At least I think it is.
The strangest thing has happened. I have not yet received my first author copy of my latest book (co-authored with Miraz Jordan), WordPress 2: Visual QuickStart Guide. Yet according to Amazon.com and Miraz, the book is out and selling quite well. I even got a support question for it the other day.
This is extremely odd. I usually my first author copy of a Peachpit book directly from the printer via UPS 2nd-day package, one to two weeks before it hits the bookstores.
Rumor has it, the book’s color scheme is not as shown on the book’s companion Web site. Can anyone confirm this? This is the color scheme Peachpit’s site displayed. I assumed the publisher got it right. Maybe they haven’t seen it either.
And it feels really weird to have to ask someone else what my book looks like.
In any case, the book is out. I hope you find it. Let me know what you think by posting a comment here.
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Hi Maria:
Went to my local B&N and Borders here in Allentown, PA on June 28th to inquire about the book.
B&N tells me “two to four weeks”-I place an order. Next day (the 29th) they call to say my book is in.
Borders tells me “its a special order, usually 1-3 weeks but might not be able to get it at all.” I place an order. Still waiting.
Was at a B&N in Manhattan yesterday and saw three copies on the shelf in the “Web Design” section.
The colors are the same as on the page you linked to.
Hope this helps.
Dave Rakowski
Allentown, PA
P.S. Almost forgot–love the book! It has been a huge help.
Thanks for the news, David! How strange about the colors. Miraz says she heard the color scheme used blue. Perhaps that’s the color scheme for books sold overseas? Who knows?
Glad you liked the book, though. Hope you check the book’s companion site once in a while; Miraz and I are going to do our best to add content there regularly.
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I received the book from Amazon about a week ago (I pre ordered it ages ago). It’s cover is Green and Blue. Thanks for writing this book since it’s a pain trying to dig through pages of web sites trying to figure out a coherent story.
Best of luck with the book!
Hi, i recently purchased a copy of your book from b&n and i wanted to tell you that I really enjoyed it. I was strugeling with the help documentation on the wordpress site but yours helped explain it to me in a way that made sense and was very quick to read and understand.