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Python Programming Books Set: Python Programming For Beginners & Complete Guide For Python Programming [James P. Long] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Quick & Easy Guide to Python Programming For Beginners These Books Set is for those who are interested in learning Python programming language. The book Python Programming For Beginners and Complete Guide For Python Programming are Quick and Easy Guide for Programmers to learn python programming Language. These books include all the basics of python

Excellent read from  book designer "I want to look at where printed books stand in respect to digital publishing, why we historically haven't read long-form text on screens and how the iPad is wedging itself in the middle of everything. In doing so I think we can find the line in the sand to define when content should be printed or digitized. This is a conversation for books-makers, web-heads, content-creators, authors and designers. For people who love beautifully made things. And for the storytellers who are willing to take risks and want to consider the most appropriate shape and media for their yarns."

Questia Library Plus iPhone app. Credit: Questia We'll spare you the obvious "there's an app for that" joke. But you can get a library's worth of books on your phone. Questia, an online research portal for students, announced its application today for reading books, articles and periodicals on an iPhone or iPod Touch. The app costs 99 cents for 5,000 public-domain books and a week of unlimited access. After that, users can buy a two-week subscription for $9.99. There are so many things wrong with this we don't know where to start. For one, students don't like to buy things....

"Each August since 1998, Beloit College has released the Beloit College Mindset List, providing a look at the cultural touchstones that shape the lives of students entering college this fall." 2. They have always lived in cyberspace, addicted to a new generation of "electronic narcotics." 5. If they miss The Daily Show, they can always get their news on YouTube. 18. Their folks have never gazed with pride on a new set of bound encyclopedias on the bookshelf. 27. Outdated icons with images of floppy discs for "save," a telephone for "phone," and a snail mail envelope for "mail" have oddly decorated their tablets and smart phone screens. 35. Probably the most tribal generation in history, they despise being separated from contact with their similar-aged friends. 47. Before they purchase an assigned textbook, they will investigate whether it is available for rent or purchase as an e-book. 56. They have always enjoyed school and summer camp memories with a digital yearbook. 71. Despite being preferred urban gathering places, two-thirds of the independent bookstores in the United States have closed for good during their lifetimes.

Fruits Coloring Book (Coloring Book For Children) [Hilda Flowers] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. First of all I would like to thank you for purchasing this book. The book “Fruits Coloring Book (Coloring Book For Children)” is coloring book for kids. I have 2 kids both are of age group 0-7 years. I love to do creative things and mostly I love drawing. So

Yoga For Beginners: Best Yoga Poses For Weight Loss And Other Benefits [Laura Serio] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Yoga For Beginners: Best Yoga Poses For Weight Loss And Other Benefits Want to lose weight, get rid of stress

Possible generation-gap-type issues for digital educational publishing for colleges: "Today, the college assumes all students not only have computer skills but a plethora of high-tech devices and services. The class schedule and registration procedure is entirely online-even if you're in the registrar's office....In the first class, the professor handed out her e-mail address and the URL where the syllabus could be found--instead of her office phone number and a copy of the syllabus. Unfortunately, the college sites are full of graphics and animations and download very slowly on my dial-up connection. (Even if I could afford a broadband connection, my ISP doesn't provide it in my area.)" "At least one exercise in each chapter requires accessing the publisher's textbook Web site. Many of these exercises could just as easily be put on the computer disk also sold-at an increased profit (I used to work for a textbook-preparation company)-with the text....Again, a dial-up connection won't download the videos. The audio files are .mp3; I can't open them, don't have the skill to know what program I need, and have no access to free technical support....So once every chapter I head for either the heavily used public library or the equally heavily used computer lab in the college's suburban learning center (branch campus)--and hope that a computer is available."

Do you want to live life stress-free, lose extra weight, or heal your overall body? If so, you can get all the solutions in "Yoga for Beginners" You will find all the remedies here. Along with beginners, this book is helpful for people of all ages who want to live stress free, peaceful and healthy lifestyle. In this guide, you will learn several types of yoga postures with clear images and know the benefits of each pose. You have to follow the rules mentioned in this guide to get all the benefits. The book also features the poses for weight gain and weight loss.

