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		<title>22 Questions to Ask Before Writing a Technical Manual</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:13:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[© 2010 Ugur Akinci The traditional book format (&#8220;codex&#8221;) is under serious attack both from online and ebook platforms, and structured documents that have &#8220;topic&#8221; as their most basic information unit instead of the &#8220;page.&#8221; However I believe the book format will be with us for a long time to come while XML-based non-book formats [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Technical Book Review – THE COMPASS: Essential Reading About XML, DITA, and Web 2.0</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:14:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[© 2010 Ugur Akinci Here is a mighty little volume by Scriptorium.com that should be mandatory reading for all those either brand new to structured authoring or looking for technical details about DITA (Darwin Information Typing Architecture) OT (Open Toolkit) and PDF generation. The last chapter on “Web 2.0 in Technical Communication” is also good [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free Medical Ebooks</title>
		<link>http://www.technicalcommunicationcenter.com/2010/06/27/free-medical-ebooks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 13:24:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is an interesting compilation of free medical ebooks. NOTE: We have not verified the copyright or security/virus status of these ebooks. Please download them at your own risk. http://downloadmedicalbook.blogspot.com/2010/06/download-free-medical-ebooks-from-big.html Related Posts:Download Free Science and Technology BooksFree BOOK: Technical Communication Principles and Practice EbookFree Technical Writing Articles (PDF Download)4 Free WordPress Theme TemplatesMedical Writing Jobs, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free BOOK: Technical Communication Principles and Practice Ebook</title>
		<link>http://www.technicalcommunicationcenter.com/2010/06/17/free-book-technical-communication-principles-and-practice-ebook/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:02:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Click here to take advantage of these free downloadable ebooks P.S. We have not tested these downloads for viruses etc. Please download at your own risk. Related Posts:Free Medical EbooksDownload Free Science and Technology BooksTechnical EBook Writer NeededWriting an ebook : Four powerful industries to considerFree Technical Writing Articles (PDF Download)E-Book Publishers &#8211; Are You [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is &#8220;Copyleft&#8221; and Why it&#8217;s Important?</title>
		<link>http://www.technicalcommunicationcenter.com/2010/04/21/what-is-copyleft-and-why-its-important/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:07:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Excerpts from an excellent article) The idea of copyleft originated with über-hacker Richard Stallman in 1983 when he started the GNU Project. In brief, his goal was “to develop a complete free Unix-like operating system.” As part of that goal, he invented and wrote the GNU General Public License, a legal construct that included a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Technical Book Review &#8212; &#8220;Creating Technical Manuals: A Step-by-Step Approach to Writing User-Friendly Instructions&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.technicalcommunicationcenter.com/2010/04/20/technical-book-review-creating-technical-manuals-a-step-by-step-approach-to-writing-user-friendly-instructions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:23:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[© 2010 Ugur Akinci Creating Technical Manuals: A Step-By-Step Approach to Writing User-Friendly Instructions by Gerald Cohen and Donald H. Cunningham was printed back in 1984. So like most pre-Internet era technical books, it&#8217;s outdated in terms of visual content. Its page layout suggestions, for example, shows how rapidly the technical communication field has developed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SitePoint is having a &#8220;5 for 1&#8243; Book Sale</title>
		<link>http://www.technicalcommunicationcenter.com/2010/03/31/sitepoint-is-having-a-5-for-1-books-sale/</link>
		<comments>http://www.technicalcommunicationcenter.com/2010/03/31/sitepoint-is-having-a-5-for-1-books-sale/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 03:55:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are into web design, web development, or information marketing you may want to check out the &#8220;5 for 1&#8243; sale SitePoint is having right now. You pick 5 books from their wide selection and pay only $29.95. I&#8217;m not a SitePoint affiliate. I just wanted to share this with you because I thought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Technical Book Review &#8211; &#8220;Enabling Globalization&#8221; by Nabil Freij</title>
		<link>http://www.technicalcommunicationcenter.com/2010/03/16/technicalbook-review-enabling-globalization-by-nabil-freij/</link>
		<comments>http://www.technicalcommunicationcenter.com/2010/03/16/technicalbook-review-enabling-globalization-by-nabil-freij/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[© 2010 Ugur Akinci &#8220;Enabling Globalization: A Guide to Using Localization to Penetrate International Markets&#8221; by Nabil Freij, the President of the localization company GlobalVision International Inc. is a must reference for everyone thinking to market products and services globally. It’s kind of ironic but true – globalization requires localization, and this book has plenty [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Technical Book Review &#8211; &#8220;Guide to Technical Editing&#8221; by Anne Eisenberg</title>
		<link>http://www.technicalcommunicationcenter.com/2010/03/05/technical-book-review-guide-to-technical-editing-by-anne-eisenberg/</link>
		<comments>http://www.technicalcommunicationcenter.com/2010/03/05/technical-book-review-guide-to-technical-editing-by-anne-eisenberg/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:18:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[© 2010 Ugur Akinci Guide to Technical Editing by Anne Eisenberg is a book outdated in some regards (printed in 1992) but the principles of editing covered in this 182-page volume are well established, still valid, and richly illustrated. For example, the illustration of a &#8220;rocket&#8221; on page 88 is one such visual element that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who Gets How Much When a Book is Sold?</title>
		<link>http://www.technicalcommunicationcenter.com/2010/03/02/who-gets-how-much-when-a-book-is-sold/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:06:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Excerpts) On a typical hardcover, the publisher sets a suggested retail price. Let’s say it is $26. The bookseller will generally pay the publisher $13. Out of that gross revenue, the publisher pays about $3.25 to print, store and ship the book, including unsold copies returned to the publisher by booksellers. For cover design, typesetting [...]]]></description>
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