BERKELEY, CA-Oct. 11, 2005 -- Peachpit announced today its lineup of books designed to guide readers through Adobe(r) Photoshop(r) Elements 4.0 and Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0, Adobe's newest digital image and video editing tools for Windows(r). Photoshop Elements 4.0 opens the door for amateur photographers, business users, students, and home users who want to organize, edit, and share professional-looking photos. Premiere Elements 2.0 allows video hobbyists-amateur producers and filmmakers, students, corporate users, and more-to create high-quality digital films easily.

With titles from the official Adobe Press Classroom in a Book series, best-selling Visual QuickStart Guide series, and more, Peachpit's lineup includes books for all user levels-from those learning Elements from the ground up to those who are ready to dive into photo editing and retouching projects. Some of Peachpit's titles also cover how to use Photoshop Elements to make crafts, such as custom recipe books, calendars, garden journals, ornaments, and more. A sampling of new Peachpit books includes:

Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 Classroom in a Book
Adobe Creative Team; ISBN 0-321-38482-2


Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 Classroom in a Book
Adobe Creative Team; ISBN 0-321-38548-9


Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 Classroom in a Book
Scott Kelby; ISBN 0-321-38483-0


Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 Classroom in a Book
Craig Hoeschen; ISBN 0-321-38480-6


Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 Classroom in a Book
Antony Bolante; ISBN 0-321-38355-9


Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 Classroom in a Book
Elizabeth Bulger; ISBN 0-321-36896-7


Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 Classroom in a Book
Dave Huss; ISBN 0-321-37570-X


Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 Classroom in a Book
Lisa Matthews; ISBN 0-321-38481-4

Please visit www.peachpit.com/elements for detailed descriptions, pricing and availability information, and more.

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Berkeley-based Peachpit has been publishing top-notch books on the latest in graphic design, desktop publishing, multimedia, Web publishing, and general computing since 1986. Its award-winning books feature step-by-step explanations, time-saving techniques, savvy insider tips, and expert advice for computer users of all sorts. It is the home of the internationally recognized Visual QuickStart Guide series, New Riders Voices That Matter series, and is the publishing partner for Adobe Press, lynda.com, Macromedia Press, NAPP, Apple Certified, and others. Peachpit is a company of Pearson Education, the world's largest education publisher and a Pearson (NYSE: PSO) company. Learn more at www.pearsoned.com.