> You're probably right. > However, due to various NDAs and etc... I don't think a > book can actually "go to press" until the product is > officially released. > That is why their is a 30-60 day delay before the books > start hitting the shelves. > > ( Since Flex 2 betas were available for free on Labs, > traditional NDA issues regarding betas may not apply; however > since the publisher wants to be 'right' and betas are subject > to change it is unlikely they'll go to press before a gold > release of the software )
Even with private betas, if you tell the beta coordinators that you're writing a book on the product, they'll typically go out of their way to help you - get you on the beta, provide you with unreleased nightly builds, etc. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/message.cfm/forumid:37/messageid:2996 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:37 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.37
