Sorry to derail the thread a bit -- the book looks great and based on the author/reviewers & summary I've ordered a copy. Not a big deal but just curious whether there's a preview available/table-of-contents though? I didn't see one on either Amazon or Packt.
Thanks =) On Wed, Apr 20, 2022 at 1:26 PM Matthew Topol <mto...@factset.com> wrote: > I was wondering who they got as the technical reviewer! Haha. They never > told me who they got, they just pass along the comments. > > Allow me to formally thank you for that! 😊 > > --Matt > > -----Original Message----- > From: James Duong <jam...@bitquilltech.com.INVALID> > Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2022 1:03 PM > To: dev <dev@arrow.apache.org> > Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] A book about Apache Arrow > > Hi Matt, > > FYI I'm currently a reviewer on this book already. > > On Wed, Apr 20, 2022 at 9:51 AM Matthew Topol <mto...@factset.com> wrote: > > > Hey All, > > > > I've been writing a book on Apache Arrow for Packt (packtpub.com) and > > it's in the final stages of revising and editing etc. The publisher, > > Packt, asked if I could reach out to Arrow PMC members for a couple > reasons: > > > > > > 1. To potentially have an Arrow PMC member write a Foreword for the > > book, which would improve visibility of the book. > > 2. To see if any PMC members would agree to do a review of the book > > prior to its release (currently it is planned to be eBook ready by May > > 13th with a print launch on June 17th) > > 3. And to see if there could be any partnering / coordinating with > > Packt to create a potential "Community Edition" / provide discount > > codes/free copies to members of the Arrow Community along with social > > media announcements and so on. > > > > If anyone is interested please reply and let me know! The book is > > already listed on Amazon and Barnes & Noble for Pre-order ( > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.amazon.com/Memory-Analytics-Ap > > ache-Arrow-hierarchical-dp-1801071039/dp/1801071039/__;!!PBKjc0U4!LvfQ > > YRdrUMyrpfWh-giy7Dd5ylHuZrRcS0BBY_12Da4p5bJc7Idb1vgtN4L_dEC2vHLTMVPQJX > > YrCBMDcaT0X3HxOQ$ > > ). > > > > Thanks much for your time everyone! Hope to hear back from someone soon. > > > > Matthew Topol Vice President, Principal Software Architect > > mto...@factset.com<mailto:mto...@factset.com> T 203.810.1804 FactSet > > Research Systems > > > > > > -- > > *James Duong* > Lead Software Developer > Bit Quill Technologies Inc. > Direct: +1.604.562.6082 | jam...@bitquilltech.com > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bitquilltech.com__;!!PBKjc0U4!LvfQYRdrUMyrpfWh-giy7Dd5ylHuZrRcS0BBY_12Da4p5bJc7Idb1vgtN4L_dEC2vHLTMVPQJXYrCBMDcaQtRt9Ssw$ > > This email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and > may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized > review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the > intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy > all copies of the original message. Thank you. >
