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I got this recently from Springer directly, and just as a psudeo-warning, this is a "print on demand" book, at least the one I got was (it said so when I ordered it, so I was properly warned). Now, the print is actually pretty high quality and so is the binding, and it's a large and beautiful book. My only complaint is the paper of the pages is a bit thin, like regular printer paper stock, as opposed to the thicker glossy paper I was hoping for and that would be usual for a book this size. When you're leafing through it and a page is lifted, you can often see the content on the opposite side showing through. That can be distracting and may bother some people.

BTW: If you buy from Springer, you get a free pdf of the book immediately while you wait for your physical copy, because of the delay for print on demand. They say you don't actually "own" the digital edition (can't remember the exact wording), but I can vouch that it's not time-limited. It's a very good deal.

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Having gone through two chapters now, I also feel the need to caution others that the amount of typos in this book is simply jaw-dropping. The conceptual explanations in the text are generally excellent, but it is simply impossible to get through a page without hitting a substantial number of mistakes. I'm left wondering if there are errors I'm not catching on my own that are going to affect my understanding. I really hope a cleaned up second edition is on the horizon (hopefully with answers to some of the in-line exercises).