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News release from O’Reilly

As part of Jono’s aim to use stories and anecdotes to illustrate the concepts in the book, he is looking for your great stories of community building. He has gathered content from a range of contributors including Jeremy Allison (Samba), Chris Messina (SpreadFirefox), Leslie Hawthorn (Google), Paul Hudson (Linux Format Magazine), Mike Linksvayer (Creative Commons), Cristina Verduzco (SPCA), Ton Roosendaal (Blender) and many more.
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This new App makes it possible to read and intelligently browse New York Times columnist David Pogue’s bestselling book–iPhone: The Missing Manual, Second Edition (O’Reilly, $24.99)–anytime, day or night, on your iPhone.

Best of all, the new App is available now for a limited time at an introductory price of $4.99 (which will increase to $9.99). The iPhone: The Missing Manual App was built by Lexcycle, creators of the popular Stanza App, so you get the same rich reading experience (including live linking and cross references) as when you read our other books on Stanza.

In total, more than 700 of O’Reilly Media titles are currently available for sale as DRM-free PDFs and Ebook bundles. In addition, all 18 of our Head First books will be available in PDF form within the next 24 hours.

For more information or to purchase this App, go to:
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Pre-order the “iPod: The Missing Manual, 7th Edition” print book/electronic bundle

iPod: The Missing Manual, 7th Edition
By J.D. Biersdorfer, David Pogue
Pages: 256
ISBN 13: 9780596522124

Now that Apple’s rocked — the new iPods and iTunes 8 look amazing — we’re ready to roll. O’Reilly is burning the midnight oil, getting the latest edition of “iPod: The Missing Manual” ready. Get your hands on the book as soon as we’re done.

http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596522124/index.html

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Inside iPhone–a New Online Gathering Place for iPhone Technologists and Developers–Join the Conversation.

Few new platforms have grabbed the interest of technologists and developers as much as the iPhone. And with the recent announcement of Apple’s aggressively priced next generation, more folks than ever will be getting involved with the iPhone. Fortunately just in time for this surge of fresh interest comes Inside iPhone–a dynamic community resource for technologists, developers, and enthusiasts.

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