Hey! Special Edition Using Microsoft Office 2003 is officially available at Amazon.com and other fine booksellers. Microsoft is officially launching the retail version of the software on October 21, but you may be able to find it sooner if you order a new PC or if your corporation has a volume license.
If you use Outlook, this is an absolute must upgrade. And I would expect Microsoft to offer some attractive deals in the next few months. I’ll keep you posted if I find any that are especially attractive.
Ed Bott 
Way to go Ed,
Unfortunately this applies only for the US I suppose. Amazon.co.uk (the european one) has October 31 as a release date for your book…
So I’m afraid we must wait more here in Europe.