Wednesday, July 14, 2010

The Book is Shipping, but Where is the Code?

Amazon has been shipping my new PeopleTools book for about a week now... but where is the source code? The honest truth? It is on my laptop. I am in the process of exporting the code from my test PeopleSoft instance. I am up to chapter 9. I am averaging about 2 chapters a night, so I expect to finish this week. Once I finish, I'll send it to Oracle Press and they will post it on their web site at http://www.oraclepressbooks.com/.

Update 15-July-2010: I sent the code to the publisher last night. It is now in their production department awaiting posting. I will update again when it is available.

Update: The code is now available. You can find information in this blog post.

9 comments:

Cathy said...

Are you going to release it in a Kindle format? I really would like to buy it but technical books can get so heavy.

Jim Marion said...

:D Agreed. In the marketing flyer, the publisher said it would be published in electronic formats (plural). They publish other books in kindle format, so I would expect it to follow.

Unknown said...

Jim,

That would be great if they got it for the kindle. I have the book but would also buy for the kindle.

Dennis

Unknown said...

Jim - I've only had a chance to peruse the intro and scan the chapters, but even that is excellent! You mention limits on conveying useful information in a presentation, and I've experienced that both as an audience member and in my own presentations. Glad you are able to share this great work in this format. I'm eager to get in and try some of the samples. Kudos!

Chris

Jim Marion said...

Thank you Chris.

Neeraj Kholiya said...

HI Sir

Thanks for such a wonderful book , waiting for this book like I have waited for ( Deathly Hallow - HP series ) . Still going through first chapter and it is just amazing ...

Jim Marion said...

@Neeraj, that is great! Thank you so much!

Readers, if you purchased this book at Amazon, I encourage you to leave feedback on Amazon's product page. Your feedback, good or bad, will help others decide whether or not to purchase this book.

Anoop Savio said...

Is it available in the Oracle library? Can we request for the same?

Jim Marion said...

The code is now available. Details about the download location are here. The book is available from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, McGraw Hill, etc.