AWARDS

We’re proud to announce that the following two books have received Best of 2004 Awards from Design, Typography, and Graphics Magazine.

“Best in Photoshop and Image Editing”
Commercial Photoshop with Bert Monroy, ISBN: 0-7357-1388-X
By Bert Monroy
http://www.peachpit.com/title/073571388X

“Best in Web Design”
Defensive Design for the Web, ISBN: 0-7357-1410-X
By 37 Signals
http://www.peachpit.com/title/073571410X

Read the full article at
http://www.design-bookshelf.com/BEST/index.html

MORE AWARDS!

We’re also excited to announce that Game Architecture and Design: a New Edition (ISBN: 0-7357-1363-4) by Andrew Rollings and Dave Morris has been chosen by Game Developer magazine as a finalist for a coveted Front Line Award! Check out this link to learn more about the book:
http://www.peachpit.com/title/0735713634

Front Line Award winners will be announced in the January 2005 issue of Game Developer Magazine, which will be available on newsstands in mid-January. Visit the magazine’s homepage for more information:
http://www.gdmag.com/homepage.

BOOK SELECTIONS FOR JANUARY 2005:

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3D/Animation/Game Design/Game Programming
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Model, Rig, Animate with 3ds max 7
By Michele Bousquet; ISBN: 0-321-32178-2; $39.99
http://www.peachpit.com/title/0321321782

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Database Design
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Creating a Database in FileMaker Pro: Visual QuickProject Guide
By Steve Schwartz; ISBN: 0-321-32121-9; $12.99
http://www.peachpit.com/title/0321321219

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Design and Layout
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PDF Reference, Fifth Edition version 1.6
By Adobe Systems, Inc; ISBN: 0-321-30474-8; $54.99
http://www.peachpit.com/title/0321304748

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Digital Audio
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Apple Pro Training Series: Logic Pro 7 and Logic Express 7
By Martin Sitter; ISBN: 0-321-25614-X; $44.99
http://www.peachpit.com/title/032125614X

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Digital Video/Photography/Interactive Media
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Adobe Premiere Elements Classroom in a Book
By Adobe Creative Team; ISBN: 0-321-26794-X; $35.00
http://www.peachpit.com/title/032126794X

Macromedia Captivate for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide
By Tom Green; ISBN: 0-321-29417-3; $21.99
http://www.peachpit.com/title/0321294173

Premiere Elements for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide
By Antony Bolante; ISBN: 0-321-26790-7; $21.99
http://www.peachpit.com/title/0321267907

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Image Editing
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Adobe Photoshop Elements One-Click Wow! Third Edition
By Jack Davis; ISBN: 0-321-30468-3; $29.99
http://www.peachpit.com/title/0321304683

Creating a Photo Album in Photoshop Elements for Windows: Visual
QuickProject Guide
By Katherine Ulrich; ISBN: 0-321-27081-9; $12.99
http://www.peachpit.com/title/0321270819

Photoshop Elements 3 Down & Dirty Tricks
By Scott Kelby; ISBN: 0-321-27835-6; $34.99
http://www.peachpit.com/title/0321278356

Photoshop Elements 3 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart
Guide
By Craig Hoeschen; ISBN: 0-321-27078-9; $21.99
http://www.peachpit.com/title/0321270789

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Macintosh/iApps
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Mac OS X Server 10.3 Panther: Visual QuickPro Guide
By Schoun Regan with Kevin White; ISBN: 0-321-24252-1; $29.99
http://www.peachpit.com/title/0321242521

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PDAS/OTHER GADGETS
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Global Mobile: Connecting without walls, wires, or borders
By Fred Johnson; ISBN: 0-321-27871-2; $15.99
http://www.peachpit.com/title/0321278712

Secrets of the iPod and iTunes, Fifth Edition
By Christopher Breen; ISBN: 0-321-30459-4; $21.99
http://www.peachpit.com/title/0321304594

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Web Design
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How To Wow: Photoshop for the Web
By Jan Kabili and Colin Smith; ISBN: 0-321-30330-X; $39.99
http://www.peachpit.com/title/032130330X

Publishing a Blog with Blogger: Visual QuickProject Guide
By Elizabeth Castro; ISBN: 0-321-32123-5; $12.99
http://www.peachpit.com/title/0321321235

SAFARI AFFILIATE PROGRAM FLYERS NOW AVAILABLE
Back in our August e-news, we brought you information about how your group can earn financial rewards while providing valuable content for your Web site through Safari Books Online’s new affiliate program. Due to requests from some user groups, Safari has put together a .pdf flyer that can be printed and passed out at your meetings. You can download these flyers from Safari’s site at http://safari.informit.com/affiliates/?p=boilerplate. Or, if you prefer, you can drop me an email at , and I will send the .pdf attachment to you.

MXIMIZE CONFERENCE 2004, DEC 14 - 16, 2004
A Macromedia Web Design & Development Conference

Peachpit authors Tom Green, Sandro Corsaro, Robert Reinhard, and Joseph Lowery will be featured speakers at the upcoming MXimize Conference in Orlando, FL.

Web sites today can be created by bringing together many different technologies into complex relationships: dynamic HTML, Flash, CSS, XML, JavaScript, and many server-based languages and applications, such as ColdFusion, .NET, J2EE, and database technology. The MXimize Conference is a three-day, multi-session event, designed to provide the opportunity to explore how these tools work in assisting you to create and maintain reliable Web applications. MXimize will examine both front end (client) and back end (server) technologies with sessions constructed for developers, programmers, and designers. Visit http://www.mximizeconference.com/ for more information.

