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Linux-Announce Digest #863
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Wed Aug 18 07:13:06 2004
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Linux-Announce Digest #863, Volume #4 Wed, 18 Aug 2004 07:13:02 EDT
Contents:
No Starch Press releases "The Linux Cookbook, 2nd Edition" ("Kathryn Barrett")
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From: "Kathryn Barrett" <nostarchpr@oreilly.com>
Subject: No Starch Press releases "The Linux Cookbook, 2nd Edition"
Date: 17 Aug 2004 17:30:01 GMT
No Starch Press releases The Linux Cookbook, 2nd Edition
For Immediate Release
For more information, to request a review copy, or to schedule an interview, contact Leigh Sacks (leigh@nostarch.com, 415.863.9900)
THE LINUX COOKBOOK, 2ND EDITION
Tips and Techniques for Everyday Use
San Francisco, CA - Building on the success of the first edition, No
Starch Press is pleased to announce the publication of "The Linux
Cookbook, 2nd edition." Today's Linux user base is estimated at over 15
million users. The second edition, nearly 50 percent larger than the
first, will help new and existing users get the most out of Linux.
"Frankly, I admit that I wanted to make the best Linux book ever written,"
says author Michael Stutz. "After the first edition came out, I thought
that I could further refine it, and even double it. I did, and now we've
got this!"
Building on over 1,500 "recipes" from the first edition, "The Linux
Cookbook, 2nd edition" includes hundreds of new recipes. It is also
distribution neutral, covering all flavors of Linux, including Red Hat,
SuSe, and Debian. The book includes new sections on package management,
file conversion, multimedia, working with sound files (including OGG and
MP3), Vi text editing, and advanced text manipulation.
To show just what level of text manipulation Linux is capable of, Stutz
designed and typeset "The Linux Cookbook, 2nd edition" using only Linux.
"Everything that you see between the covers of the book was done with
Linux," he says. "It was typeset with TeX, the free typesetting system
that some say is the best in the world (and comes with Linux). The fonts
are free fonts. What other Linux books can say that?"
For those users eager to make the most of Linux, this is the perfect book.
The proof is in the pudding.
Praise for the first edition:
"Beginners will find this book invaluable...There is plenty of good
information to be had in these pages..."
--Slashdot
"A very useful reference guide [for] any Linux user or developer, and a
brilliant tool for those who want to make the transition from novice to
expert."
--LinuxUser
"Having this book on your desk is probably the next best thing to having
your own personal guru."
--Unixreview.com
"This is the book that will bring back your love of computing."
--Vancouver, Washington Linux Users Group
THE LINUX COOKBOOK, 2ND EDITION
Tips and Techniques for Everyday Use
by Michael Stutz
ISBN 1-59327-031-3, August 2004, US $39.95 ($55.95 Cdn), 576 pp.
Available at fine bookstores everywhere.
To order from the publisher: visit www.nostarch.com,
email orders@nostarch.com, or call 800-420-7240
No Starch Press titles are distributed throughout the U.S. by O'Reilly
Media.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Table of contents: http://www.nostarch.com/lcbk2_toc.htm
Cover image: http://www.nostarch.com/lcbk2_big.htm
Sample chapter: http://www.nostarch.com/download/lcbk2_ch11.pdf
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Michael Stutz was the first to apply the "open source" methodology of
Linux to non-software works, and was one of the first reporters to cover
Linux and the free software movement in the mainstream press. He has used
Linux exclusively for over a decade.
ABOUT NO STARCH PRESS
Since 1994, No Starch Press has published unique books on technology, with
a focus on Open Source, security, hacking, web development, programming,
gaming, and alternative operating systems. Our titles have personality,
our authors are passionate, and our books tackle topics that people care
about.
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