Hi everyone, I've bought a lot of Take control books over the years. They release everything in ePub and text-based PDF with no DRM, so you can read them in your player or reader of choice. They generally do a reasonably good job mentioning keystrokes and such, and they cover a wide variety of iOS and Mac-related topics. They also charge reasonable prices when they update their books; small updates are free, while major updates are usually half price at most. It's definitely worth taking a look during this sale.
Best, Anna > Begin forwarded message: > > From: "Take Control Books" <[email protected]> > Subject: Take Control Books 20th Anniversary Sale! > Date: October 23, 2023 at 6:28:02 PM CDT > > > It’s hard to believe, but Take Control Books started 20 years ago (well, 20 > years ago tomorrow) with the publication of my book Take Control of Upgrading > to Panther. Take Control was the brainchild of Adam and Tonya Engst, and > though they sold the business to me in 2017, we’d never have even gotten off > the ground without the support of the TidBITS audience. Thank you for being > part of this decades-long “experiment” in electronic publishing! > > To celebrate, we’re going a number of things: > We’re rolling back prices to 2003 levels,when all our ebooks cost just $5. > So, from now until the end of the day (CST) on Thursday, October 26 > <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Take+Control+Books+20th+Anniversary+Sale+Ends&iso=20231026T235959&p1=1227>, > every book costs $5. Upgrades are $5. Crossgrades are $5. Things that > ordinarily would cost $4.50 or $4.99? Also $5, because we’re nothing if not > consistent! This is a great time to stock up on everything you’ve ever wanted > to read about at insanely great prices. You don’t need a coupon code or any > special procedure; just go to our catalog > <https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/catalog/>, put anything you want in your > cart, and check out! > From now through Thanksgiving in the United States (November 23), we’re > giving away my book Take Control of Thanksgiving Dinner > <https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/thanksgiving/?pt=TCANNOUNCE>, which has > just been updated to its second edition! If you’re planning to cook a > Thanksgiving feast for a crowd, this book is what you need: it goes way > beyond mere recipes to cover all the timing and logistics, shortcuts, ways to > upgrade recipes, and a great many “But what do I do if…” things. > Adam and I collaborated on a TidBITS article: Celebrating the 20th > Anniversary of Take Control Books > <https://tidbits.com/2023/10/23/celebrating-the-20th-anniversary-of-take-control-books/>. > Adam and Tonya and I recorded a MacVoices interview > <https://macvoices.com/macvoices-23263-a-take-control-books-anniversary-celebration> > with Chuck Joiner,in which we talk about the origins of Take Control, what > it has meant to all of us over the years, and how it evolved to be what is is > today. It was lots of fun for us, and I think you’ll enjoy it too! > Later this week, Chuck will be posting another two-part interview featuring > about a dozen past and current Take Control authors and editors. (Check our > blog <https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/blog/> for details and a link once the > interview has been posted.) > Once again, THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart for helping to keep Take > Control Books going for two decades, and for the many words of appreciation > and encouragement you’ve sent over the years. I’m grateful for everyone who > has found our books valuable, told their friends about us, and helped us in > our quest to make technology easier to understand. > > One final note… As you may already know, we recently switched to Paddle > <https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/blog/weve-switched-to-paddle-for-payment-processing> > for payment processing. That means when you buy something from us using a > credit/debit card, Apple Pay, or Google Pay, your statement will say > PADDLE.NET <http://paddle.net/>* TAKE CTRL, LONDON. (For PayPal only, it will > say PAYPAL *PADDLE.NET <http://paddle.net/>.) Since that may look unfamiliar, > I wanted to call your attention to it so you’re not confused when checking > your payments. > > Realistically, I don’t expect to be doing this for another 20 years. Maybe > 10? We’ll see. But Take Control Books still has a lot of life in it, and we > have some exciting things planned for the next year. I hope you’ll continue > to be a part of that. > > Warm regards, > > Joe Kissell > Publisher, Take Control Books > > You are receiving this email because you ordered one or more books from > www.takecontrolbooks.com <https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/> and opted in to > receive announcements of new and updated titles. 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