Welcome to MSDN Blogs Sign in | Join | Help

Craig Skibo's WebLog

Sorry I can't answer the phone right now, I am outside feeding yogurt to the clowns.
Our new Visual Studio 2005 Book

You may have heard that we have a new book out for Visual Studio 2005. The unfortunate bit of news is that it is only available if you buy the boxed version of Visual Studio, meaning that if you subscribe to MSDN, there will be no way for you to get a copy.

We are trying to convince MSPress to put out a version of the book on store shelves. If you wish to get a copy even if you are a MSDN subscriber, you can add a comment to this posting. With enough votes, I will then send this URL to the appropriate people in MSPress to show that there is interest.

 

[EDIT] One note about this: it is not possible to just send a copy of the book, but rather this is about making the book available for purchase at bookstores.

Posted: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 4:10 PM by CraigSkibo

Comments

Josh Ledgard said:

I'd like to get a copy!
# November 29, 2005 7:24 PM

ddcpxblg said:

Me too! I think you should be able to buy this book.
# November 29, 2005 7:27 PM

Raj said:

Me too.
# November 29, 2005 7:48 PM

Ed Dore said:

Absolutely this ought to be published. The 2003 version was critical for learning how to extend the IDE. I've already run into all sorts of differences with 2005, and would certainly find an update to this book extremely useful. If it's anything like the 2003 version, I'd buy it and recommend it to anyone attempting to automate or extend the VS 2005 environment.
# November 29, 2005 7:48 PM

恩电 said:

I'd like to get a copy,thanks.
Mail:aspxsir@gmail.com
# November 29, 2005 7:57 PM

JP said:

Yes make the book available for purchase by anyone.
# November 29, 2005 8:03 PM

csover said:

I'd like to get a copy.Thanks very much!
My email:linhengboy31@hotmail.com
# November 29, 2005 8:08 PM

John Coleman said:

This looks like the first step to making MSDN useless. Maybe I should reconsider subscribing next year! I *EXPECT* things to be available to me.
# November 29, 2005 8:37 PM

vbNullString said:

Sorry, but I don't really care because if you subscribe to MSDN subscription, you should be more than mid level programmer, which means you may not need the kind of information you get from the book.
# November 29, 2005 8:52 PM

Rick Hinze said:

Yes, I'd like the book.
# November 29, 2005 9:03 PM

Marc Simkin said:

Me, three.

:o)
# November 29, 2005 9:34 PM

Test said:

I think the book should be available for purchase as well.
# November 29, 2005 9:34 PM

Eric said:

I would make good use of it today.
# November 29, 2005 10:36 PM

Troels Gram said:

Is the book on extensibility? In that case I would be very interested in receiving one.. .
# November 29, 2005 10:57 PM

Eric J. Smith said:

I'd definitely be interested.
# November 30, 2005 12:50 AM

Carlos Quintero (MVP) said:

Yes, this book should be available in bookstores.

# November 30, 2005 4:05 AM

Mickey Jervin said:

Yes, I'd like the book too
# November 30, 2005 4:33 AM

Mickey Jervin said:

Yes, I'd like the book too
# November 30, 2005 4:33 AM

Steve Sartain said:

I found the previous book for VS2003 very informative and it saved me many hours of pointless searching for information. I am a very competent developer and consequently my time is precious......LET ME BUY THE BOOK!
# November 30, 2005 4:33 AM

Chuck Heatherly said:

Yes, please make this book available! There seem to be lots of changes to things like custom project templates, and the MSDN docs are not enough, people really need getting-started type help also.
# November 30, 2005 4:36 AM

Yuri Tkachov said:

This is most wanted book for me for the next year. Please make it available for everyone! Thanks.
# November 30, 2005 5:01 AM

Neil Cowburun said:

Tacking my name of the end of this list. I want to pay good money for this book.

To not sell the book in bookstores would be a travesty!
# November 30, 2005 5:44 AM

Jean-Marie Pirelli said:

Yes, I'd like to be able to buy this book in a bookstore.
# November 30, 2005 7:18 AM

Albert Degenaar said:

Me Too!
# November 30, 2005 7:54 AM

Martin Kulov said:

That's madness. I would like to buy the book. What do you mean it is not available for sale?!?
# November 30, 2005 8:23 AM

Justin Etheredge said:

I would definately like to purchase a copy of the book.
# November 30, 2005 8:44 AM

Tim Farley said:

We'd like to get a copy too. The last book was very helpful in our work in VS 2003.
# November 30, 2005 8:44 AM

Vladimir Klisic said:

Whatever are the (economic?) reasons behind such an unfortunate decision, they should be revisited.

