) I got it just in time, too. I'm going to Canada for a conference tomorrow, and it'll be perfect reading material during the long flight across the Atlantic. I've read the first two chapters already, and I have to say it's a thoroughly enjoyable read. The examples are good, the colloquial style makes the material more interesting (as if it wasn't interesting to begin with!), and the rapid-fire puns are delivered in style. ;) Well done! -Lars
Jun 27 2010
On 01/06/2010 18:59, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:Due to a pretty odd mistake at the printer, the first 1000 copies of TDPL will not have the name of the author on their cover. (The name still appears on the back cover and the spine.) The history of printing is rife with rare printing mistakes that have become collector's editions. Preorder now to be among the first 1000 readers who get the authorless TDPL edition. AndreiStrangely enough, the InformIT pre-purchase print books haven't shipped yet, the book is still listed as in Rough Cut status. Wonder how much longer it will take. -- Bruno Medeiros - Software Engineer
Jul 08 2010
On Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:49:37 +0200, Bruno Medeiros <brunodomedeiros+spam com.gmail> wrote:On 01/06/2010 18:59, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:When I bought mine it still said rough cut, but I received the collector's edition.Due to a pretty odd mistake at the printer, the first 1000 copies of TDPL will not have the name of the author on their cover. (The name still appears on the back cover and the spine.) The history of printing is rife with rare printing mistakes that have become collector's editions. Preorder now to be among the first 1000 readers who get the authorless TDPL edition. AndreiStrangely enough, the InformIT pre-purchase print books haven't shipped yet, the book is still listed as in Rough Cut status. Wonder how much longer it will take.
Jul 08 2010
On 09/07/2010 07:30, Rory McGuire wrote:On Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:49:37 +0200, Bruno Medeiros <brunodomedeiros+spam com.gmail> wrote:You got yours already? That's odd. Hum, I checked the InformIT again, search for TDPL, and there are two "books" listed, the roughs cuts, and final one. That's odd, only the final one should appear. Do you know which one you purchased, are you sure it was the rough cuts? -- Bruno Medeiros - Software EngineerOn 01/06/2010 18:59, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:When I bought mine it still said rough cut, but I received the collector's edition.Due to a pretty odd mistake at the printer, the first 1000 copies of TDPL will not have the name of the author on their cover. (The name still appears on the back cover and the spine.) The history of printing is rife with rare printing mistakes that have become collector's editions. Preorder now to be among the first 1000 readers who get the authorless TDPL edition. AndreiStrangely enough, the InformIT pre-purchase print books haven't shipped yet, the book is still listed as in Rough Cut status. Wonder how much longer it will take.
Jul 09 2010
On Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:07:41 +0200, Bruno Medeiros <brunodomedeiros+spam com.gmail> wrote:On 09/07/2010 07:30, Rory McGuire wrote:Okay it wasn't rough cuts, I went to andre's site which used to show a huge picture of his kid with the book and clicked on a link to informit from there, that page seems to have changed but here the link to informit: http://www.informit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=0321635361 I clicked on the Buy button next to the Book. Was shipped within 24 hours, got it within 7 days or so and I'm in South Africa (Amazon says it takes a month to deliver).On Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:49:37 +0200, Bruno Medeiros <brunodomedeiros+spam com.gmail> wrote:You got yours already? That's odd. Hum, I checked the InformIT again, search for TDPL, and there are two "books" listed, the roughs cuts, and final one. That's odd, only the final one should appear. Do you know which one you purchased, are you sure it was the rough cuts?On 01/06/2010 18:59, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:When I bought mine it still said rough cut, but I received the collector's edition.Due to a pretty odd mistake at the printer, the first 1000 copies of TDPL will not have the name of the author on their cover. (The name still appears on the back cover and the spine.) The history of printing is rife with rare printing mistakes that have become collector's editions. Preorder now to be among the first 1000 readers who get the authorless TDPL edition. AndreiStrangely enough, the InformIT pre-purchase print books haven't shipped yet, the book is still listed as in Rough Cut status. Wonder how much longer it will take.
Jul 09 2010
On 09/07/2010 21:14, Rory McGuire wrote:Ah, that explains it. Anyways I contacted InformIT/SafariBooks support, and they sorted it out, I now have the final version listed in my account, and they said the print book has been ordered. Dunno when it will arrive, but it should be too late from now. (In any case I'm not in any particular hurry to read it, not that I'm not interested, its just that I'm quite busy, and particularly I'm still in the middle of reading two other books :p ). -- Bruno Medeiros - Software EngineerYou got yours already? That's odd. Hum, I checked the InformIT again, search for TDPL, and there are two "books" listed, the roughs cuts, and final one. That's odd, only the final one should appear. Do you know which one you purchased, are you sure it was the rough cuts?Okay it wasn't rough cuts, I went to andre's site which used to show a huge picture of his kid with the book and clicked on a link to informit from there, that page seems to have changed but here the link to informit: http://www.informit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=0321635361 I clicked on the Buy button next to the Book. Was shipped within 24 hours, got it within 7 days or so and I'm in South Africa (Amazon says it takes a month to deliver).
Jul 13 2010
On 13/07/2010 12:13, Bruno Medeiros wrote:On 09/07/2010 21:14, Rory McGuire wrote:Ok, just got mine. Not a "collectors edition", although it seems at the moment this version is the rarer one :P Anyways, now I "just" need to find the time to read the book... :o -- Bruno Medeiros - Software EngineerAh, that explains it. Anyways I contacted InformIT/SafariBooks support, and they sorted it out, I now have the final version listed in my account, and they said the print book has been ordered. Dunno when it will arrive, but it should be too late from now. (In any case I'm not in any particular hurry to read it, not that I'm not interested, its just that I'm quite busy, and particularly I'm still in the middle of reading two other books :p ).You got yours already? That's odd. Hum, I checked the InformIT again, search for TDPL, and there are two "books" listed, the roughs cuts, and final one. That's odd, only the final one should appear. Do you know which one you purchased, are you sure it was the rough cuts?Okay it wasn't rough cuts, I went to andre's site which used to show a huge picture of his kid with the book and clicked on a link to informit from there, that page seems to have changed but here the link to informit: http://www.informit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=0321635361 I clicked on the Buy button next to the Book. Was shipped within 24 hours, got it within 7 days or so and I'm in South Africa (Amazon says it takes a month to deliver).
Jul 19 2010
On 2010-06-02 1:59, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:Due to a pretty odd mistake at the printer, the first 1000 copies of TDPL will not have the name of the author on their cover. (The name still appears on the back cover and the spine.) The history of printing is rife with rare printing mistakes that have become collector's editions. Preorder now to be among the first 1000 readers who get the authorless TDPL edition. AndreiYeey! Got mine after 3+ weeks of waiting, and a 'collector's edition' no less!
Jul 09 2010