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The book you’ve all been waiting for, Windows 7 Inside Out, Deluxe Edition (ISBN 9780735656925; Page count 1360), by Ed Bott, Carl Siechert, and Craig Stinson is now available for purchase. The Deluxe Edition of the ultimate, in-depth reference to Windows 7 has been fully updated for SP1 and Internet Explorer 9, and features 300+ pages of additional coverage and advanced topics. It’s now packed with even more timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and workarounds from the experts—and includes a fully searchable eBook and other online resources. Topics include installation, configuration, and setup; network connections and troubleshooting; remote access; managing programs; controlling user access and accounts; advanced file management; working with Internet Explorer 9; managing security ...read more

We’re very pleased to announce that Michael Doyle’s book, Customizing My Site in Microsoft SharePoint 2010 has shipped to the printer! Customize your implementation of My Site in Microsoft SharePoint 2010—and capture the enthusiasm...( read more ) ...read more

We’re excited to announce that Phillip Wicklund’s Deploying Cloud-Based Microsoft SharePoint 2010 (ISBN 9780735662100; 470 pages) is now available for purchase! You can find the book’s chapter-level table of contents and Introduction...( read more ) ...read more

Greetings! We’re happy to announce that we’re in the process of creating a free ebook similar to Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 (which we released in 2010). Its title is currently Introducing Microsoft SQL Server Code Name “Denali,” and it will...( read more ) ...read more

Updated for ASP.NET MVC 3, Dino Esposito’s Programming Microsoft ASP.NET MVC, Second Edition , is now available. You can see the book’s “Contents at a Glance” and read its Introduction in this earlier post . In this post we share an excerpt from one of...( read more ) ...read more

We’re happy to announce the debut of MCTS 70-662 Rapid Review: Configuring Microsoft® Exchange Server 2010 (ISBN: 9780735658103; 296 pages) by Ian McLean! This book is the part of a brand new Microsoft Press Rapid Review certification series. The Rapid Review series is designed to help you assess your readiness for Microsoft certification exams. Each book in the series walks you through the exam objectives, providing “need to know” checklists, review questions, tips, and links to further study. It’s a streamlined way to evaluate and reinforce your preparation for the exam. This book is an ideal complement to the in-depth training of the Microsoft Press® Training Kit and other exam-prep resources for Exam 70-662. For a preview, here’s the book’s Contents at a Glance and an excerpt from the Introduction ...read more

Friends, the final and complete version of Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2012 , by Ross Mistry ( @RossMistry ) and Stacia Misner ( @StaciaMisner ), is now ready as a free download! You can download the PDF version of this title here (288 pages; 10.8 MB). We will update this post soon with links to EPUB and MOBI files. We expect these files to be available by March 23. If you prefer a hard copy of the book, you can order it here for $14.99 . Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2012 includes 10 chapters: PART I DATABASE ADMINISTRATION (by Ross Mistry) 1. SQL Server 2012 Editions and Engine Enhancements 2. High-Availability and Disaster-Recovery Enhancements 3. Performance and Scalability 4. Security Enhancements 5. Programmability and Beyond-Relational Enhancements ...read more

We’re very pleased to announce that Jennifer Mason, Christian Buckley, Brian T. Jackett, and Wes Preston’s book, Microsoft SharePoint 2010: Creating and Implementing Real-World Projects has shipped to the printer! This hands-on book focuses on a different business scenario in each chapter, using a standardized approach to guide you through the solution-building process from start to finish. Build effective business solutions with Microsoft SharePoint 2010 by applying example workflows and principles from real-world projects. Learn how to use your SharePoint skills to develop a corporate intranet, a media hub, a system to support distributed teams, and solutions to many other scenarios. The book will be available via online retailers around March 25. In the meantime, here’s more information ...read more

On January 31, we released a draft version of the Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2012 ebook containing the six boldfaced chapters below: PART I DATABASE ADMINISTRATION (by Ross Mistry) 1. Denali Editions and Enhancements 2. High Availability and Disaster Recovery Enhancements 3. Scalability and Performance 4. Security Enhancements 5. Beyond Relational PART II BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE DEVELOPMENT (by Stacia Misner) 6. Integration Services 7. Data Quality Services 8. Master Data Services 9. Analysis Services and PowerPivot 10. Reporting Services That release is available in PDF only, and you can download it via our January 31 blog post . We’re still on schedule to release the final, full, and, yes, free 10-chapter ebook on March 15 , but we’ll have only the PDF ready on that date. We’ll release ...read more

We’re excited to announce that Darvish Shadravan and Laura Rogers’ Using Microsoft InfoPath 2010 with Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Step by Step (ISBN 9780735662063; 512 pages) is now available for purchase!   You can find the book’s introduction...( read more ) ...read more

Check out 15 free videos based on the Excel 2010 Step by Step book. The Microsoft Press Step by Step video series teaches Microsoft software and technologies visually, in an easy-to-follow visual format. Each video in the series is based on a specific...( read more ) ...read more

One more new Exam Ref to go before 2011 ends. It’s a joy to announce availability of MCITP 70-663 Exam Ref: Designing and Deploying Messaging Solutions with Microsoft® Exchange Server 2010 (ISBN 9780735658080; 448 pages) by Orin Thomas. Our latest addition...( read more ) ...read more

