IDG's Macworld Introduces ''The Macworld Digital Photography Superguide''; Award-Winning Publication Strives to Serve Readers with Comprehensive, Easily Accessible Electronic-Only Books

"For more than a year our readers have been asking for more information about digital photography," said Jason Snell, Macworld's Editorial Director. "We've answered those requests with numerous feature stories, reviews, and even a dedicated Digital Photo column in the magazine every month. It only made sense to take everything we've learned about digital photography and make it available in one place."

The Macworld Digital Photography Superguide was edited by Macworld Senior Editor Kelly Turner, who compiled the best of Macworld's digital photography coverage over the past few years and turned to an all-star group of Macworld contributors to update, enhance, and expand the information into a timely, up-to-date compendium. Among the book's contributors are noted authors Bruce Fraser, Jim Heid, Christopher Breen, Derrick Story, Dan Frakes, Rob Griffiths, Ben Willmore, and Joe Kissell.

"By taking advantage of the medium of electronic books, we can deliver high-quality content that's up-to-date, at a reasonable price, to as many people as possible," Snell said. "This medium lets Macworld combine its expertise as a magazine publisher with the advantages of the Internet to present our excellent editorial content in a focused way." In the future, Macworld plans on releasing several other e-books on various topics of interest to the technology community.

Macworld e-books are provided as standard PDF format downloads which can be read using the Preview application built into Mac OS X, as well as with the free Adobe Reader application. People who would prefer a print version of the book can order one for an additional fee through a third-party print-on-demand service.

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