From: "Amanda Staab" <amanda@nostarch.com>
To: "No Starch News" <amanda@nostarch.com>
Subject: First Title From Linux Journal Press 
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 10:14:48 -0700

LINUX MUSIC & SOUND the first of many books destined to serve the Linux
community

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For Immediate Release
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Contact: Amanda Staab, No Starch Press, 415-863-9900,
mailto:amanda@nostarch.com

San Francisco, CA--Linux Journal Press, a partnership between Specialized
Systems Consultants, Inc. (SSC) and No Starch Press, announces the
publication of its first book. LINUX MUSIC & SOUND (1-886411-34-4, $39.95,
350 pp. w/CD-ROM, http://www.nostarch.com/?lms, October 2000) is the first
book to document recording, storing, playing, and editing music and sound
using the Linux operating system.

Founded in 2000 (http://www.nostarch.com/releases/ssc_release.pdf), Linux
Journal Press publishes books on cutting-edge Linux topics that will make a
difference for users at all levels of expertise. The imprint's goal is to
assist in advancing the acceptance and usability of Linux. The first of 8
titles planned in the imprint’s first calendar year, LINUX MUSIC & SOUND
will make an important contribution to the continuing development of Linux.

The advancement of music and sound under Linux is crucial to the operating
system’s success on the desktop. Author Dave Phillips, a performing musician
for over 30 years, is an expert in MIDI, Csound, and Linux. He maintains a
Linux MIDI and Sound informational Web site found at
http://www.bright.net/~dlphilp/linuxsound. In LINUX MUSIC & SOUND he
explains the basics of digital sound and tackles Linux-specific software and
hardware issues. Phillips covers general Linux audio set-up, describes basic
and advanced use of the system, and profiles and evaluates the broad range
of Linux sound and music applications.

Future Linux Journal Press titles slated for the next season will include
the following:

THE BLENDER BOOK, by Carsten Wartmann (Nov. 2000, 1-886411-44-1) walks
readers through Blender, a free 3D modeling and animation tool that runs on
multiple platforms, including Windows, Linux, and FreeBSD.

THE LINUX COOKBOOK, by Michael Stutz (Feb. 2001, 1-886411-48-4), is a
complete guide to the best ways to do everyday tasks with Linux and open
source software.

LINUX GAME PROGRAMMING, by John Hall (May 2001, 1-886411-49-2) reviews the
most important Linux multimedia toolkits while teaching readers the basic
foundations of game programming under Linux.

ABOUT LINUX JOURNAL PRESS
Linux Journal Press publishes books on cutting-edge Linux topics that help
to advance the acceptance and usability of Linux. Linux Journal Press stems
from the partnership between No Starch Press (http://www.nostarch.com) and
Specialized Systems Consultants, Inc. (SSC), publisher of Linux Journal
(http://www.ssc.com and http://www.linuxjournal.com).

For a review copy or to schedule a radio, TV, or print interview,
contact Amanda Staab at 415-863-9900 or mailto:amanda@nostarch.com.

Additional Contact Info:

No Starch Press
555 De Haro Street, Suite 250
San Francisco, CA 94107
tel: 415-863-9900
fax: 415-863-9950

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