If the book doesn't find its way to bookstores, this will be an exceptional case where Microsoft acts against its own best principles (doing everything to provide developers with quality books and documentation in general).
# November 30, 2005 8:48 AM

Sergey M said:

I'm interested in this book as well.
# November 30, 2005 9:58 AM

Robert Rock said:

I would purchase a copy of this book if made available to the general public. I am a VSTD subscriber and have perused most of the MSDN docs on automation and extensibility, but I always enjoy reading/learning more.
# November 30, 2005 10:04 AM

Dan Suceava said:

I would be interested in buying this book.
# November 30, 2005 10:09 AM

Ron Green said:

Yea, that would be really nice but I'd probably be more exited if MS would just make VS 2005 available.
(If you don't know what I'm referring to, try buying a copy).
# November 30, 2005 10:20 AM

Clinton Gallagher said:

Balldmer is getting more and more like Pope Leo X supporting the advice of his sycophant bishops who advocate the death of Martin Luther and all who support the expression and publication of information the peasantry seeks.

Make the book available to all who want it.

# November 30, 2005 11:10 AM

Jan Blessenohl said:

Wow, that is bad news, I really would like to have a copy. It is unbelivable if you pay more that you get less!
# November 30, 2005 11:11 AM

Travis Illig said:

The 2003 version is indispensible. I'd be highly disappointed if there was no way to get the 2005 version. I'd love a copy.
# November 30, 2005 11:22 AM

Lee Nowotny said:

I would definitely be interested in a copy.
# November 30, 2005 12:24 PM

Anna-Jayne Metcalfe said:

We'd certainly be interested. I've been anticipating an update for some time, and quite frankly I'm astonished to hear that MSPress only want to supply it to such a restricted audience!

If they do, they're mad. Get it onto Amazon!!!
# November 30, 2005 12:34 PM

David Barron said:

Count me in.
# November 30, 2005 12:36 PM

Jamie Cansdale said:

What were they thinking? I definately want a copy!
# November 30, 2005 12:38 PM

Hugues Valois said:

Definitely interested as well. The book on VS2003 was very useful for our VS Addin development.
# November 30, 2005 1:16 PM

Dave Ginnane said:

Yep, count me in. Maybe they could make a PDF available for us MSDN folk to download?
# November 30, 2005 1:32 PM

Don Wingate said:

I want a copy.

It is advertised that by registering VS 2005 you get access to an electronic copy of this book. Here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/regbenefits/

So I took the bait, registered my licensed copy of VS (I'm a universal subscription holder), only to find that the book is NOT available on the vs 2005 registration benifits portal. Not a very good way to encourage people to register, if you ask me :-)

# November 30, 2005 1:37 PM

Paul D'Anna said:

Your first book was invaluable in developing my Addin... I need the new version, count me in as well.
# November 30, 2005 1:45 PM

alex p said:

me one million two hundred and forty seventh

seriously - the documentation that comes with the MSDN about extensibility is sparse at best. we need the book.
# November 30, 2005 3:18 PM

Gaston said:

Can we at least make the digital version available to MSDN subscribers?
# November 30, 2005 3:56 PM

Tufan said:

yes, I want the book.
# November 30, 2005 4:09 PM

Ken Wilson said:

I'm opposed to having to purchase an item Microsoft has considered important enough to ship with their boxed product. I think this book should be provided to MSDN subscribers at least as a .pdf subscriber download if a physical copy is not provided in the MSDN updates sent out to subscribers.
# November 30, 2005 4:11 PM

Andy Maggs said:

Umm let's see, offer the book for sale, make money and given the comments above please a key part of your developer community or give the book away for free to a limited audience and annoy the community. A bit of a no brainer if you ask me.
# November 30, 2005 5:49 PM

Bart De Boeck said:

I'd love to get a copy !
# December 1, 2005 12:16 AM

TOM_MUE said:

Yes, I'd like the book.


thx TOM_MUE
# December 1, 2005 1:59 AM

Michael Reukauff said:

I'd love to have a copy of that book. I own the 2003 book and really need the update to 2005.

