OReilly – IPS Sales Conference August 5, 2013. Computer Book Market & Trends

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O’Reilly – IPSSales ConferenceAugust 5, 2013

Computer Book Market & Trends

Bookscan Trends 2010-2013 YTD

Category Treemap (Green is GOOD & Red is BAD)

Winners & LosersUp:-Mobile Programming/ Smartphones / Android-Security-Photoshop-Data Analysis & Excel-MS Office-Database-SQL, Hadoop, Oracle-Arduino, DIY Electronics-Prog. Lang. (Java, C++,C#, Python)-Cloud Computing-pbooks on ebooks

Down:-Windows 7, Mac OSX-Web Design & Development-Photoshop -System Administration-Web Development (Rails, Spring, ASP.NET)-Prog. Lang. (Visual Basic, Objective C, Perl, Ruby)

Top Titles For Fall 2013Top Titles For Fall 2013

Top Titles For Fall 2013 Top Titles For Fall 2013 (con’t)(con’t)

Publisher ISBN Title Pub DateUS List Price

Make Books 9781449344047 Make: More Electronics 12/22/2013 $34.99

Make Books 9781449367084 Getting Started With Sensors 10/22/2013 $15.99

Make Books 9781457182938 Make: Ultimate Guide to 3d Printing 09/22/2013 $19.99

Microsoft Press 9780735681279 Windows 8.1 Plain & Simple 12/22/2013 $29.99

Microsoft Press 9780735681309 Windows 8.1 Step by Step 12/22/2013 $34.99

Microsoft Press 9780735683631 Windows 8.1 Inside Out 12/22/2013 $34.99

No Starch Pr 9781593275211 Lego Space: Building the Future 10/22/2013 $24.95

No Starch Pr 9781593275334 The Lego Mindstorms Ev3 Book 10/22/2013 $29.95

Rocky Nook 9781937538279 Mastering Photoshop Layers 11/28/2013 $44.95

Rocky Nook 9781937538354 Capture the Magic 11/28/2013 $39.95

Windows 8.1Windows 8.1(Release In Dec?) (Release In Dec?)

• Small Changes/BIG Improvements‘

• New’ Start Menu

• Snap View

• App Improvements

9780735681279 Windows 8.1 Plain & Simple 12/22/2013

9780735681309 Windows 8.1 Step by Step 12/22/2013

9780735683631 Windows 8.1 Inside Out 12/22/2013

9781449371623 Windows 8.1: The Missing Manual 12/22/2013

Mac OS X ‘MAVERICKS’Mac OS X ‘MAVERICKS’(release Fall 2013)(release Fall 2013)

Same interface-small improvements.

Safari-faster, more stable

Calendar & Maps-new design.

iBooks- Coming over from iPad & iPhone

9781449362249 OS X Mavericks: The Missing Manual 11/22/2013 $34.99

9781449372262 Switching to the MAC: The Missing Manual, Mavericks Edition 12/22/2013 $29.99

9781449341800 Ipad: The Missing Manual 11/22/2013 $24.99

9781449362232 Iphone: The Missing Manual 11/22/2013 $24.99

Trade & Children’s Catalog

LEGO Space A beautiful, four-color book

that showcases an epic LEGO universe

Step-by-step building instructions at the end of each chapter will have readers recreating a piece of each LEGO world for their own collection

Out-of-this-world spaceships, rockets, astronauts, space-villains, and other amazing creations

The LEGO Build-It Book, Vol. 2

A full color guide with step-by-step building instructions for 10 more LEGO vehicles

This volume includes instructions for a tow truck, a chopper, a formula one racer, and 7 other iconic vehicles

This is the second volume in a series of building guides. Full color throughout.

