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about a book....

zx1zx1
edited July 2006 in Games
Does anyone have any news on when the spectrum book will be published? I really want this book!
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  • SkarpoSkarpo
    edited May 2006
    According to the e-mail announcement dated April 16, 2006:

    "Good news everyone?

    I?ve finished the book. Next up is the editing (2-3 weeks), followed by the printing?

    See the website for details. (www.zxgoldenyears.com)

    Thanks
    Andrew
    "

    I recommend you (and others interested) go to his site and sign up for the announcements.

    Skarpo
    :-)
  • andrew_rollingsandrew_rollings
    edited May 2006
    One of my editors/proofreaders has mysteriously vanished from the face of the planet... That slowed things down a bit (as I only have two).
    As of right now, it's fifty percent edited...
    I have a slot booked at the printers for three weeks (edit: extended to four... the printer had some leeway due to Memorial Day backlog) from now, so it's gonna get done by then, come hell or highwater...

    Andrew
  • andrew_rollingsandrew_rollings
    edited June 2006
    For anyone who's interested, here's the latest:

    Two chapters left to edit (1 week)
    Four chapters to integrate the edits and then read the proofs (2 days)
    Three chapters fully ready.

    And then off to the printers.

    While this is going on, I've got some people lined up to read over the completed chapters to catch any more gotchas...

    It's getting to the stage where I'm nit-picking little things - which is bad - so it's time to let it go...
  • Bluce_ReeBluce_Ree
    edited June 2006
    where's it up to now Andrew?
  • andrew_rollingsandrew_rollings
    edited June 2006
    All but one chapter edited. Needs proofing, and final check through.

    One big push this weekend is planned, and then hopefully off to the printer...

    Andrew
  • Matt_BMatt_B
    edited June 2006
    andrew_rollings wrote:
    All but one chapter edited. Needs proofing, and final check through.

    One big push this weekend is planned, and then hopefully off to the printer...

    Andrew

    That's great.

    I take it there's still just enough time to get another pre-order in then?
  • andrew_rollingsandrew_rollings
    edited June 2006
    Matt_B wrote:
    That's great.

    I take it there's still just enough time to get another pre-order in then?

    I always have time for people to send me money :D
  • sirclive1sirclive1
    edited June 2006
    do you have a good record of who has already paid , im not worried but its been a while.
  • Matt_BMatt_B
    edited June 2006
    andrew_rollings wrote:
    I always have time for people to send me money :D

    You'll be glad to know there's some more on its way then.
  • andrew_rollingsandrew_rollings
    edited June 2006
    sirclive1 wrote:
    do you have a good record of who has already paid , im not worried but its been a while.

    I do... I've kept all the records on my ZX81... I just hope no-one jogs the rampack.

    (No seriously, I've got all the records with PayPal, and whenever a new payment gets sent, I immediately print out a packing slip and stick it in a folder. That way, when it's time to ship, I can just go through that folder.)
  • Pascal TournoisPascal Tournois
    edited June 2006
    Hi Andrew,
    Please bear in mind that I've already moved house twice since I ordered and paid when you were only thinking of writing the book. If you send it to my former address in Brussels, some other people will be quite happy about it, but not me, actually!

    I shall send you a PM with my new address. Thanks!
  • bobsbobs
    edited June 2006
    Is there any firm date for when the book might be available?
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  • Old_SpeccerOld_Speccer
    edited July 2006
    Any closer to launch yet Andrew? I'm looking forward to it! :)
  • Bluce_ReeBluce_Ree
    edited July 2006
    it'll look great on the shelf next to Duke Nukem Forever!

    ;)
  • Ian HamiltonIan Hamilton
    edited July 2006
    Bluce_Ree wrote:
    it'll look great on the shelf next to Duke Nukem Forever!

    ;)
    ... and Elite IV.
  • andrew_rollingsandrew_rollings
    edited July 2006
    The reason for the delay is that I'm waiting for the Spectrum conversion of Elite 4 so that I can do a page on it.

    Actually, no that's not true...
    The real reason for the delay is fairly boring. The book a spare time project, and I only get to do it outside work. A colleague at work had to quit for stress-related reasons and I got fingered as the idiot having to do his job... with no documentation on what he did, as well as my normal duties - meaning 10-14 hour days are par for the course until they find a replacement.
    h
    In spite of that, the editing is going very well. I've got absolute super-final-just-need-Nick-to-check-them-over proofs of 1982, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 199x. (Although I need to verify the last four for correct tense usage).

    I've now got all the edited documents back, so any delay rests 100% with me...

    I've been burned before by saying "I'll be done by next weekend" so I won't say that. But it will be going to the printers real soon now.
    (Cue the burnination)
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