SIGN UP FOR THREE NEW E-NEWSLETTERS
If you’re looking for topic specific information in addition to what we offer in our user group e-news, check out our three new newsletters covering digital audio and video, Photoshop and Photoshop Elements, and our Mac tip of the week. Each newsletter comes packed with valuable articles and interviews, money-saving discounts, and a quick listing of our newest books on each topic. Let your members know they can receive any of the above newsletters for FREE, by going to http://www.peachpit.com/newsletters/index.asp, and checking off the newsletters of their choice!

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BOOK SELECTIONS FOR NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER:

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3D/Animation/Game Design/Game Programming
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Game Character Development with Maya
By Antony Ward; ISBN: 0-7357-1438-X; $49.99; 11/24/04
http://www.peachpit.com/title/073571438X

Maya 6 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide
By Danny Riddell and Adrian Dimond; ISBN: 0-321-24746-9; $21.99;
12/3/04
http://www.peachpit.com/title/0321247469

The X-Play Insider’s Guide to Gaming
By The X-Play Cast with Marc Saltzman; ISBN: 0-7357-1435-5; $29.99;
Available now; http://www.peachpit.com/title/0735714355

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Digital Video/Photography/Interactive Media
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Apple Pro Training Series: Advanced Editing and Finishing Techniques
in Final Cut Pro HD
By DigitalFilm Tree and Michael Wohl; ISBN: 0-321-25608-5; $54.99;
12/10/04 http://www.peachpit.com/title/0321256085

Apple Pro Training Series: Motion
By Damian Allen; ISBN: 0-321-27826-7; $44.99; 11/5/04
http://www.peachpit.com/title/0321278267

DVD Studio Pro 3 for Mac OS X: Visual QuickPro Guide
By Martin Sitter; ISBN: 0-321-26789-3; $29.99; 11/5/04
http://www.peachpit.com/title/0321267893

Macromedia Director MX 2004: Training from the Source
By Dave Mennenoh; ISBN: 0-321-22365-9; $44.99; 11/5/04
http://www.peachpit.com/title/0321223659

Pinnacle Liquid Edition 6 for Windows: Visual QuickPro Guide
By Paul Ekert; ISBN: 0-321-26916-0; $29.99; 12/3/04
http://www.peachpit.com/title/0321269160

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Design and Layout
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How to Wow with InDesign
By Wayne Rankin and Mike McHugh; ISBN: 0-321-31618-5; $39.99; 11/24/04
http://www.peachpit.com/title/0321316185

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Image Editing
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Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 Classroom in a Book
By Adobe Creative Team; ISBN: 0-321-27080-0; $35.00; Available now
http://www.peachpit.com/title/0321270800

Organize Your Photos with Adobe Photoshop Elements 3
By Michael Slater; ISBN: 0-321-24696-9; $24.99; 11/24/04
http://www.peachpit.com/title/0321246969

The Photoshop and Painter Artist Tablet Book: Creative Techniques in
Digital Painting
By Cher Threinen-Pendarvis; ISBN: 0-321-16891-7; $44.99; 11/24/04
http://www.peachpit.com/title/0321168917

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Macintosh/iApps
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The iPod Playlist Book
Editor Cliff Colby; ISBN: 0-321-30469-1; $14.99; 11/5/04
http://www.peachpit.com/title/0321304691

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Office Apps
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Microsoft Entourage 2004 for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide
By Steve Schwartz; ISBN: 0-321-25583-6; $19.99; Available now
http://www.peachpit.com/title/0321255836

Microsoft Word 2004 for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide
By Maria Langer; ISBN: 0-321-30457-8; $21.99; 12/17/04
http://www.peachpit.com/title/0321304578

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PDAS/OTHER GADGETS
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Now You Know Treo
By Patrick Ames; ISBN: 0-321-33029-3; $19.95; 12/17/04
http://www.peachpit.com/title/0321330293

Now You Know Tungsten E
By Rick Overton and David Hayward; ISBN: 0-321-33030-7; $14.95;
11/5/04 http://www.peachpit.com/title/0321330307

Secrets of Home Theater
By Mike Wood; ISBN: 0-321-27836-4; $19.99; 11/12/04
http://www.peachpit.com/title/0321278364

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Personal Finances
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Managing Your Personal Finances with Quicken: Visual QuickProject
Guide
By Tom Negrino; ISBN: 0-321-29365-7; $12.99; 12/17/04
11/19/04 http://www.peachpit.com/title/0321293657

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Web Design
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Animation and Effects with Macromedia Flash MX 2004
By Jen deHaan; ISBN: 0-321-30344-X; $39.99; 11/24/04
http://www.peachpit.com/title/032130344X

Design and Deploy Websites with Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 and
Contribute 3: Training from the Source
By Joseph Lowery; ISBN: 0-321-28884-X; $44.99; 12/3/04
http://www.peachpit.com/title/032128884X

DHTML and CSS Advanced: Visual QuickPro Guide
By Jason Cranford Teague; ISBN: 0-321-26691-9; $24.99; 12/23/04
http://www.peachpit.com/title/0321266919

The Zen of CSS Design: Visual Beauty for the Web
By Dave Shea and Molly E. Holzschlag; ISBN: 0-321-30347-4; $39.99;
12/23/04 http://www.peachpit.com/title/0321303474

Web ReDesign 2.0: Workflow that Works
By Kelly Goto and Emily Cotler; ISBN: 0-7357-1433-9; $45.00; 11/24/04
http://www.peachpit.com/title/0735714339