3D Game Programming for Kids

Introduces kids to the exciting and opportunity-filled world of programming for the web

Kids will learn real-world programming skills in a real programming language: JavaScript

Ideally aimed at kids, ages 10+

Tinkering

The first book to fully embrace tinkering as a tool for transformative learning

Helps kids engage in open-ended, hands-on tinkering activities to learn building-block skills in science, construction, and engineering

Offers hands-on, self-directed learning that works at home, after school, or in formal education

Trade & Gift Catalog

Steampunk LEGO

Steampunk LEGO is an illustrated gallery of Victorian-era treasures, all built from LEGO

Full color coffee table book is styled as a diary of a fictional Victorian-era explorer

Release has been delayed until February 2014

Capture the Magic

This book uses a structured approach to teach the art of creating interesting, well-composed images

Filled with beautiful color images throughout, the book is sure to inspire, teach, and motivate photographers of all levels

Our Beautiful, Fragile World

Features a career-spanning look at the images of National Geographic photojournalist Peter Essick

Fifty stunning, full-page color images from around the world, each accompanied by a short story

Author was recently named by Outdoor Photography magazine as one of the 40 most influential nature photographers

The Traveling Photographer

This book combines practical advice, and helpful suggestions for taking better pictures while traveling, whether enjoying your annual summer vacation or exploring a more exotic destination

Beautifully illustrated with photographs from all over the world

Learning to Photograph - Volumes 1 & 2

Volume 1 brings readers up to speed on the basics of camera technology: optics and exposure

Richly illustrated book with aesthetically pleasing example photos

Volume 2 addresses the topics of visual perception, composition, shapes and lines, managing light, color and its effects

For all beginner and intermediate photographers

Mastering Photoshop Layers

Photoshop's layers are arguably the most powerful aspect of the software's user interface and are the key to successful image editing Photoshop

Clear step-by-step instructions and illustrations

This book will interest all photographers that want to master photoshop layering

The Art of iPhone Photography

Explores how a diverse selection of today's most creative iPhonegraphers conceived, composed, refined, and edited some of their finest and best-known pieces

Artist and photographic category focus

Canon EOS 6D The Canon EOS 6D is the

latest of Canon's full-frame DSLR cameras

The camera has many complex features that are difficult to learn from the official User's Manual

Author James Johnson covers everything from basic features to advanced photographic options. This book will teach you to successfully use this powerful camera

Mastering the Fujifilm X-E1 and X-Pro 1 Provides a wealth of

experienced-based information and insights for owners of Fuji's mirrorless X-E1 and X-Pro1 system cameras

Easy to read and understand compact advise on introduction to the camera

This book is intended for the intermediate and advanced user

Mastering the Nikon D7100

This book will interest the owners of the new Nikon D7100 camera. The camera has many complex features that are difficult to learn from the official User's Manual

The book goes beyond just the camera itself and covers basic photography technique

The Nikonians are the most popular user group in Photography

The Sony Alpha NEX-6

This book explores the features and capabilities of the camera in a way that far surpasses the user's manual

Easy, step-by-step explanations

Clear and friendly writing style Everything from basic

features to advanced photographic application

Trade Catalog

Building iPhone & iPad Electronics Projects

By Mike WesterfieldO’Reilly Media

$29.99 US, $31.99 CANISBN 9781449363505

Inventing a Better MousetrapBy Alan Rothschild

Maker Media$24.99 US, $26.99 CANISBN 9781449340599

The Makerspace Workbench

By Adam KempMaker Media

$19.99 US, $20.99 CANISBN

9781449355678

Make: Machines and Mechanisms

By Christopher T. PalmerMaker Media

$34.99 US, $36.99 CANISBN

9781449345310

Make: Wearable and Flexible Electronics

By Kate HartmanMaker Media

$34.99 US, $36.99 CANISBN

9781449336516

QuickBooks 2014: The Missing ManualBy Bonnie Biafore

O’Reilly Media$34.99 US, $36.99 CANISBN 9781449341756

Dreamweaver CC: The Missing Manual

By David Sawyer McFarland & Chris Grover

O’Reilly Media$49.99 US, $52.99 CANISBN 9781449341701

Photoshop CC: The Missing ManualBy Lesa SniderO’Reilly Media

$49.99 US, $52.99 CANISBN 9781449342418

Title 400: The Missing ManualBy Barbara Brundage

O’Reilly Media$44.99 US, $47.99 CANISBN 9781449341657

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