The Art of Electronics 3rd edition finished writing and copy-editing

[Dr. Frank]

Amazon changed date to 15th of April.   
Price is still 66.95€ 
Preordered in January

Frank 

[SteveyG]

Mine arrived on Saturday!

[G7PSK]

I have just been notified by Amazon that mine has been dispatched

[Neganur]

I sure hope there's just a little little bit of padding material in the parcel. I think it's the one thing that really pisses me off with Amazon.

[Tallie]

Why is it so much cheaper in Europe? 66 euros? 76 euros? That's roughly 30 dollars cheaper than Amazon.com is listing it for.

[Kjelt]

Finally something that is cheaper here than in the US most stuff esp. Home electronics is much cheaper in the US 

[rolycat]

Why is it so much cheaper in Europe? 66 euros? 76 euros? That's roughly 30 dollars cheaper than Amazon.com is listing it for.

Well, the publisher is British.

The Book Depository (based in the UK but now owned by Amazon) is currently selling it for $89 with free worldwide delivery.

[Tallie]

Why is it so much cheaper in Europe? 66 euros? 76 euros? That's roughly 30 dollars cheaper than Amazon.com is listing it for.

Well, the publisher is British.

The Book Depository (based in the UK but now owned by Amazon) is currently selling it for $89 with free worldwide delivery.

Thanks!

[andersm]

The Book Depository (based in the UK but now owned by Amazon)

Wait, what? I did not know that. Yet their prices are consistently cheaper than buying from Amazon. I feel like I've been Marketed to.

[sean0118]

Gee the price of this book changes by the hour, investors will start speculating soon.   

I got a copy for $104AU from Fishpond, it then went down to about $100AU, now it's at $126AU!!! So now Book Depository is cheaper again at $120AU 

[sean0118]

Just a question, from looking at the table of contents there is a section on switching power supplies. Did the 2nd edition have this as well?


3rd Ed. Table of Contents: http://artofelectronics.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/AoE_3e_table-of-contents.pdf

[LabSpokane]

Just a question, from looking at the table of contents there is a section on switching power supplies. Did the 2nd edition have this as well?


3rd Ed. Table of Contents: http://artofelectronics.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/AoE_3e_table-of-contents.pdf

Very briefly. Basic operation is explained, but there isn't enough detail on how to actually design one.

[timofonic]

Is the bold part still true?

Are there plans for translations to other languages such as Spanish?

Hello all,

I just emailed Winfield Hill about the status of the third edition of Art of Electronics and they've finished writing it.  They now in typesetting and it should be published by late spring/early summer next year (May 2014).

And it sounds like there will be a second volume to contain all the new material that wouldn't fit in the main work at a future date.

Hello Mr. Hill,

I hope everything is going well for you this year.  I wanted to write once again to ask about the progress of the third edition of Art of Electronics.  When we spoke last year you said you were planning on cutting off writing new material at some point last year if the writing didn't finish soon. Have you finished writing and moved on to editing yet? 

Several people have contacted the publisher and have gotten responses to expect the book sometime around May 2014 (so a manuscript has been submitted and everyone is well into editing), but to me that feels like researcher's saying a new technology, like graphene transistors or brain to pc interfaces, should hit the market in the next 5-10 years. A great image, but not likely.

Where do you see the book in the pipeline? I'd like to share your opinion with the community again.

 The complete 15-chapter book has gone through copy-
 editing and we're doing our review pass now.  Then on
 to typesetting (editing of our TEX text, figure placement,
 etc) and then galleys, etc.   So next spring looks good.

They will be an additional five chapter eXtension
 H&H AoE "x-chapter" book following in about a year
 with new advance materials.

[tggzzz]

Just a question, from looking at the table of contents there is a section on switching power supplies. Did the 2nd edition have this as well?
3rd Ed. Table of Contents: http://artofelectronics.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/AoE_3e_table-of-contents.pdf

Very briefly. Basic operation is explained, but there isn't enough detail on how to actually design one.

To me that's not a problem. The virtue of TAoE is that it gives you enough information that you can understand a very wide range of topics in sufficient detail that

• you know whether you can ignore the topic, or need to understand it (see comment below)
• you can understand where the dragons lie
• when you are "surprised", you have a starting point for figuring out how to remove the surprise
• most importantly, you know the questions you need to ask and answer when you delve into the topic

There's no way any one book could teach you the depth of all the topics, and there's no need for that anyway! There are many many detailed topics very readily available on the web.

