Re^2: HOP now or HOP later?

I know most tech books (and textbooks) have errors. That said, I really dislike keeping an errata sheet and cross-referencing. I really don't mind formatting errors, but from what I've heard, the content of the book is pretty deep. And the list of "substantial technical" errors in the first edition seemed long -- so I was curious if people really thought it mattered. I wouldn't want to get lost following some intricate example only to find out that I'm lost because of an error. With the second printing out, I think I'm going to focus on finding a copy.

To that end, any suggestions on a reliable source for the second printing? I've checked three big bookstores here in NYC; two didn't have it and one had three copies of the first printing. Has anyone gotten the second printing from an online source or are they still shipping first printings?

-xdg

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Re^3: HOP now or HOP later? by Dominus (Parson) on Sep 02, 2005 at 03:16 UTC
xdg asks: any suggestions on a reliable source for the second printing? I don't know for sure, but I imagine that if you ordered it from the MKP web site (here) you would get a second printing, or if you were really worried about it, you could call them up and specifically request one. While this might work, I think it would be a waste of time. As I said before, the first and second printings are nearly identical. -- Mark Dominus Perl Paraphernalia	[reply]
Re^3: HOP now or HOP later? by tlm (Prior) on Sep 01, 2005 at 20:17 UTC
I wouldn't want to get lost following some intricate example only to find out that I'm lost because of an error. I'm only 2/3 of the way into it (first printing, no less), but so far the scenario you describe hasn't happened for me. the lowliest monk	[reply]