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November 07, 2009

How to self publish your own book

If you have decided to write a book, then you must be wondering about the different publishing options at your disposal. In most cases, you typically approach a publishing house with your idea of the book. However, there is an interesting alternative, which is to self-publish your book.

November 04, 2009

Free Online Book : Google Wave - Learn How to Use it.

The Complete Guide to Google Wave is book authored by Gina Trapani (Lifehacker fame) and Adam Pash. This book is freely available for reading online. The book is divided into 8 comprehensive chapters and 2 appendices. A very good book on Google Wave indeed.

Bookmark the link for future reference and read the free online book to get to know Google Wave inside-out. "The Complete Guide to Google Wave" book will be available in PDF and print sometime next year.

Now if only someone will send me a Google Wave invite.....

January 27, 2009

Free Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference

Ubuntu neophytes and gurus alike have cause to rejoice. Here is a gem of a deal - a free ebook on Ubuntu authored by none other than Kier Thomas. The book is divided into seven chapters spanning 170 pages. And it contain a wealth of information right from an introduction to Ubuntu, to installing and configuring it on your machine, coming to grips with the desktop, a lucid explanation of the various system administration tasks you should carry out to maintain your system, and of course the security aspects of Ubuntu which is dealt with in the seventh chapter of this book.

This is a wonderful book which is sure to be a ready pocket reference to all Linux users running Ubuntu on their machine. And true to Keir's class, the language is lucid and to the point. The sapient advice he belts out in this book to many of the common problems faced by Ubuntu users puts this book on a singular level of its own.

While the author has been gracious in providing the ebook as a free download, the real value of this book lies in buying a print edition of the book. As owing to its pocket size (8 x 5.2 x 0.4), it is ideal to carry the book where ever you go without much hassle. You can order a print copy of this book from Amazon for a nominal price of $9.94.

December 22, 2008

A collection of free books to help you learn Linux

If you are a new Linux user and wish for some direction in understanding Linux, then help is at hand. Unlike a few years ago when a Linux newbie had to solely rely on viewing the man pages or reading the manuals from tldp.org to understand the different facets of Linux, things are much different now. Thanks to the ever growing popularity of Linux, there are a plethora of books, manuals and howtos which make life much easier for a Linux enthusiast. It has also helped that Linux has continued to become easier to configure and use during this time.

Daily Artisan has put together a very good collection of links to free Linux books available on the net. The books span the gamut of Linux Installation, beginner guides, Security, System administration, Programming, Migration, Linux Kernel and of course books specific to particular Linux distributions such as Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian and so on.

A valuable resource worth bookmarking. Read the article at Daily Artisan.

August 10, 2007

Free Software Sticker Book - free download

Are you looking for that exact sticker to stick on your machine, on your car's windshield or anywhere you fancy, in order to proclaim to the world that you support GNU Free software ? Then look no further because a group of three people have compiled a book featuring hundreds of stickers of various hues and shapes and which is made available for free download as a PDF document.

So all you have to do is to download the book and print out your favorite sticker from the lot. And then you are ready to advertise your personal preferences as far as computing is concerned. For all you know, you might even be able to persuade people close to you to try out the Free software in the process. Here is a screenshot of a subset of the collection of stickers you will find in this very beautifully compiled book.

Fig: A sample of the variety of stickers you will find in this book.

You can download the book of stickers from the following link.

June 26, 2006

Book reviews - Linux, Programming, web development, troubleshooting

These are the sum total of the book reviews you will find on this blog. Some of my book reviews have also been published on Slashdot.org. The books are listed in no particular order and contain a mix of Linux system administration, programming, web development, web design and Linux troubleshooting books brought out by a diverse group of book publishers. All the books are quite popular and have been released in or after late 2005. Click on an image to read the review of the respective book.