[Python-talk] Has anyone seen this new Python book?

[Alex Hewitt]

Ted Roche wrote:
> Alex Hewitt wrote:
>
>   
>> The odd thing is that the item status on Amazon is "in stock". It even
>> says "Gift-wrap available."
>>
>>     
>
> And it says "This item will arrive after December 24." Maybe they're
> pandering to the Russian and Eastern Orthodox Christmas crowd - still
> plenty of time to shop!
>
> Amazon is all automated, and you shouldn't rely on much of their
> boilerplate. I've been really disappointed in the number of times
> they've told me an item won't ship in time for an event unless I upgrade
> the shipping and then it goes out that afternoon. Publication dates are
> everyone's fault - the publisher creates dates and many times doesn't
> update them, or they do update them and Amazon never updates the website.
>
>   

One company that almost never disappoints is Newegg. I paid an extra few 
dollars for "expedited shipping" and they surprised the hell out of me 
with the rapidity of their response. They were a lot quicker than I was 
expecting.

-Alex