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Metacentric's publishing imprint One Percent Better completed its ebook publishing schedule for 2010 today with the release of two ebooks on a similar thread. The Java threads FAQ ebook and Servlet threads FAQ ebook were simultaneously released in EPUB format for the Apple iPad, Barnes & Noble Nook and Sony Reader and in Mobi format for the Amazon Kindle. This release extends the One Percent Better ebooks catalogue to seven titles from the Code Style FAQ ebooks series, each available in EPUB and Mobi format.
Posted: 19th December 2010
One Percent Better has extended its distribution to make its Kindle ebook titles available at Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk. Its ebooks catalogue was first released in Mobi format for the Amazon Kindle on 9th November 2010. The full Code Style FAQ ebook series is now available from Amazon for direct download to readers' Kindle devices.
Posted: 15th November 2010
Metacentric's ebook publishing imprint One Percent Better today released new versions of its Code Style FAQ ebook series in Mobi format for the Amazon Kindle ebook reader. The One Percent Better ebooks catalogue was originally released in EPUB format for the Apple iPad, Barnes & Noble Nook and Sony Reader. The Mobi format editions deliver the same mix of "premium content" answers to frequently asked questions with extra related answers in a format suitable for Kindle readers.
Posted: 9th November 2010
One Percent Better ebooks today published Java API FAQ ebook by Metacentric founder Philip Shaw. The Java API ebook is further addition to its series of Java ebooks for Web developers, published in EPUB format. EPUB standard ebooks are suitable for the Apple iPad, Barnes & Noble Nook and Sony Reader. One Percent Better is also preparing to release its growing ebooks catalogue in Mobi format for the Amazon Kindle ebook reader.
Posted: 25th October 2010
The Metacentric ebook imprint One Percent Better today published Java interface design FAQ ebook by Philip Shaw. The Java interfaces ebook is the latest in a series of Java ebooks based on answers to frequently asked questions at the Code Style Web site. The Code Style FAQ ebook series is published in EPUB format for the Apple iPad, Barnes & Noble Nook and Sony Reader. Future editions are also expected to be released in Mobi format for the Amazon Kindle ebook reader.
Posted: 9th October 2010
Metacentric Internet Limited has added a third title to its ebook publishing stable, One Percent Better. The new Cascading Style Sheets FAQ ebook is produced in EPUB format for the Apple iPad, Barnes & Noble Nook and Sony Reader. The ebook contains answers to frequently asked questions about CSS, with "premium content" answers only available to Code Style subscribers and extra CSS-related answers from other FAQ categories. The CSS ebook complements earlier Java ebooks published as part of the Code Style ebook series, and will be released in Amazon Kindle format later this year.
Posted: 11th September 2010
Metacentric ebook imprint One Percent Better today published a second title in the Code Style FAQ ebook series, Java inheritance FAQ by Philip Shaw. This edition is published in EPUB format suitable for Apple iPad, Barnes & Noble Nook and Sony Reader. The Java inheritance ebook follows the format established by the first book in the series, Java strings FAQ ebook, which includes the full text of "premium content" answers to frequently asked questions with extra Java inheritance answers from other FAQs.
Posted: 23rd August 2010
Metacentric today launched the digital imprint One Percent Better to publish a series of ebooks for Web developers. One Percent Better ebooks will initially be produced in EPUB format for the Apple iPad, Barnes & Noble Nook and Sony Reader. Mobi format ebooks for the Amazon Kindle will be released later in the year. The launch of One Percent Better was marked by the publication of the Java strings FAQ ebook by Philip Shaw, based on frequently asked questions and answers first published on the Code Style Web site. The ebook edition includes "premium content" answers previously only available to Code Style subscribers, and extra Java string-related answers from other FAQs.
Posted: 31st July 2010
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