So I ended up downloading the examples. The build.xml files in the download are laughably different from the book, and several steps need to be taken which the book mentions nothing of.
It's a major shame since the book looked very good. But I completely wasted my £38 and have wound up using the (confusing) online tutorial.
Apparently a FCS version of the book is coming out in several months. Wait for it. Assuming that they haven't changed version yet again it should be a good book. Right now it is a waste of money.