Behind the Design 2009

[Vince]

Having worked with Rockport Publishing over the last two years on the project with Stephanie, I would like to share my understanding of the current edition of the book.

I'm really proud of both books, and especially so with the last one where Rockport produced a high quality publication. Stephanie and I greatly appreciated receiving the material from the teams that made these books possible. It was always hard to "not select" each team that submitted the information knowing how hard they worked to assemble the documentation.

As for the status of the project, sales of the first book were not strong, but Rockport went forward with the second book since they said they would. So the bottom line is that there will not be a third book.

Given the strong sales of the second book (as noted by the publisher's "sold out" messages to teams that placed bulk orders and the fluctuating amazon rating) the decision to stop at two books is very unfortunate.

With regards to the "sold out" messages, Rockport is looking at the situation and seeing what can be done. I am optimistic that they will find a way to take care of the teams that contributed to make the book possible. I suspect some developments on the situation will take place early next week & I will share them on this post as soon as I find out.

Thanks to all for your support and help with this project - Vince