Deadlines, deadlines and more deadlines
Since starting this small 'project' (which has now taken two years), one of my favorite sayings has become this one from Douglas Adams: I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.
All frivolity aside IronPython in Action is now in the final stages of copy-editing, and we have had the latest set of deadlines from Manning:
- Jan 16 Copyedit and tech edit of all chapters complete
- Jan 20 All Graphics, Appendixes and Front Matter posted in Gregor
- Jan 30 Appendixes edited; Proofread of all chapters complete
- Feb 03 Proofread of front and back matter complete.
- Feb 06 Layout complete
- Feb 13 QA complete
- Feb 16 To Press
- Feb 20 Ebook release
The printing takes three weeks, shipping another week or two, so it will be another 4-5 weeks (after going to press) before books start to appear in shops and on Amazon. They will be available for sale on the Manning site around March 6th, as Manning get their books directly from the bindery.