FYI, I just got word today from someone who had a "pre-order" in at Amazon, that they received their copy this morning. So that's about 10 days from the official "release" date of March 28, but at least it's good to know that they're finally shipping! I also spoke to a store manager at Borders today, who said that for their chain at least, he got word that the books have left the warehouses, and are "IT" (In-Transit) to the stores. His guess is that they'll be on shelves within the next few days. He also mentioned that most new books only do a preliminary shipment of 1 book to each store, but for mine, the buyers pre-ordered 2-4 for each store, which he says is unusual but a good sign that they're optimistic it'll sell well. So, I'm encouraged!

Elonka :)
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