July 09, 2010
On Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:07:41 +0200, Bruno Medeiros <brunodomedeiros+spam@com.gmail> wrote:

> On 09/07/2010 07:30, Rory McGuire wrote:
>> On Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:49:37 +0200, Bruno Medeiros
>> <brunodomedeiros+spam@com.gmail> wrote:
>>
>>> On 01/06/2010 18:59, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
>>>> Due to a pretty odd mistake at the printer, the first 1000 copies of
>>>> TDPL will not have the name of the author on their cover. (The name
>>>> still appears on the back cover and the spine.)
>>>>
>>>> The history of printing is rife with rare printing mistakes that have
>>>> become collector's editions. Preorder now to be among the first 1000
>>>> readers who get the authorless TDPL edition.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Andrei
>>>
>>> Strangely enough, the InformIT pre-purchase print books haven't
>>> shipped yet, the book is still listed as in Rough Cut status. Wonder
>>> how much longer it will take.
>>>
>>
>> When I bought mine it still said rough cut, but I received the
>> collector's edition.
>
> You got yours already? That's odd.
> Hum, I checked the InformIT again, search for TDPL, and there are two "books" listed, the roughs cuts, and final one. That's odd, only the final one should appear. Do you know which one you purchased, are you sure it was the rough cuts?
>

Okay it wasn't rough cuts, I went to andre's site which used to show
a huge picture of his kid with the book and clicked on a link to informit
from there, that page seems to have changed but here the link to informit:
http://www.informit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=0321635361

I clicked on the Buy button next to the Book. Was shipped within 24 hours, got it
within 7 days or so and I'm in South Africa (Amazon says it takes a month to deliver).
July 11, 2010
== Quote from Mike James (foo@bar.com)'s article
> "Patrick Byrne" <pbyrne@frontier.co.uk> wrote in message news:hvq1dr$30ek$1@digitalmars.com...
> > On 22/06/2010 10:03, Mike James wrote:
> >
> >> When you get the book it has an access code to download the PDF book from Safari. But you need the book first :-)
> >
> > Can you actually download the pdf? All I can see is the interactive browser - It is quite nice to use but I would much rather have a pdf file to take home with me, at the end of the day.
> >
> Yes you can download the PDF. If you look at the last page of TDPL there is
> instructions. Basically you request a PDF and the PDF is generated with your
> name and email address as a footer on each page. Safari then emails you the
> webpage you can download it from. You just need to signup for the trial
> period.
> -=mike=-

Could you maybe help me out a bit. Next to the online version, all I get is the
notification I need download tokens :(
I signed up using the coupon code.
July 13, 2010
On 09/07/2010 21:14, Rory McGuire wrote:
>>
>> You got yours already? That's odd.
>> Hum, I checked the InformIT again, search for TDPL, and there are two
>> "books" listed, the roughs cuts, and final one. That's odd, only the
>> final one should appear. Do you know which one you purchased, are you
>> sure it was the rough cuts?
>>
>
> Okay it wasn't rough cuts, I went to andre's site which used to show
> a huge picture of his kid with the book and clicked on a link to informit
> from there, that page seems to have changed but here the link to informit:
> http://www.informit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=0321635361
>
> I clicked on the Buy button next to the Book. Was shipped within 24
> hours, got it
> within 7 days or so and I'm in South Africa (Amazon says it takes a
> month to deliver).

Ah, that explains it. Anyways I contacted InformIT/SafariBooks support, and they sorted it out, I now have the final version listed in my account, and they said the print book has been ordered. Dunno when it will arrive, but it should be too late from now.
(In any case I'm not in any particular hurry to read it, not that I'm not interested, its just that I'm quite busy, and particularly I'm still in the middle of reading two other books :p ).


