| Pictorial desktop Linux books available for free download |
May 06, 2006
 Book publisher In Pictures announced this week that it has added new how-to books on desktop Linux (Linspire Five-O), and the four OpenOffice.org programs (Base, Calc, Impress, Writer) to its catalog. The books are all designed for new and relatively new users.
"They're part of our new In Pictures series, computer how-to books based on pictures, not text," In Pictures spokesman Chris Charuhas told DesktopLinux.com. "Most computer books contain 50,000 to 100,000 words, but these contain only 5,000 or so. They're great for bringing newbies up to speed."
In Pictures is allowing users to download them for free for a limited time under a Creative Commons license.
"We figure the best way to promote them is to let people try them at no cost, so we'll run the 'free books' offer for a month or two," Charuhas said. The free books should be available online through June.
You can view a sample chapter here. The downloadable books are available here.
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