PEACHPIT TV
Check out what's available now on Peachpit TV.
Beyond the Book finds our publisher Nancy Aldrich-Ruenzel, interviewing some of our top authors like Bert Monroy, Dwight Silverman, Adam Engst, and Joe McNally, just to name a few.
Speaking of Joe McNally, you can also view The Moment It Clicks podcast series. Peachpit authors/photographers share their own "moment it clicks" inspirational story. You'll see one of their own favorite pictures, learn what digital photography equipment they used, and see how you, too, can achieve the perfect shot.
Peachpit TV is now available as a channel on iTunes, and it's free!
CONTEST WINNERS
Cara Dailey from LadyMUG and Barbara Clinton from Graphics With Style, are both winners of a 3-day pass to our upcoming Voices That Matter: Web Design Conference, in Nashville, TN. Congrats to the winners, and thanks to all who participated.
THE WINDOWS VISTA BOOK: DOING COOL THINGS WITH VISTA, YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, MUSIC, AND MORE
Early last month we released The Windows Vista Book: Doing Cool Things with Vista, Your Photos, Videos, Music, and More by Matt Kloskowski and Kleber Stephenson. Now I know there are tons of books out there on Windows Vista, but what makes this one better and different is its focus. This book cuts through all the technical jargon and gives you exactly what you want: the most important, most requested, and just plain coolest things about Vista that will change the way you work on your PC. Each page covers just one topic, complete with full color photos and screenshots, making it easy to find what youre looking for fast. Order it today as your free monthly book, or if one of your members would like to review it drop me an email at usergroups@peachpit.com.
CONTESTS AND FREE STUFF FOR YOUR MEMBERS
The Moment It Clicks flickr Group Contest
There's still time for your members to participate in this contest, which ends on September 30, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. (EST). Encourage your members to post the photos they've taken where they've used some of author Joe McNally's techniques, on The Moment it Clicks flickr group and let us know about their "moment it clicked." If their image is Joe's favorite, they'll win a print signed by Joe McNally, a one year NAPP membership, the Adobe Photoshop CS3 Power Session DVD by Matt Kloskowski, and their choice of any five Peachpit or New Riders books.
Purchase a Visual QuickStart Guide from Amazon and receive a free Video QuickStart!
Purchase any Visual QuickStart Guide on www.amazon.com through May 31, and you'll get free access to Peachpit's InDesign CS3 Basic Layout: Video QuickStart Guide—a $30 value. The Video QuickStart Guide is organized into the topics and tasks most relevant to beginning and intermediate Adobe InDesign users, and users new to InDesign CS3. Start learning InDesign CS3 at your desktop!
Color Me Badd: Color Correction for Photographers
Check out a sample chapter from the recently released book, The Photoshop Elements 6 Book for Digital Photographers by Scott Kelby, Matt Kloskowski.
SAFARI BOOKS ONLINE
Get online access to all Peachpit and New Riders books, videos, tutorials and other eDocs, plus thousands more from other publishers. Your free trial subscription provides you with membership access to the Safari Community to read books, watch video tutorials, bookmark your favorite results, cut and paste code, and exchange ideas with authors and other members. Start your free trial.
CHANGES TO OUR FREE MONTHLY BOOK PROGRAM
I'm including this again, as it seems some folks did not see the posting for the last couple of months! We are now accepting book requests for up to two weeks after your receive the free monthly book newsletter. After two weeks, the submission period will be closed. So be sure to get your requests in by the deadline, so you can continue to enjoy great books for free!
Upcoming Conferences
SOUTHWEST COMPUTER CONFERENCE
May 30-June 1, 2008
Town and Country Resort & Convention Center
San Diego, CA
The conference is now open to all computer enthusiasts—not only computer club members. You will have an opportunity to network with other computer users who have similar interests: share ideas and experiences as well as solutions to problems. Speak directly to the vendors whose products you use or want to use.
VOICES THAT MATTER: WEB DESIGN CONFERENCE
June 10-13, 2008
Loews Vanderbilt Hotel
Nashville, TN
USE THE EXCLUSIVE USER GROUP DISCOUNT CODE, WD2MAL5, AND RECEIVE $200 OFF THE CORE CONFERENCE!
Check out www.voicesthatmatter.com/webdesign2008 for the full lineup of speakers and workshops!