Nowadays the key learning skill is being albe to quickly decide which information you can safely ignore. Before the web the key skill was in being able to glean the maximum from whatever information you could locate.

[Blofeld]

Is the bold part still true?

Kind of true. I don't have the book yet, but in the freely available chapter 9 there are a few references like "We explore this important topic further in §9x.4".

So I guess the structure of this X-File book is already fixed. However, in the post where Hill released chapter 9, the planned date "about a year" has changed to "in a few years".

[timofonic]

Is the bold part still true?

Kind of true. I don't have the book yet, but in the freely available chapter 9 there are a few references like "We explore this important topic further in §9x.4".

So I guess the structure of this X-File book is already fixed. However, in the post where Hill released chapter 9, the planned date "about a year" has changed to "in a few years".

It's a shame it took so many years to finish and they do this. They wmshould have divided the book in two or more volumes and merge the student manual with it.

[sean0118]

Just a question, from looking at the table of contents there is a section on switching power supplies. Did the 2nd edition have this as well?


3rd Ed. Table of Contents: http://artofelectronics.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/AoE_3e_table-of-contents.pdf

Very briefly. Basic operation is explained, but there isn't enough detail on how to actually design one.

Ok thanks, I guess there is no rush for me to get the 2nd edition then. 

[G7PSK]

It arrived today, so I will be a bit distracted for the rest of Easter.

[LabSpokane]

Just a question, from looking at the table of contents there is a section on switching power supplies. Did the 2nd edition have this as well?
3rd Ed. Table of Contents: http://artofelectronics.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/AoE_3e_table-of-contents.pdf

Very briefly. Basic operation is explained, but there isn't enough detail on how to actually design one.

To me that's not a problem. The virtue of TAoE is that it gives you enough information that you can understand a very wide range of topics in sufficient detail that

• you know whether you can ignore the topic, or need to understand it (see comment below)
• you can understand where the dragons lie
• when you are "surprised", you have a starting point for figuring out how to remove the surprise
• most importantly, you know the questions you need to ask and answer when you delve into the topic

There's no way any one book could teach you the depth of all the topics, and there's no need for that anyway! There are many many detailed topics very readily available on the web.

Nowadays the key learning skill is being albe to quickly decide which information you can safely ignore. Before the web the key skill was in being able to glean the maximum from whatever information you could locate.

It wasn't a criticism. I was merely answering the question.

[Tallie]

What is going on with this book... just shot up from $88 to $110 on bookdepository... shouldn't have waited, I guess.

[elgonzo]

What is going on with this book... just shot up from $88 to $110 on bookdepository... shouldn't have waited, I guess.

Strange, for me it still shows USD$82.16, which includes a 7% discount... (I have not created an account there.)

[Tallie]

What is going on with this book... just shot up from $88 to $110 on bookdepository... shouldn't have waited, I guess.

Strange, for me it still shows USD$82.16, which includes a 7% discount... (I have not created an account there.)

Very strange indeed. Still showing $110 for me. I think we should start speculating... as someone else suggested.

[elgonzo]

What is going on with this book... just shot up from $88 to $110 on bookdepository... shouldn't have waited, I guess.

Strange, for me it still shows USD$82.16, which includes a 7% discount... (I have not created an account there.)

Very strange indeed. Still showing $110 for me. I think we should start speculating... as someone else suggested.

Well, if i switch to Australian Dollar, then it will show $108

[isomorph]

Hi all, this was the thread I was following in anticipation for the book release, admittedly only a reader and not a member of the forums here. Just wanted to say thanks to all those that shared updates and other information. I per-ordered my book back in November 2014 from Amazon.ca, and it arrive yesterday,  April 7, 2015.  I did an unboxing and quick flip through of the 3rd edition, which you can check out here:



 I'm still a student. I don't have Dave's finesse or electrical background but tried to comment as a noob anyway.

[Fraser]

Just ordered AoE 2 (£19 used hardcover) and AoE 3 (£53 from Amazon).

Looking forward to delving inside these much respected books 

Aurora