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We’re pleased to announce that the new Microsoft Press book Developer's Guide to Collections in Microsoft® .NET (ISBN 978-0-7356-5927-8, 646 pages), is now available for purchase! Written by Calvin (Lee) Janes, a data collection expert, this book is unique...( read more ) ...read more

Everybody interested in learning about what’s new in SQL Server 2012, we hope you saw our first release of our Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2012 ebook in October . That was just a draft, two-chapter quick release to help celebrate PASS Summit 2011...( read more ) ...read more

Everybody interested in learning about what’s new in SQL Server 2012, today’s a good day because we’re releasing our second DRAFT preview of Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2012 , by Ross Mistry and Stacia Misner. (Please remember that...( read more ) ...read more

Greetings! Today only our ebook bundle (EPUB, MOBI, PDF) for Microsoft Manual of Style, Fourth Edition , is on sale for 50% off. You get the ebook bundle, and all updates to that bundle over time, for only $11.99. Click here to make your purchase . Enjoy...( read more ) ...read more

With all the Microsoft Press books published before the new year, we forgot to post a “New book” announcement for MCPD 70-519 Exam Ref: Designing and Developing Web Applications Using Microsoft® .NET Framework 4 (ISBN 9780735657267; 304 pages) by Tony Northrup. We apologize for the oversight, but better late than never. Tony’s book is the first in the new Microsoft Press Exam Ref series , and one of three Exam Refs currently available, with more on the way in 2012. The book is a great way to prepare for the MCPD 70-519 exam, the Pro-level exam required for the MCPD: Web Developer 4 certification To give you a look inside, here’s the book’s Table of Contents, and an excerpt from the section on 70-519 exam objective 4.2 (Design an authentication and authorization model): Contents Chapter 1: Designing ...read more

We rarely feature our Microsoft Press eReference Library on the blog so I thought I might take a moment to explain to you this great resource. Get immediate, online access to a wealth of Microsoft Press books with a subscription to our eReference Library hosted by Safari Books Online, for as little as $22.99 for one month for the all-you-can-eat model (no long term contract). The content is served up on an easy-to-use interface and comes with some cool features (such as notes, highlighting, bookmarking), and time-saving tools that make it easy for you to organize information and personalize your experience so that you can reach your training goals. · Search and access more than 600 reference books from Microsoft Press, and read the full content online. · Quickly find specific information within ...read more

We’re excited to announce that John Pierce’s MOS Study Guide for Microsoft Office 365 (ISBN: 9780735669031; 224 pages) is now available for purchase! You can find an excerpt from the introduction in this previous post . Here is an excerpt from Chapter 1:   1.2 Navigate Office 365 Applications Two of the applications you’ll use in Office 365 are Outlook Web App and SharePoint, which provides the foundation for your team site. In this section, you’ll learn the basics of how to find your way around these applications. We’ll look at Outlook first and then cover the SharePoint team site.   Using the Outlook Navigation Pane The navigation pane appears along the left side of the Outlook Web App window. At the bottom of the navigation pane are links to your inbox, the calendar, the tasks ...read more

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If you’re attending TechEd in Amsterdam June 26-29, 2012, be sure to stop by the Microsoft Press stand 26 where there will be author book signings, book giveaways, and special offers. Meet the Authors TUESDAY     Author Schedule Book Vittorio Bertocci 2 PM Tuesday Programming Windows Identity Foundation Penny Coventry 7 PM Tuesday Microsoft SharePoint 2010: Business Connectivity Services (June), Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 Inside Out, Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 Step by Step Tom Shinder 7:30 PM Tuesday Deploying Microsoft Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server, Deploying Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010, Deploying Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010 WEDNESDAY     Author Schedule Book Dan Holme 12:30 PM Wednesday MCTS ...read more

Greetings, everyone. Charles Petzold’s free 24-chapter ebook, Programming Windows Phone 7 , which you can find here , has been downloaded hundreds of thousands of times, which pleases us very much. We’re happy you find the work helpful, and we’re currently planning a second edition of the ebook (which will also be free). To help us provide an even better offering for “Mango,” we really need your feedback about the first edition of the ebook. Please fill out our anonymous survey to give us feedback: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/booksurvey The survey will ask you for an ISBN to identify the title you’re commenting on. Enter this: 9780735643352 The survey is short and painless, we promise. And we do not ask for any personal information, nor will we contact you afterwards (because we don’t ...read more

Greetings. On January 31, we released a draft version of the Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2012 ebook containing the six boldfaced chapters below: PART I DATABASE ADMINISTRATION (by Ross Mistry) 1. Denali Editions and Enhancements 2. High Availability and Disaster Recovery Enhancements 3. Scalability and Performance 4. Security Enhancements 5. Beyond Relational PART II BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE DEVELOPMENT (by Stacia Misner) 6. Integration Services 7. Data Quality Services 8. Master Data Services 9. Analysis Services and PowerPivot 10. Reporting Services That release is available in PDF only, and you can download it via our January 31 blog post . In today’s post, we’re happy to say that we’re on schedule to release the final, full, and, yes, free 10-chapter ebook in three formats (PDF, MOBI ...read more