update note: This is now shipping.....
Seems that Amazon and other places now have a date for publication August 6, 2009 Barnes and Nobel have August 10, 2009. Before it was "around" July 21st." One of the authors is Greg Ramsey a fellow MVP and Dell employee. He is very cool Buck Eye.
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/System-Center-Configuration-Manager/Kerrie-Meyler/e/9780672330230 (Barnes and nobel pre order)
$44.99 Online price(Save 25%) *
$40.49 Member Price*
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0672330237?ie=UTF8&tag=sccmtools-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0672330237 (Amazon Pre order)
$37.79*
* Prices as of July 22, 2009