I ordered both upgrade and customize. the samples are accessible pdfs that can be converted into text or audio. I'm looking forward to the full versions.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Marshall F. Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 10:25 PM Subject: Fwd: Prepare for Leopard with New Take Control Ebook Folks, I thought you might find this e-book useful. Marshall Begin forwarded message: > From: "Adam C. Engst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: October 17, 2007 11:16:59 AM MDT > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Prepare for Leopard with New Take Control Ebook > Reply-To: Take Control Comments <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hi everyone, > > Now that Apple has finally let the cat out of the bag by announcing > that Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard will be available on October 26th, we're > pleased to announce the immediate availability of our early-bird > edition of "Take Control of Upgrading to Leopard." > > <http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/leopard-upgrading.html?14@@! > pt=TRK-0046-TCANNOUNCE> > > Written by Joe Kissell (author of our previous "Take Control of > Upgrading to..." titles), this ebook walks you through the prep steps > that help guarantee a trouble-free Leopard installation. In > particular, the early-bird edition helps you evaluate if your current > Mac will run Leopard well, how to make an appropriate backup in case > of installation problems, smart ways to clear disk clutter and > unnecessary files, and whether you should rethink your partitioning > scheme. It also comes with a free update to the full edition of the > ebook, which you can download as soon as Apple releases Leopard by > clicking the starburst on the first page of the ebook. The full > edition, which is based on countless hours of testing and innumerable > installations, will offer detailed advice on every aspect of > installation, based on Joe's meticulous research. > > We're also pleased to announce that you can now pre-order Matt > Neuburg's "Take Control of Customizing Leopard," which you can > purchase either by itself or in a discounted bundle (save 25%) with > "Take Control of Upgrading to Leopard." You'll receive just the > cover, but by clicking the red starburst on it, you can download the > full ebook as soon as Apple releases Leopard (and our non-disclosure > agreement is lifted). In this book, you'll find help with customizing > Leopard, with a special emphasis on new tweaks to old features and on > new features, such as Spaces and Time Machine. > > <http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/leopard-customizing.html?14@@! > pt=TRK-0047-TCANNOUNCE> > > For those who want to save even more money on a bunch of Leopard > titles with only one trip through our cart, you can now purchase our > "I Love Leopard" bundle (save 30% or $16.50) from the left side of > either of the "Upgrading" or the "Customizing" Web pages. This bundle > includes the early-bird edition of "Upgrading," and you'll be > pre-ordering these "Take Control of... in Leopard" ebooks: > "Customizing," "Sharing Files," "Fonts," and "Users & Accounts." We > expect to have these ebooks available on (or shortly after) October > 26th. > > Take Control began with the excitement of releasing Panther-related > ebooks at the exact moment Apple released Mac OS X 10.3 Panther in > 2003, and it has been quite a ride for us since then. Thanks to each > of you for your support and comments - we couldn't do it without you! > > cheers... -Adam & Tonya Engst > > > PS: We've already sent email to owners of previous editions of > "Upgrading" and "Customizing" who agreed to be contacted, to let them > know about a 20% discount on each individual title (note that buying > one of our bundles gives you a better discount than upgrading each > title individually). If you didn't receive a message, click the Check > for Updates button on the first page of your ebook to access the 20% > discount. If you have an old copy of a Panther title and thus no > button, contact us. (We'll notify owners of previous editions of the > other Leopard-related ebooks as the full versions of those ebooks are > actually released.) > > PPS: You received this note because you either subscribed to the Take > Control Announcements list or selected the "Notify me of new Take > Control books via email" checkbox when placing an order. If you wish > to unsubscribe, use the link below. > > > -- > Click the link below to manage your subscriptions. > http://emperor.tidbits.com/webx?unsub@@.3c4b9ed2!u=3062ed30 Marshall F. scott University of Utah - CVRTI 95 South 2000 East Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Phone: (801) 587-9523 Fax: (801) 581-3128 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype: scott9576a
