Simplified Chinese translation of TLPI

Chinese publisher Posts and Telecom Press (PTP) has signed a contract with No Starch Press to do a Simplified Chinese translation of TLPI. According to PTP, the translation should be available in the first half of 2012.

Updated on 2012-02-18 to emphasize that this translation is Simplified (as opposed to Traditional) Chinese. See also the TLPI translations page for information about changes to the schedule for publication of this translation.

Next print run (and request for bug reports)

Sales of the first print run of TLPI have been going well enough that we'll soon start preparing for the next print run. In that print run, we'll incorporate the errata that have accumulated so far.

If you've been reading TLPI and noticed any small errors or typos, now (or any time up to about mid-January 2011) would be a good time to report them, so that the fixes can be included in the next print.

More errata, more reviews, and a request

By now, a few more readers have written in with (mostly minor) reports, and I've updated the errata page.

And also by now, a few more reviews have been posted in various places. They're all rather positive. For pointers to some of my favorites, see the reviews page.

And, a request: if you enjoy my book, please consider reviewing it in an online magazine, online bookseller's web site (Amazon or elsewhere), blog, or web site. Reviews really do make a difference in getting the word out and helping a book succeed.

Special offer from No Starch Press

Between now and 28 Feb 2011, you can order the paper version of TLPI from No Starch Press at a 30% discount (i.e., a total price of US$70 plus shipping), and receive the ebook free when it becomes available (look here for details on the ebook release). To obtain the discount (and ebook), you must buy TLPI direct from the publisher's web site, and quote the coupon code Mamaku (what's that?). (No Starch Press is located in San Francisco, so international shipping rates will apply for readers outside North America.)

(Updated 2010-12-05, to clarify that shipping is additional to the price.)

First reader error report

This week, I got the first reader error report for The Linux Programming Interface, in person no less, from the multitalented Markus Boje. I've updated the errata page.

Updated 2010-12-03: revised errata URL.

ebook in January

No Starch Press have announced that sales of the ebook version of The Linux Programming Interface will start in January 2011. If you buy the paper version of TLPI now from No Starch, they will provide you with a free ebook when it is released.

Early reviews looking good

By now, a few reviews have appeared. They're all very positive. I've posted pointers to the reviews on the web site.

(Updated 2010-12-05: changed URL for "Reviews" page.)

Linux 2.6.36 API changes

As I promised in the preface of TLPI, as new versions of the Linux kernel and glibc are released, I'll note interfaces changes on the web site.

Linux kernel 2.6.36 was released a couple of weeks back, so I've noted the interface changes (a new system call for setting process resource limits, prlimit(), and a new inotify flag, IN_EXCL_UNLINK) on the API changes page. I've also added documentation of these changes to the Linux man-pages, in release 3.31.

(Updated 2010-12-05: changed URL for "API changes" page.)

First errata now up on the web

I've updated the web site for TLPI, adding the first errata. I also updated the source code tarball, since there were fixes to one program (see the errata for page 1176).

Updated 2010-12-03: revised errata URL.

Amazon.com shipping now

Thanks to the many people who let me know that they got a copy shipped from Amazon.com, which now seems to have sorted out the status of its stock.

Amazon.com okay now?

Amazon.com was showing funny status for my book (available in "2 to 6 months"), but the problem appears to be fixed now. Still, I'd be interested to hear early reports from people who have ordered through Amazon.com and receive the book in the next few days (or have already received it via an Amazon.com order). Drop me a note at mtk AT man7.org, or as a reply to this post.

Nice review on slashdot

Federico Lucifredi (maintainer of man(1)) wrote a very nice and thoughtful review on slashdot. (And Google Alerts reveals that slashdot reviews get syndicated to a lot of other sites!) Thanks Federico!