Hundreds of Peachpit Titles Now Available on Apple's iBookstore

Publisher offers bestselling eBooks on photography, graphic and web design, Apple products, and more

Berkeley, CA-November 16, 2010-Hundreds of Peachpit, Adobe Press, New Riders, Apple Pro Training, and Apple Training titles are now available in Apple’s iBookstore, with many more to be added soon. Books from the iBookstore can be downloaded and read on the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. The iBookstore is accessible via the: free iBooks app in the App Store.

Peachpit’s iBookstore titles include books by bestselling authors such as Scott Kelby, Joe McNally, Garr Reynolds, and many others. Among the hundreds of available titles are:

The Digital Photography Book, Volumes 1, 2, and 3
Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro 7
iPhone Application Development for iOS 4: Visual QuickStart Guide
The iPad Project Book
Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery

These eBooks offer a unique and convenient reading experience, allowing readers to resize fonts, make notes, and search the book easily to find the specific content they need. The iBookstore also offers the ability to view the stunning full-color images within many Peachpit books, depicting, for example, the techniques of some of the world’s most popular photographers.

“I’m especially delighted to be able to bring our richly illustrated training and inspirational books for creative professionals and Apple pros to the iBookstore,” said Nancy Aldrich-Ruenzel, Peachpit’s publisher. “This resource offers even more options for experiencing our authors’ great content, not just through the touch screen, but also with cool features such as the two-page spread view.”

A publisher of bestselling books since 1986, Peachpit now offers eBooks, videos, apps, conferences and more and is committed to connecting readers with the high-quality content they need most, wherever they are and on whichever device they use.

About Peachpit

Berkeley-based Peachpit has been publishing the industry’s best-selling books on the latest in graphic design, desktop publishing, multimedia, Web design and development, digital video, digital lifestyle, and all-things Mac-related since 1986. Its award-winning books feature authors who are at the top of their field, pioneering new techniques and new approaches. It is the home of the internationally recognized Visual QuickStart Guide series, the design imprint New Riders and its acclaimed Voices That Matter series, Adobe Press, Apple Pro Training Series, and Apple Training Series, and is the publishing partner for Kelby Training/NAPP and others. Peachpit is part of Pearson (NYSE: PSO), the international media company. Pearson’s primary operations also include the Financial Times Group and the Penguin Group. Learn more at: www.peachpit.com and: www.pearson.com.