The second edition of my book is now out (click on one of the images on the left of this blog). I got the advanced copy today. It’s even thicker than the first one and the cover has my Avatar on it - thanks to the wonderful guys at GoFigure for their help with that! Thanks to all those who reviewed it, especially Martin Smith from T-Mobile and Jag Minhas from Telefonica. Ajit Jaokar gave the first edition a full 5 stars on Amazon and I’m hoping he’ll do the same for the new edition, if he can spare a few days to read the 600 pages (just under). Finally, one day, I might get to work on one of the many writing projects I’ve discussed with Ajit for his growing publishing company.

I’m waiting on the illustrious Enrique Ortiz (aka CEO) to finish his review, but then he’s busy launching a business, so I can hardly argue with that excuse. Congrats to CEO! I hope you like it - I know how you Java gurus can get fussy about the naming conventions

I’ll shortly be announcing a new course to go with the book, so watch out for that if you’re interested. In addition to the 3-day course that I ran last time, which is being updated naturally, there will be a new 1-day course called ‘Mobile 2.0 - The Hype and the Reality’. I’m working with a leading Web 2.0 programmer in order to incorporate as much of the technology into the course experience as possible, including live mash-up demos that we shall aim to use throughout. Please do contact me if you’re interested in attending or want to know more in advance of the formal syllabus being posted (probably within a week). I shall be holding open courses at Heathrow (at the Marriot) and have already been invited to hold a dedicated onsite course for one of Europe’s biggest operators. If you’d like more info, please contact me (goldingp at gmail dot com).

Meanwhile, happy reading! I suspect that the book will be cheapest, as usual, on Amazon. Those interested in reviewing the book, especially formal reviews for journals, leading blogs and so on, please contact me (goldingp at gmail dot com) to arrange getting you a copy.