ARCHIVED: What books are available for Mac OS and Mac OS X computers, and where can I find them?
Many books are available for nearly every aspect of Mac OS and Mac OS X computing: operating system, hardware, the Internet, graphics, programming, and specific applications. Most of these you can find in the computing sections of major bookstores such as Borders, Barnes & Noble, B. Dalton, and Waldenbooks. You may also purchase many of these titles online from the following sources:
Peachpit Press:
http://www.peachpit.com/index.aspx?rll=1O'Reilly & Associates:
http://oreilly.com/Amazon.com, online bookstore
http://www.amazon.com/These are some of the better known titles:
- Mac OS X Unleashed
- Written by John Ray and William C. Ray, and published by Sams,
this book is a comprehensive and excellent source of information about
Mac OS X. The authors make a particular effort to explain the
BSD Unix underpinnings of Mac OS X. Though
written to include basic beginner material, this book is generally
better suited for more advanced users.
- The Macworld Bible series
- From the publishers of Macworld and authored by Lon Poole, a new
book in this series is typically issued with each major release of the
operating system. Thus, they have titles like Macworld Mac OS 9
Bible and Macworld Mac OS X Bible. Each book is an
in-depth look at the operating system covered.
- O'Reilly & Associates In a Nutshell and The Missing Manual series
- O'Reilly & Associates is one of the most respected publishers
of computer books. They have several excellent titles for the
Macintosh operating system and several popular applications.
- Macworld Macintosh Secrets
- From the publishers of Macworld and authored by David Pogue and
Joseph Schorr, this book is a comprehensive guide to Mac tips, tricks,
and hints. The book includes a CD-ROM with an enormous software
collection. Wiley publishes it.
- Sad Macs, Bombs and Other Disasters
- This book by Ted Landau is a problem solving guide describing
numerous problems and their solutions. It covers both hardware and
software and is comprehensive, yet inexperienced Mac users can
understand it. Peachpit Press publishes it.
- The Mac is not a Typewriter and its sequel, Beyond the Mac is not a Typewriter
- Written by Robin Williams, these are excellent guides to producing
professional-looking documents on the Mac. They are available from
Peachpit Press.
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Last modified on August 01, 2008.
Last modified on August 01, 2008.