Thanks Michael

# December 1, 2005 3:20 AM

Richard said:

Preferred: Make available on MSDN library (as MSDN Magazine is)
Next Best: Make available on safaribooksonline.com.
# December 1, 2005 4:22 AM

Boss said:

I need this book. I couldn't find any samples in vs 2005 of how to write addins, I had to use the wizard which leaves a thing or two to wish for. I couldn't find any info on how to use the new tool window 'shim' which should prevent using a com-wrapper as in vs2003.
# December 1, 2005 11:35 AM

Roger Jack said:

You have my vote!
# December 1, 2005 11:59 AM

Adam Choate said:

You've got my vote too!
# December 1, 2005 9:39 PM

Frank S said:

I would buy the book.
# December 2, 2005 11:06 AM

John said:

It would be great to buy such a book.
# December 2, 2005 11:15 AM

Mark Cooper said:

I would like to get a copy of this book. The MSDN is not complete when trying to extent Visual Studios.
# December 2, 2005 12:31 PM

Joe Adams said:

Yes I want this book too. What an unbelievably short sighted view MS has.

# December 2, 2005 2:11 PM

SkipV said:

It's almost criminal to not share such a great resource of information on the IDE with the bulk of the developer community that use this product on a daily basis. At least make it available for the MSDN subscribers!!!
# December 2, 2005 4:32 PM

choongseng said:

Yes... please make it available on the shelf!
# December 3, 2005 2:18 AM

Gustavo Guerra said:

Please make it available (either in print or digital format)
# December 4, 2005 6:14 AM

Will Pearson (MVP) said:

Having just started to look into VS extensibility the 2003 version of the book has offered a lot of useful knowledge, tips and insights that it would have taken a long time to extract from the documentation. Not having a publically available edition for 2005 would be disappointing, especially considering the changes in 2005 such as the Class Designer, and all those around Team Suite. It sure would be a useful title to own a copy of.
# December 4, 2005 4:19 PM

Oleg Starodumov said:

Yes, please make the book available. I would definitely buy a copy. Making it available to MSDN subscribers would be even better.
# December 5, 2005 9:10 AM

Mirko Matytschak said:

I'd appreciate, if the book were available at the stores.
# December 5, 2005 10:34 AM

John Lewicki said:

Yes the book should be available!

If available on the shelves I would buy it; I enjoyed the 2003 edition.

But its totally lame that its not included with MSDN subscriptions.
# December 5, 2005 9:25 PM

Vinay Ahuja said:

I think the book would be a great resource to augment the current documentation which is not so comprehensive. The book should be available for purchase.

# December 6, 2005 1:45 PM

G.H. said:

Yes please!
# December 6, 2005 3:28 PM

Neil T said:

Please
# December 9, 2005 10:56 AM

rudif said:

Yes, I am prepared to pay $$ for the book.
# December 10, 2005 2:18 PM

rudif said:

Yes, I am prepared to pay $$ for the book.
# December 10, 2005 2:18 PM

Kenneth R. Lewis said:

I would definately like to get this book. I currently have the Inside Visual Studio .NET and it is an invaluable resource of information.
# December 10, 2005 3:42 PM

Jake Montgomery said:

This is a must ... it is criminal to produce such a valuable book ... then keep it from us!
# December 11, 2005 2:27 AM

Jake Montgomery said:

This is a must ... it is criminal to produce such a valuable book ... then keep it from us!
# December 11, 2005 2:27 AM

Sree said:

I would love to see one.
# December 12, 2005 12:53 PM

Pedro J. Molina said:

Yes, I vote for providing access to it to MSDN subscribers.
# December 13, 2005 5:20 AM

Andrew Deren said:

Count me in.
# December 13, 2005 5:55 PM

shawn said:

Just registered my copy as Team Edition for Software Developer and received an email from microsoft mentioned that the book was available to download. So I went ahead to download it. Unfortunately, it was another book with similar title, "working with microsoft visual studio 2005 TEAM SYSTEM", not the one by Craig as all of us here expected "working with microsoft visual studio 2005".

Someone must be kidding us! Hate that. Don't you?

Craig, could you let us know the exact title of your new book?


# December 18, 2005 1:30 AM

Michael Olson said:

The book would be very beneficial.
# January 3, 2006 1:12 PM

George Spelvin said:

What kind of nutcase would think that a book only available with the boxed version is a good idea!? What percentage of developers get their tools that way? (I honestly don't know a single one across wuite a few companies!) Of course a book on the shelves for this stuff is a good thing!!!
# January 4, 2006 4:16 PM

Felice Russo said:

I'd like to get a copy!
# January 5, 2006 2:58 AM

Daren Yong said:

Yes, please make the extensibility book available. I have an MSDN Universal subscription. Are you telling me that I cannot get this book without spending even more $$$$ to buy an entire boxed set, for 1 book of essential information?

That is just poor product support.

Come on Microsoft, I know you can do better.

