Macromedia Press Announces Line of Studio 8 Books; First Titles Scheduled to Ship Just Weeks After Macromedia Studio 8

Business Wire, August 15, 2005

BERKELEY, Calif. -- Macromedia Press, an imprint of Peachpit, announced today its line of books on Macromedia Studio 8, the latest edition of Macromedia's popular Web design and application development suite containing Dreamweaver(R) 8, Flash(R) Professional 8, Fireworks(R) 8, Contribute(TM) 3, and FlashPaper(TM) 2. The new Macromedia Press books will be available in the Macromedia Training from the Source series developed in association with Macromedia and reviewed by the product support teams. They'll also be available in the best-selling Visual QuickStart series (co-branded with Peachpit Press); and the Certified Study Guide series that shows readers everything they need to pass Certified Macromedia Developer and Designer exams.

The first books from Macromedia Press will ship just weeks after the Macromedia Studio 8 software ships (scheduled for September 2005) and will be available through local bookstores and online outlets. Visit www.peachpit.com/studio8 for detailed descriptions, pricing, availability dates, and more.

"We are excited about our continued partnership with Macromedia Press to offer the official Training from the Source and other great books covering all the rich design and development applications found in Studio 8," said Kirsti Aho, Macromedia's Senior Director of Solutions Marketing. "It's terrific to know that Macromedia customers can turn to the books by Macromedia Press -- so close to when the software ships -- for the same creativity, efficiency, and simplified workflow that our software programs are known for."

The following is a sampling of upcoming books from Macromedia Press covering the advanced design and development tools found in Macromedia Studio 8:

Macromedia Studio 8: Training from the Source
    ISBN: 0-321-33620-8
    By Shaowen Bardzell and Jeffrey Bardzell

    Macromedia Flash 8 Professional: Training from the Source
    ISBN: 0-321-38403-2
    By Tom Green and Jordan Chilcott

    Macromedia Flash 8 ActionScript: Training from the Source
    ISBN: 0-321-33619-4
    By Derek Franklin, Jobe Makar and Erik Bianchi

    Macromedia Dreamweaver 8: Training from the Source
    ISBN: 0-321-33626-7
    By Khristine Annwn Page

    Macromedia Flash 8 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart
    Guide
    ISBN: 0-321-34963-6
    By Katherine Ulrich

    Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual
    QuickStart Guide
    ISBN: 0-321-35027-8
    By Tom Negrino and Dori Smith

    Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 Certified Developer Study Guide
    ISBN: 0-321-33628-3
    By Sue Hove and Robert Crooks

About Macromedia Press

Macromedia Press books are published by Peachpit, a Berkeley-based publisher that has been producing top-notch books on the latest in graphic design, desktop publishing, multimedia, Web publishing, and general computing since 1986. Its award-winning books feature step-by-step explanations, time-saving techniques, savvy insider tips, and expert advice for computer users of all sorts. It is the home of the internationally recognized Visual QuickStart Guide series, New Riders Voices That Matter series, and is the publishing partner for Adobe Press, lynda.com, Macromedia Press, NAPP, Apple Certified, and others. Peachpit is a company of Pearson Education, the world's largest education publisher and a Pearson (NYSE:PSO) company. Learn more at www.pearsoned.com.

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