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Linux-Announce Digest #242
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Thu Sep 29 10:13:05 2005
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Linux-Announce Digest #242, Volume #5 Thu, 29 Sep 2005 10:13:02 EDT
Contents:
No Starch Press releases "The Cult of iPod" ("Kerry Beck")
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From: "Kerry Beck" <nostarchpr@oreilly.com>
Subject: No Starch Press releases "The Cult of iPod"
Date: 29 Sep 2005 13:10:02 GMT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media contact: Patricia Witkin
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FOLLOW-UP TO BESTSELLING "CULT OF MAC" EXAMINES iPOD PHENOMENON
Popular player gets the star treatment in new book by Leander Kahney of
Wired News
September 29, 2005, San Francisco - One year after "The Cult of Mac" wowed
devotees of all things Apple, "The Cult of iPod" (No Starch Press, November
'05) takes a loving look at how Apple's portable player has changed music,
culture, and listening behavior for fans around the world. This new title
from bestselling "Cult of Mac" author Leander Kahney includes the exclusive
back story of the iPod's development, looks at the many ways iPod users
pay homage to their devices, and investigates the quirkier aspects of iPod
culture.
Since its first iPod model hit the market in 2001, Apple has sold more
than 21 million iPods, from the no-frills Shuffle up to the flagship 60GB
iPod. "The Cult of iPod," like its predecessor "The Cult of Mac," takes
readers on a tour of everything iPod with gorgeous four-color photos,
stylish layout and design, and tales of users who devote considerable
time, energy, and imagination to their gadgets.
Meet the little-known practice of iPod-jacking (strangers plugging into
each other's iPods to find new music); discover the growing legions of
MP3Js (regular folks who use their iPods to become DJs); and meet average
joes who create their own professional quality iPod commercials just for
fun. "The Cult of iPod" looks at the cottage industries that have sprung up
to capitalize on the iPod's popularity, too, from both fun and functional
accessories to services that build customized playlists or will convert
your entire CD library into the iTunes format. "The Cult of iPod" also
covers the trend of celebrities and fashion mavens who've customized their
iPods and made high-end limited edition carrying cases, as well as gadget
freaks who've modded their iPods into one-of-a-kind designs that make
techies drool.
"The iPod gives both Mac and Windows users a common object for their
adoration. Even people who don't own an iPod have heard about podcasting,
and they certainly have those 'dancing silhouette' ads tattooed on their
brains," said Bill Pollock, founder of No Starch Press. "Given the success
of 'The Cult of Mac' and the world's obsession with the iPod, we figure we
can score a few books from the ravenous iPod freaks."
Like its predecessor, "The Cult of iPod" has a striking cover image and
innovative design that would impress Steve Jobs himself. It also includes
hundreds of photos and graphics that illustrate the many aspects of the
iPod and its admirers.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Leander Kahney is an editor at Wired News, where his
Cult of Mac blog is a reader favorite. Previously, Kahney covered Apple
and the Mac community for Wired News. He treats his subjects with insight
and humor and his experiences interacting with Mac fanatics and attending
Mac events around the world are highly entertaining. Kahney's work
introduces an element of warmth not usually associated with technology
reporting.
The Cult of iPod
by Leander Kahney
November 2005, 160 pp., $24.95, ISBN 1-59327-066-6
Available at fine bookstores everywhere, from www.oreilly.com/nostarch, or
directly from No Starch Press (www.nostarch.com, orders@nostarch.com,
800.420.7240).
ABOUT NO STARCH PRESS: Founded in 1994, No Starch Press is one of the few
remaining independent computer book publishers. We publish the finest in
geek entertainment - unique books on technology, with a focus on Open
Source, security, hacking, programming, and alternative operating systems.
Our titles have personality, our authors are passionate, and our books
tackle topics that people care about. See www.nostarch.com for more. (And
by the way, most No Starch Press books use RepKover, a lay-flat binding
that won't snap shut.)
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