Business & Marketing
The Business department covers books dealing with the visual arts business, marketing and promotion. In addition we cover Database, spreadsheets, and other business related book titles that would be of interest to graphic designers, illustrators, photographers and others in the visual communications industry... please share your favorite design books!
Important Favorites:
- eBay in a Snap - This is the guide that can launch you confidently into eBay
- Blogging in a Snap - So you want to blog? Here's where to start...
- The eBay Survival Guide: How to Make Money and Avoid Losing Your Shirt - A no-holds-barred guide to safe and successful buying and selling on the popular online auction site
- The Symantec Guide to Home Internet Security - Are you afraid of online crime? You should be... and you should be reading this book
- eBay Photos That Sell - Taking Great Product Shots for eBay and Beyond... hear that cash register ringing?
- Home Invasion - You only have to look at one day's spam to understand why Rebecca Hagelin has good reason to be afraid... and why you should be too.
- Silence on the Wire - There are many ways that a potential attacker can intercept information, or learn more about the sender, as the information travels over a network -- this groundbreaking security book goes beyond the norm to examine computer vulnerabilities
- Blast Away Your PC Annoyances - For every user who has ever felt even a twinge of animosity toward his or her PC, Bass's book affirms the frustration (as any good friend would) and then alleviates it (as any solid resource should).
- Spam Wars: - by Danny Goodman: This book does the best job I've seen to date on actually putting a finger on spam
- Canning Spam : You've Got Mail
(That You Don't Want) - by Jeremy Poteet: readers will become educated on the many faces of spam - Inside The Business Of Illustration - by Steven Heller, Marshall Arisman: In-depth perspectives for graphics professionals
- Windows XP For Dummies - by Andy Rathbone: If you're a Windows novice you will get a lot out of Rathbone's work.
- Absolute Beginner's Guide to Home Networking - Home networking made easy for Mac or Windows users
- Cyber Adversary: Auditing the Hacker Mind - vulnerabilities are waiting to be exploited - protect yourself
- eBay: Absolute Beginner's Guide - buyers and sellers get step-by-step guide to eBay auction process
- IT Ethics Handbook: Right and Wrong for IT Professionals - Know the laws and the ethics of computing.
- Leo Laporte's 2005 Technology Almanac - Leo is back to keep you entertained throughout 2005!
- Sell it on eBay: TechTV's Guide to Creating Successful eBay Auctions - make sure your items sell quickly, at your desired price
- We the Media - changes in the media landscape with nationally known columnist Dan Gillmor
- Protect Your Digital Privacy! Survival Skills for the Information Age
- Steal This Computer Book 2: What They Won't Tell You About the Internet
- Surviving Security
- Macintosh Internet Security
Recent:
- Creating the Perfect Design Brief: How to Manage Design for Strategic Advantage - This is the first book to analyze the secrets of successful design briefs
- The Complete Guide to Book Marketing - ... an intense focus on strategy that won't be found in any other guide
- Platinum Edition Using Microsoft Windows XP - For the reader who is a bona fide Windows black belt
- Special Edition Using Microsoft Office 2003 - this book rivals all others in terms of value
- Special Edition Using Microsoft Office Excel 2003 - information that's undocumented elsewhere - even in Microsoft's own Help systems
- Special Edition Using Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 - maximizing user productivity with real-world techniques in real-world environments
- TechTV's Upgrading Your PC, Second Edition - how to think about upgrading your Intel-compatible personal computer
- Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Office 2003 - The title says it all.
- Dan Gookin's Naked Office - harness the real power of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- Pricing Web Services - a working guide to pricing strategy and tactics.
- Windows 2000 Server Administrator's Bible - from Windows NT to Windows 2000, this book's got your system administration needs covered
- Windows Server 2003 Bible - This comprehensive reference provides you with all the information you'll need
- TechTV's Microsoft Windows XP for Home Users, Second Edition - updated information on multimedia capabilities, wireless networks, broadband connections, and the release of MSN Messenger 8
- Windows XP Killer Tips - every tip in the entire book has a full-color graphic to make the tips even more accessible, even more fun, and even easier to use
- Windows XP: Visual QuickStart Guide - This quick and easy guide to learning Windows XP
- Microsoft Excel 2000 Bible - The 32-page Quick Start book will have you mucking about in spreadsheets in short order
- Office XP Bible - Covering everything from program basics and the new Office XP features to advanced tricks and techniques
- Microsoft Project 2002 bible - Empower your project teams with new collaboration tools
- Alan Simpson's Windows XP Bible - Comprehensive in its treatment of Microsoft's latest and greatest operating system for the masses
- Excel 2002 Bible - comprehensive reference and discover everything you need to master Excel 2002.
Notable Titles
- Platinum Edition Using Microsoft Windows XP - by Robert Cowart, Brian Knittel
- Special Edition Using Microsoft Office 2003 - by Ed Bott, Woody Leonhard
- Special Edition Using Microsoft Office Excel 2003 - by Patrick Blattner
- Special Edition Using Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 - by Patricia Cardoza
- TechTV's Upgrading Your PC, Second Edition - by Mark Edward Soper
- Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Office 2003 - by Jim Boyce
- Dan Gookin's Naked Office - by Dan Gookin
- Pricing Web Services - by Robert Brenner
- Windows 2000 Server Administrator's Bible - by Jeffrey R. Shapiro, and Jim Boyce (Author)
- Windows Server 2003 Bible - by Jeffrey R. Shapiro, Jim Boyce, Marcin Policht, Brian Patterson, and Scott Leathers
- TechTV's Microsoft Windows XP for Home Users, Second Edition - by Michael Miller
- Windows XP Killer Tips - by Kleber Stephenson
- Windows XP: Visual QuickStart Guide - by Chris Fehily
- Microsoft Excel 2000 Bible - by John Walkenbach (Author)
- Office XP Bible - by Edward Willett, and Steve Cummings (Author)
- Microsoft Project 2002 bible - by Elaine Marmel
- Alan Simpson's Windows XP Bible - by Alan Simpson, and Brian Underdahl
- Excel 2002 Bible - by John Walkenbach, and Brian Underdahl
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