By Andy Kirk | June 3, 2016 | Announcements

Almost two years since the proposal was approved, last Friday, I finally completed the process of developing my new book. The relief and joy was expressed via a piece of impromptu early morning poetry.

With the remaining unanswered question - when due? - becoming clearer and getting closer, I thought it would be a good time to put some final writing effort into compiling an overview of the aims of the book, for whom it is intended, and what it will cover and, importantly, what it won't cover.

You can find all this information in my 'Book' page. I will additionally be adding a sample, excerpt chapter to give a flavour of the style and content.

The printed book stock is scheduled to hit the Sage warehouse on June 21st, which marks the official date of publication. Copies are then immediately released on any direct pre-orders and stock goes from there to Amazon and larger (for now, UK) bookshops that also serve universities. Amazon UK is currently listing the publication date as July 9th, which I'm told seems longer than usual for their stock to be processed - that date may come forward.

Across the non-UK sales territories in Europe, North America and beyond, the shipping time for the book being exported varies. So at this point I can’t give an exact date of arrival across the various Amazon markets. I will update these details as soon as I get some firm dates. The US arm of Sage manages its own sales, based on the usual receipt of stock printed and sent from the UK around 5–6 weeks after publication.

There is a paperback, hardback and a Kindle edition. The paperback is the one I would recommend, not least because of the price difference with the expensive hardback which is intended for libraries as inspection copies (though I don't fully understand why it is *so* much more costly). The Kindle edition will be available within 3–4 days. I didn't realise a kindle version was going to be made available until last week so at this stage I can't comment on how it will render compared to the print layout. Just to intercept some comments about the strange parity in price between the digital and print editions - I have no idea why that is the case (currently), it is not my decision rather lies somewhere between the publishers and Amazon.

Over the next couple of months I'm lined up for a few podcasts, webinars, meetups and conference talks and inevitably I will be talking a fair bit about the book and its content. Apologies in advance if you get sick of hearing me! I'll keep you posted on when any slides, audio or videos are published.