I think that the first edition is mostly as relevant now as it was 7 years ago, but it's really great that this terrific book gets updated.

The expected release date is December 25

To expand on this, the link is to a raw EAP and expected release date is December 2025 not Christmas this year.

bah.. this explains the lovely low price I got the 1st edition for from Amazon last week...

Nice. The first edition is still a great book. Some of the specific technologies are a little outdated, but the book focuses on the big picture concepts that are timeless.