The Magic Of Thinking Big: Achieve Whatever You Dream For [Megan Coulter] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. “The Magic of Thinking Big: Achieve Whatever You Dream For” A great book which covers the basic and most important things that proves that you can achieve whatever you dream for

Drawing For Beginners: From Dot To Drawing Shapes And Forms - Kindle edition by Renee B. Williams. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Drawing For Beginners: From Dot To Drawing Shapes And Forms.

More people are turning to the Internet for their arts consumption...seems to me that this might have implications for 1) people working in the arts (they have to market themselves too), and 2) people who want to do e-projects of various sorts (there is an audience for more complex online projects).

Technology research firm IDC makes forecasts for 2010. Also, a look at Apples new touchscreen tablet computer, or iPad, that will have an 8-10inch screen. The iPad will be ideal for watching movies, surfing the Web, playing games, and reading books. It will be general-purpose, unlike Amazon's single-pupose Kindle reader and may give the Kindle a run for its money.

The always interesting and worthwhile Cory Doctorow on what limits on Net Neutrality could mean for writers and publishers. \n

Coloring Book (Vegetables Coloring Book For Children) [Hilda Flowers] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. First of all I would like to thank you for purchasing this book. The book “Coloring Book (Vegetables Coloring Book For Children)” is designed by Hilda Flowers

Drawing For Beginners: From Dot To Drawing Shapes And Forms [Renee B. Williams] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Drawing For Beginners - From Dot To Drawing Shapes And Forms This guide is for thos who love drawing and sketching

"Back in October, the startup tech firm Silent Circle ruffled governments' feathers with a "surveillance-proof" smartphone app to allow people to make secure phone calls and send texts easily. Now, the company is pushing things even further-with a groundbreaking encrypted data transfer app that will enable people to send files securely from a smartphone or tablet at the touch of a button. (For now, it's just being released for iPhones and iPads, though Android versions should come soon.) That means photographs, videos, spreadsheets, you name it-sent scrambled from one person to another in a matter of seconds." In an age where we can pretty much assume we're being monitored 24/7, is this a good thing? Or is this another tool for some really terrible people to do some really terrible things, but now with an added layer of privacy?

Is the KindleFire really that great? Has anyone used one yet?

I haven't played with the Fire yet, but I'm always very dubious of the "tech analyst". Let's face it, dominating the Android tablet market isn't all that difficult right now, as there is a dearth of poorly built, poorly performing Android tablets on the market today. My own personal opinion is that the OS offers a lot of promise, but ironically the real value of the Fire is its connection to Amazon's own "walled garden" of products and services, which flys directly in the face of Android's selling characteristic of "openness".

Randomly, my friend won a Kindle Fire at an office holiday function and I got to play around with it last night. Here are my impressions: First, it's very simple to use though it has that same noticeable lag that all Android tablets seem to have, though I will say not as pronounced as others. It has a rubber-like backing in the same style that the NOOK Simple Touch employs, so it feels good in your hands and won't slide around. Here's one thing that I was surprised about; it's a bit of a brick, meaning it's a lot heavier than I expected. For an eReader, weight seems like a big deal, so I would definitely take one for a test-spin before buying if you can, especially if you're going to use it for long reads. My friend only had one copy of a book, and I thumbed through pretty quickly, and the Fire seemed to handle it well. It had a lot less lag page turning than it did starting apps. On the web, the Fire did pretty well, it downloaded and ran pages smoothly for the most part. Though I will say I went to one of my favorite sites (arsenal.com) to watch some video highlights of yesterday's game, and even though it has a 7 inch screen, the video "wasn't optimized" for the Fire, so the playback size was smaller than it would have been on my iPhone (postage stamp size). On ESPN.com though it seemed to handle video there much better. My other complaint was that the Fire didn't seem to recognize page widths very well, so you have to do a lot of pinching to get the right view of a page in portrait view. So, I'll put down my pocket-protector, ease off the dork-pedal a bit, and just say for the price it's a solid tablet that runs pretty well.

Courts rule against Apple for colluding to raise e-book prices.  This will be a win for Amazon and loss for publishers.