-- 
Bruno Medeiros - Software Engineer
July 13, 2010
"strtr" <strtr@sp.am> wrote in message news:i1ck0c$gh$1@digitalmars.com...
> == Quote from Mike James (foo@bar.com)'s article
>> "Patrick Byrne" <pbyrne@frontier.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:hvq1dr$30ek$1@digitalmars.com...
>> > On 22/06/2010 10:03, Mike James wrote:
>> >
>> >> When you get the book it has an access code to download the PDF book
>> >> from Safari. But you need the book first :-)
>> >
>> > Can you actually download the pdf? All I can see is the interactive
>> > browser - It is quite nice to use but I would much rather have a pdf file
>> > to take home with me, at the end of the day.
>> >
>> Yes you can download the PDF. If you look at the last page of TDPL there is
>> instructions. Basically you request a PDF and the PDF is generated with your
>> name and email address as a footer on each page. Safari then emails you the
>> webpage you can download it from. You just need to signup for the trial
>> period.
>> -=mike=-
>
> Could you maybe help me out a bit. Next to the online version, all I get is the
> notification I need download tokens :(
> I signed up using the coupon code.

Have you bought TDPL? You need the access code from the back of the book.

-=mike=-


July 13, 2010
== Quote from Mike James (foo@bar.com)'s article
> "strtr" <strtr@sp.am> wrote in message news:i1ck0c$gh$1@digitalmars.com...
> > == Quote from Mike James (foo@bar.com)'s article
> >> "Patrick Byrne" <pbyrne@frontier.co.uk> wrote in message news:hvq1dr$30ek$1@digitalmars.com...
> >> > On 22/06/2010 10:03, Mike James wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> When you get the book it has an access code to download the PDF book from Safari. But you need the book first :-)
> >> >
> >> > Can you actually download the pdf? All I can see is the interactive
> >> > browser - It is quite nice to use but I would much rather have a pdf
> >> > file
> >> > to take home with me, at the end of the day.
> >> >
> >> Yes you can download the PDF. If you look at the last page of TDPL there
> >> is
> >> instructions. Basically you request a PDF and the PDF is generated with
> >> your
> >> name and email address as a footer on each page. Safari then emails you
> >> the
> >> webpage you can download it from. You just need to signup for the trial
> >> period.
> >> -=mike=-
> >
> > Could you maybe help me out a bit. Next to the online version, all I get
> > is the
> > notification I need download tokens :(
> > I signed up using the coupon code.
> Have you bought TDPL? You need the access code from the back of the book. -=mike=-
Yes, as I said, I singed up using the coupon code. Or is there yet some other code
I missed?
It automatically added TDPL to the 0-slot bookshelf.
In the table of contents there are per chapter downloads which each cost one
download token.
On the online reading page I can print individual pages (with watermark) but
downloads again cost tokens.
Which button am I missing?
July 13, 2010
"strtr" <strtr@sp.am> wrote in message news:i1i0up$15p5$1@digitalmars.com...
> == Quote from Mike James (foo@bar.com)'s article
>> "strtr" <strtr@sp.am> wrote in message news:i1ck0c$gh$1@digitalmars.com...
>> > == Quote from Mike James (foo@bar.com)'s article
>> >> "Patrick Byrne" <pbyrne@frontier.co.uk> wrote in message news:hvq1dr$30ek$1@digitalmars.com...
>> >> > On 22/06/2010 10:03, Mike James wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> When you get the book it has an access code to download the PDF
>> >> >> book
>> >> >> from Safari. But you need the book first :-)
>> >> >
>> >> > Can you actually download the pdf? All I can see is the interactive
>> >> > browser - It is quite nice to use but I would much rather have a pdf
>> >> > file
>> >> > to take home with me, at the end of the day.
>> >> >
>> >> Yes you can download the PDF. If you look at the last page of TDPL
>> >> there
>> >> is
>> >> instructions. Basically you request a PDF and the PDF is generated
>> >> with
>> >> your
>> >> name and email address as a footer on each page. Safari then emails
>> >> you
>> >> the
>> >> webpage you can download it from. You just need to signup for the
>> >> trial
>> >> period.
>> >> -=mike=-
>> >
>> > Could you maybe help me out a bit. Next to the online version, all I
>> > get
>> > is the
>> > notification I need download tokens :(
>> > I signed up using the coupon code.
>> Have you bought TDPL? You need the access code from the back of the book. -=mike=-
> Yes, as I said, I singed up using the coupon code. Or is there yet some
> other code
> I missed?
> It automatically added TDPL to the 0-slot bookshelf.
> In the table of contents there are per chapter downloads which each cost
> one
> download token.
> On the online reading page I can print individual pages (with watermark)
> but
> downloads again cost tokens.
> Which button am I missing?

