Yup. You order from the Apple online store then it will be shipped to you. Sometimes it'll come a day or two before the actual launch day, but most of the time it comes on launch day or maybe a day or two after depending on your location.
Thanks. Seems my best bet. Cant wit to stay up and wait for pre orders to go live, only for the site to crash like the vodafone one did last year for the iphone 4.