A heads up for anyone interested...I just called my local Barnes and Noble to see if I could get lucky and they would have a copy. I was just told that it is out, however, they are not going to get a copy as there are only 59 copies of the book in the warehouse. Just for clarity, I asked if she meant 59 copies for the state of Texas...she, politely, responded with "no, 59 copies for the united states." So it seems I will be making my first e-book purchase...even though it goes against every fiber of my being to do so.