The Joomla Book

Joomla 1.6 Book Available in Safari

no-reply@simplweb.com (swadmin) — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 20:57:39 +0000

The new Joomla 1.6 book - Joomla! 1.6: A User's Guide (3rd Edition) is now available in Rough Cuts from Safari.

The book is the 3rd edition of the most popular book on Joomla, with over 30,000 copies sold worldwide.

Free Safari Books Online Webcast on Joomla

no-reply@simplweb.com (Administrator) — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:43:48 +0000

Join me next week for the 2nd in the series of free Joomla webcasts from Safari Books Online.

Its on Tuesday, April 6, 2010 1:00 pm EST and I'll be looking at how you can take advantage of the more advanced features of Joomla to make a successful website for your organization or business.

10 attendees will get signed copies of the best selling Joomla book - Joomla - A User's Guide. The last webcast filled up quickly, so make sure you register now!

Joomla 1.5 Users Guide Reviewed on Slashdot

no-reply@simplweb.com (Administrator) — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:31:32 +0000

Head over to Slashdot and checkout the great new review of Joomla:

Joomla! 1.5: A User's Guide, 2nd Edition is to be recommended, particularly when matched with the DVD training course. Together they form a valuable reference guide and self-teaching tool, for newbies as well as seasoned website developers.

http://books.slashdot.org/story/09/08/24/1317218/Joomla-15-A-Users-Guide-2nd-Edition

New Joomla 1.5 Training Video and 2nd Edition of Book Released

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:54:59 +0000

I am very excited that some great new resources to learn how to Joomla are now available, Joomla! 1.5: A User's Guide: Building a Successful Joomla! Powered Website (2nd Edition) and Fundamentals of Joomla! (Video Training)!

The second edition of the book is an update of the best selling book on Joomla, bringing it up to date with the latest version of Joomla 1.5. It also has a completely new chapter on marketing your site and SEO, two topics that change continuously.

The Joomla Video Training is a completely new release. Its a packed 9 hour training video on Joomla 1.5. You can listen as I explain some of the most difficult Joomla concepts, like sections and categories and creating your site navigation.

If you'd like to get some insight into the background behind these new releases, you can head over to cmswire and Dee-Ann LeBlanc's interview about them.

2nd Edition of the Joomla Book Coming Soon

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:06:00 +0000

A 2nd edition of the #1 best selling book on Joomla is in production!

The release date is Q1/Q2 in 2009, and the book will be updated to match the fast paced releases of Joomla 1.5!

Learn How to Joomla with Videos

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:06:00 +0000

Joomla - A User's Guide has been the #1 best selling book on Joomla! Thousands of new Joomla users have used it to build great looking and successful websites.

The author, Barrie North is recognized as a world class educator on Joomla. His blog compassdesigns.net is the most read blog on Joomla today.

Learning how to Joomla is just about to get alot easier, Prentice Hall will be publishing a Video series based on the book. It includes over 10 hours of expert Joomla instruction, and 4 over-the-shoulder case studies where you can see step by step the creation of four different Joomla websites.

The release date is Q1/Q2 in 2009, available on DVD and on iTunes

The Joomla Book Reviewed at JoomlaJabber

joomlabook@compassdesigns.net (Administrator) — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:49:01 +0000

If you like podcasts about Joomla, you should check out www.joomlajabber.com, its a regular viewpoint on the Joomlaverse.

Hosted by Tom Canavan AKA Vscribe and Kathy Strickland AKA PixelBunyiP, its a great resource. Their latest show has a small review of Joomla! A User's Guide. Check it out!

Reviews of the Best Selling Book for Joomla 1.5

joomlabook@compassdesigns.net (Administrator) — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:00:41 +0000

After hitting the book shelves in December, Joomla 1.5 - A User's Guide has already become a best seller! It has managed to reach the top 1000 Amazon best seller list a few times and has peaked at 282!

Complete Joomla Site SQL Dumps now Available

joomlabook@compassdesigns.net (Administrator) — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 21:42:49 +0000

After working on some bugs with how to import and and export SQL from Joomla sites, you can now download various Joomla sites from the book as SQL databases.

The Joomla Book is now Shipping

joomlabook@compassdesigns.net (Administrator) — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 10:19:42 +0000

The Joomla Book - A User's Guide to Joomla 1.5. The Easy-to-Use Book to learn Joomla 1.5 is now shipping! Customers that have purchased the book from Amazon or directly from Prentice Hall should soon be getting their copies in the mail.