Apress User Group Newsletter

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chrisortman
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Apress User Group Newsletter

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Sections:

1. eBookshop at Apress.com

2. Let 'Em Rip

3. User Group Tools at Apress.com

4. Apress Beta Community

5. Radio/Audio Interviews

6. Promotions and Prizes

7. Your Local Events

8. The Latest Apress Books -- Hot Off the Press 9. Forthcoming Books -- Summer Releases 10. Upcoming Tradeshows

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1. eBookshop at Apress.com

Apress is pleased to announce its new eBookshop, http://ebookshop.apress.com. You can choose from dozens of recently released Apress titles in PDF format, each at 50% off the regular price.

Through June 2005, we'll take an ADDITIONAL 50% off the discount price of the first eBookshop title you purchase - for a total savings of 75% off the book's regular price!

Please visit http://www.apress.com/userGroups/ebookpromotion.html to obtain your special user group member discount. There you will enter your user group name, your e-mail address, and this password: apressug2563493. If you have any questions about redeeming your discount, please contact support@apress.com.

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2. Let 'Em Rip

Have a computer book you don't like? Think you overpaid for what turned out to be a waste of your valuable time? Rip out and send in the copyright page from that book, and Apress will offer you an e-version of a better book for $10.00.

Be sure to write the title and ISBN of the Apress eBook you would like, and a valid e-mail address where we can send your coupon to redeem for your $10.00 eBook. Please print carefully in blue or black ink.

The book from which you rip the copyright page must be published January 1, 2000, or later. Photocopied, partial, or Apress copyright pages will not be accepted. Envelope must be postmarked no later than June 30, 2005. Limit one copyright page per name or e-mail address.

Use of multiple e-mail addresses to obtain additional eBook coupons constitutes fraud. Incomplete or incorrect submissions will not be honored. Keep a photocopy of your copyright page for future reference. Copyright pages submitted become the property of Apress and will not be returned. Apress is not responsible for incomplete, lost, or late submissions. Void where prohibited by law.

Send ripped-out copyright pages to:

Apress

Let 'Em Rip Promotion

2560 Ninth Street, Suite 219

Berkeley, CA 94710

Let 'em rip.

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3. User Group Tools at Apress.com

Please visit the updated Apress User Groups page soon, which will contain lots of helpful information to supplement your group experience: http://www.apress.com/userGroups/.

New features include downloadable Apress logos to post on your site and use in printed materials. We also offer a User Group Finder to locate other groups in your area. (Or just take a peek to see who's registered around the world.) You'll also find a convenient form for requesting an Apress author to speak with your group.

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4. Apress Beta Community

On June 6, Apress will launch its Apress Beta Community (ABC), a new portal for .NET professionals. The ABC will provide the best in expert opinion, articles, and peer-to-peer discussion about Microsoft's .NET 2.0 Beta. The ABC will be hosted by ASP Today, and we encourage you to bookmark the link: http://www.asptoday.com/abc.

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5. Radio/Audio Interviews

Apress has an active radio/audio presence! A growing number of authors are joining this trend, and strutting their stuff over the airwaves. We have future interview slots in the works. And very soon our radio/audio portal will be RSS-enabled, making it even easier for you to tune in.

We've also posted past interviews for you to listen to and learn from. Check them out at http://www.apress.com/interview/radio.html.

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6. Promotions and Prizes

Apress sponsored the Apress User Group Puzzler in April. We are pleased to announce the winner: Douglas Rowe, a member of the Columbia Java Users Group (COLAJUG), who designed the most creative and geek-savvy crossword puzzle. Douglas has won a Sony PlayStation Portable!

Thank you to everyone who submitted a puzzle in April. We will display the winning crossword puzzle on our User Group site in June. Please visit our site then and test your Apress knowledge by trying the puzzle.

If you missed the opportunity to participate in this promotion, don't fret! Apress will host another fun contest, the Apress Fractal Contest, in July 2005. Please check http://www.apress.com/ for details and rules about this upcoming contest. (And spread the word to other group members.)

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7. Your Local Events

Are you hosting a user group summit or conference? Maybe a technical festival, education day, or code camp? Apress is pleased to have participated in all of these types of events, and we want to participate in your next event.

Apress is happy to donate books and other goodies, and even arrange for an author to speak when possible. Please let me know if you'd like Apress to get involved: janet@apress.com.

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8. The Latest Apress Books -- Hot Off the Press

Beginning J2ME: From Novice to Professional, Third Edition By Jonathan Knudsen and Sing Li Published April 2005

ISBN: 1-59059-479-7

480 pp.

$44.99

http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=426

Shell Scripting Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach By Chris F.A. Johnson Published May 2005

ISBN: 1-59059-471-1

448 pp.

$39.99

http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=419