The downladable version appears in the "Tokens & Downloads" tab of My Safari when I log on. Have you got that Tab?

-=mike=-


July 13, 2010
== Quote from Mike James (foo@bar.com)'s article
> The downladable version appears in the "Tokens & Downloads" tab of My Safari
> when I log on. Have you got that Tab?
> -=mike=-

There is a "Tokens & Downloads" in the "my safari"-drop-down but it directs me to the "Favorites and Folders"-tab (where TDPL is shown). There is no "Tokens & Downloads" tab.
July 14, 2010
On Tuesday, July 13, 2010 10:16:11 Mike James wrote:
> 
> The downladable version appears in the "Tokens & Downloads" tab of My Safari when I log on. Have you got that Tab?
> 
> -=mike=-

Do actually pay for a safari subscription? I didn't have a safari account before this, and I'm running into the same problem as strtr, so I'm wondering if that's the difference. Though if that's the case, it seems pretty messed up to me. I have no interest in shelling out on a safari subscription to get what is supposed to be a free download.

- Jonathan M Davis
July 14, 2010
"Jonathan M Davis" <jmdavisprog@gmail.com> wrote in message news:mailman.342.1279143025.24349.digitalmars-d-announce@puremagic.com...
> On Tuesday, July 13, 2010 10:16:11 Mike James wrote:
>>
>> The downladable version appears in the "Tokens & Downloads" tab of My Safari when I log on. Have you got that Tab?
>>
>> -=mike=-
>
> Do actually pay for a safari subscription? I didn't have a safari account
> before
> this, and I'm running into the same problem as strtr, so I'm wondering if
> that's
> the difference. Though if that's the case, it seems pretty messed up to
> me. I
> have no interest in shelling out on a safari subscription to get what is
> supposed to be a free download.
>
> - Jonathan M Davis

I didn't have a subscription - just the free 30-day by entering the access code printed in the back of TDPL.

-=mike=-


July 14, 2010
On Wednesday, July 14, 2010 14:59:54 Mike James wrote:
> "Jonathan M Davis" <jmdavisprog@gmail.com> wrote in message news:mailman.342.1279143025.24349.digitalmars-d-announce@puremagic.com...
> 
> > On Tuesday, July 13, 2010 10:16:11 Mike James wrote:
> >> The downladable version appears in the "Tokens & Downloads" tab of My Safari when I log on. Have you got that Tab?
> >> 
> >> -=mike=-
> > 
> > Do actually pay for a safari subscription? I didn't have a safari account
> > before
> > this, and I'm running into the same problem as strtr, so I'm wondering if
> > that's
> > the difference. Though if that's the case, it seems pretty messed up to
> > me. I
> > have no interest in shelling out on a safari subscription to get what is
> > supposed to be a free download.
> > 
> > - Jonathan M Davis
> 
> I didn't have a subscription - just the free 30-day by entering the access code printed in the back of TDPL.
> 
> -=mike=-

*Sigh* It was reasonable guess, even if it was wrong. I guess that Safari just loves you and hates us then. ;)

Maybe I should contact them and complain (about the problem, not that it loves you).

- Jonathan M Davis