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June 2, 2010

Books

Read the free online version of Mark Boulton's "A Practical Guide to Designing for the Web" (and see another take on the conventional publishing model)

I'm pointing to Mark Boulton's Five Simple Steps publishing venture for two reasons. First, because I suspect you'll find his book, A Practical Guide to Designing for the Web, interesting and useful. And second because I think the the publishing model is worth noting.

I've written for three publishers: Random House, Rockport, and PeachPit—but I have also published my own books through my company Logic Arts. So I am interested to see how other folks re-work the conventional publishing models. Five Simple Steps employs Seth Godin's model of giving away a free online version of the book and charging for a download or hard copy.

I'm interested in other models if you are interested in sharing what you've found.