This just in: authorless TDPL becomes collector's edition

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 06/22/2010 07:45 AM, Jacob Carlborg wrote:
> On 2010-06-21 21:23, Mike James wrote:
>> Got my "collectors item" delivered today from Amazon UK. Looks good. I
>> like
>> the bonus of being able to download a PDF version of TDPL.
>>
>> Thanks for all the hard work Andrei.
>>
>> -=mike=-
>>
>> "Andrei Alexandrescu"<SeeWebsiteForEmail at erdani.org> wrote in message
>> news:hu3hq6$2f04$1 at digitalmars.com...
>>> 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
>
> What happened to the nice looking PDF file we saw previews on, that one
> with syntax highlighting and a green background in the code example?

That's the iPad edition :o).

Now seriously, what happens is that what you see is exactly what went to 
the printer. I can configure colors for a color edition, but for now the 
publisher asked me for black and white.

Andrei