Flash CS4 to be released by Nov 08?

I stumbled upon this book:
http://www.amazon.com/Creating-Flash-Widgets-ActionScript-Firstpress/dp/1430215844/ref=sr_ 1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1215922827&sr=8-1
at amazon.com, it is for Flash CS4 and it scheduled for
release Sep. 24, 2008
This leads me to assume that its quite possible that Flash
CS4 will ship by this date....I mean why else would anyone be
buying this book/
Whate are your thoughts?

quote:
Originally posted by:
Walter Elias
That's the publisher's guess, I suppose. Likely the author is
an official beta tester, and wants to be first past the post. Most
likely the publisher will delay the book until the day after CS4
comes out.
That makes sense, thanks.
quote:
Originally posted by:
Walter Elias
Note that if you click the author's name in Amazon, the other
book credited to him is "The Truth About Sex".
lmao, I think maybe thats a different John Arana....if not
thats very strange.

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> Thank you for the suggestion. That's what I thought.
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