Best regards,
Daren.
# January 9, 2006 11:36 AM

GarethJ said:

Yep, I've used the old version a lot - I'd buy an update.
# January 10, 2006 7:17 PM

Stephen Gennard said:

Yes, please make the extensibility book available. I have an MSDN Universal subscription too.

I would apreciated reading the book too.


--
Stephen Gennard
Micro Focus Ltd (VSIP Partner)
# January 11, 2006 9:08 AM

Lawrence Steeger said:

My corporation will by copies if made available through normal bookstores.
# January 12, 2006 4:25 PM

Vlad Feinstein said:

I would buy a copy for each developer in my company.
# January 12, 2006 4:55 PM

David said:

I'd like to be able to get this book
# January 16, 2006 3:23 PM

Vid-van said:

I would like to get a copy of this book.
Thanks.
# January 20, 2006 3:42 PM

Ciaran O'Donnell said:

I would love a copy of this fantastic addition to MS Press Catalogue.

(A maybe a million dollars if Bill has one lying around)
# January 26, 2006 6:01 PM

Mike Bouck said:

Considering the price differential between MSDN Universal and a boxed copy of VS.NET it's ludicrous that this thread even exists!  Yes, I think MSDN subscriers are definitely warranted the access...
# February 8, 2006 1:54 AM

Ibrahim Malluf said:

hmmmmmm......we wouldn't want too many people extending VS....would we???
# February 14, 2006 3:34 PM

John Carroll said:

You must one of the best authors in the world. Microsoft expects us to pay almost $2.00 per page for your book.

Add me to the list of people who would like to see this in the book stores.
# February 25, 2006 6:02 PM

Cang sam said:

I would like to get a copy of this book.
Thanks.
# February 28, 2006 5:20 PM

donna said:

If I am going to bother to buy something, I'd better have resources telling me how to use it, or forget it.  So, yes, I need a copy.
# March 1, 2006 6:53 AM

Josef Sladek said:

I'd like to have this book on bookshalves.
# March 13, 2006 11:46 AM

ramp said:

I've got the book
# March 14, 2006 12:32 PM

Wayne said:

Is it too late to say I'd like to be able to buy this book from a store?
# March 16, 2006 7:25 PM

Florian said:

Hopefully not as I would like to buy it too!
# May 10, 2006 1:19 PM

Rick Strahl said:

What kind of a lame ass marketing decision was that to bundle the book only with a boxed version of Visual Studio? Talk about dooming market share for the book...

And yes, I'd like to get that book as well.
# May 16, 2006 10:10 PM

Miklos Kanyo said:

Yes, we need this book!
# May 25, 2006 7:05 AM

prabhu_infosys said:

I'd like to get a copy,thanks
My mail id is aarthy_prabhu@hotmail.com
# June 11, 2006 3:57 PM

Tsangnuss said:

Reference books are so limited and rare for Visual Studio. How can they hold that back!
tsangnuss@aol.com
# July 18, 2006 3:55 PM

learnerplates said:

I don't see much content on VSPackages in the "Mastering Web Development with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005" or "Working with Microsoft Visual Studio® 2005" books, Is there anywhere else.

By the way I downloaded the softcopy of "Working with Microsoft Visual Studio® 2005" from msdn, it isn't much use.
I registered my VS 2005 and received and email with a link to the download site for the "Working with Microsoft Visual Studio® 2005" book (use IE only as Mozilla doesnt seem to work).
# July 26, 2006 6:56 AM

Spencer Nemer said:

Please send me a downloadable copy to spencer@builderpartnerships.com
# August 11, 2006 4:00 PM

Renee said:

Can you send a downloadable copy to renee_brown_2005@yahoo.com?

# April 9, 2007 10:03 AM

Craig Skibo s WebLog Our new Visual Studio 2005 Book | Paid Surveys said:

PingBack from http://paidsurveyshub.info/story.php?title=craig-skibo-s-weblog-our-new-visual-studio-2005-book

# May 29, 2009 12:38 PM

Craig Skibo s WebLog Our new Visual Studio 2005 Book | Insomnia Cure said:

PingBack from http://insomniacuresite.info/story.php?id=2916

# June 8, 2009 6:16 PM

Craig Skibo s WebLog Our new Visual Studio 2005 Book | debt solutions said:

PingBack from http://debtsolutionsnow.info/story.php?id=1631

# June 19, 2009 1:08 PM
Leave a Comment

(required) 

(required) 

(optional)

(required) 

  
Enter Code Here: Required

Comment Notification

If you would like to receive an email when updates are made to this post, please register here

Subscribe to this post's comments using RSS

Page view tracker