The First Truck Ships Out
Well, it's been quite a day. We shipped all the Rails preorders out
in one (long) day. We've had boxes of supplies rolling in, and trucks
laden with books rolling out. In the end, we shipped over 2 tons of
books to patiently waiting Rails developers: those who ordered using
priority shipping should see the books start to arrive at the end of
the
week.
We still have some books in stock, and the good news is that through
some creative juggling it looks as if we'll be able to jump the
line and get a second printing started this month. Last week I was
worried that we'd run out of books, but I don't think we'll go into
backorder on direct sales (if we do, I'll make sure folks know). You
might find a small delay with other channels over the coming weeks. If
you want to buy from a bookstore, I'd recommend heading in fairly
soon.
We've never had a title go into a second printing on the day we
shipped the first, so it looks as if the OSCON
buzz is true: Ruby and Rails are hot!
So hot, in fact, that I've got blisters on my fingers.
(Or maybe that's from the shipping....)