The Integrative Stream

Printed, Shipped and Ready to Go

I just got a FedEx package with my first author’s copy of Java Enterprise in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition. It should be in bookstores and shipping from Amazon soon. I’m very attached to this book, particularly since it was the first book I ever signed a writing contract for, back in December of 1997, almost eight years ago.

As I’ve said before, I think the third edition is a great book. It’s up to date on all the technologies and tools you need to do enterprise development well in Java. One stop shopping. Makes a great Christmas gift, too.

Java Enterprise Sample Chapter

There’s now a sample chapter from the third edition of Java Enterprise in a Nutshell up on the O’Reilly web site. It’s on the JUnit and Cactus testing frameworks for enterprise apps, and while it’s not one of the ones I wrote it’s nonetheless quite good.

You can get to it via the O’Reilly catalog page for the book:

oreilly.com — Online Catalog: Java Enterprise in a Nutshell, Third Edition

The book itself should be out sometime late this month or early December. I finished reading over the last author galleys a few weeks ago, and we just finalized the index. All that’s left is the editor’s final pass followed by a trip to the printer, after which this long-delayed and long-awaited (I hope) title will be in stores.

Java Enterprise 3rd Edition Cover

I’m not entirely done with tech yet; here’s a sneak preview of the cover for the 3rd edition of Java Enterprise in a Nutshell:

Amazon Shorts

Amazon has introduced Amazon Shorts, selling short stories and essays from big names online, for minimal money. One of the nice things is that there’s no digital rights management on the downloads. I like it when companies don’t automatically treat me like a criminal. Over the years Amazon has been very good at making me feel like a valued customer.

The always interesting John Scalzi reviews the service and discusses what it may mean for authors. I’ve had most of my books available online via Safari for a while now, although the jury is still very much out on whether or not I’ve actually made more money that way.