XML Press

Char James-Tanny Joins Brenda Huettner to Pen “Communicating with Everyone”

Richard Hamilton — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:52:09 +0000

Industry guru Char James-Tanny will be joining Brenda Huettner as co-author on the forthcoming book, Communicating with Everyone. James-Tanny brings a wealth of experience in technical communication, usability, and accessibility to this project. Both authors are looking forward to working together to make this the “must-read” book for creating accessible information products of all kinds. [...]

August Newsletter

Richard Hamilton — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 23:54:05 +0000

The summer edition of the XML Press Newsletter is now available in HTML and PDF form. This month, we have a new book from Alan J. Porter to announce, and news about XML Press authors, Anne Gentle, Richard Hamilton, and Alan J. Porter. Contents Anne Gentle named one of the most influential technical communication bloggers [...]

DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide published today

Richard Hamilton — Thu, 27 May 2010 06:07:19 +0000

DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide was published by O’Reilly Media today. The book, authored by Norman Walsh, Chair of the DocBook Technical Committee of OASIS, is the official reference for the standard and includes information about all of the elements and attributes, along with many examples. One of the most widely used XML schemas, DocBook [...]

The Content Pool

Richard Hamilton — Wed, 19 May 2010 22:22:58 +0000

Alan J. Porter, author of the forthcoming book, WIKI: Grow Your Own for Fun and Profit, will be writing a second book for XML Press, The Content Pool: How to Identify, Organize, Manage, and Leverage Your Company’s Largest Hidden Asset. Porter, a highly respected consultant with over 20 years experience in corporate communications, marketing, and [...]

Ruud Questions for the Publisher

Richard Hamilton — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:35:52 +0000

I was pleased to receive a request to participate in Ruud Hein’s (@ruudhein on twitter) “Ruud Questions” series of interviews a few weeks ago. He sent me a set of questions, which I answered, and the interview is now posted at: searchenginepeople.com. I was impressed by the research that went into his questions. There were [...]

April News Letter

Richard Hamilton — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:15:55 +0000

The April edition of the XML Press Newsletter is now available in HTML or PDF form. We have news about a new book from Robert Delwood, the Kindle edition of Conversation and Community: The Social Web for Documentation, and a bunch of events involving XML Press authors.

Conversation and Community Available on Kindle

Richard Hamilton — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:03:29 +0000

Anne Gentle’s Conversation and Community: The Social Web for Documentation is now available for the Kindle at Amazon.com. Anne also recently started a facebook page for her book at: http://facebook.com/conversationandcommunity/. You can get the latest information about the book and Anne, including information about upcoming appearances and book signings.

Anne Gentle at SXSWi

Richard Hamilton — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:26:39 +0000

Anne Gentle read from her book, Conversation and Community: The Social Web for Documentation, at South by Southwest Interactive (SXSWi) on Tuesday, March 16 in Austin, TX. She had an attentive crowd that asked some great questions; clearly social media folks are interested in technical communication and technical communicators are interested in social media. Anne’s [...]

Colorado HB 10-1193 and Amazon’s Response

Richard Hamilton — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:19:16 +0000

The state of Colorado just passed a statute (House Bill 10-1193 (PDF)) that is targeted at out-of-state retailers who sell into Colorado. It is an attempt to improve collection of sales and use taxes (which residents owe on purchases, even if the retailer is from out of state and does not collect those taxes). Amazon [...]

Anne Gentle to read at SXSWi

Richard Hamilton — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:07:18 +0000

Anne Gentle, author of Conversation and Community: The Social Web for Documentation, will be reading from her book at South by Southwest Interactive (SXSWi) at 12:30 on Tuesday, March 16. From the description at SXSWi: This book brings together the worlds of technical communication and social media. It shows how technical communicators can effectively use [...]