Rails Books Are All Shipped

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....)