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Business Matters: A freelancer’s guide to business success in any economy

When Bette Frick launched her freelance writing and editing business in 1990, not having completed formal business training meant she would make more than a few mistakes. But not applying MBA models meant that as her company grew, her business model fit her rather than some business-school template.

As Bette learned her (sometimes) painful lessons, […]

XML Press at Lavacon

Lavacon is coming up next week, and XML Press writers will be there in force. In addition, XML Press will have a bookstore at the show with books from XML Press authors and other industry leaders.

XML Press authors speaking at the conference include: Rahel Bailie, Mark Baker, Sharon Burton, Char James-Tanny, Noz Urbina, and […]

Every Page is Page One now Available

Mark Baker’s Every Page is Page One: Topic-based Writing for Technical Communication is now available for sale at Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble and other retailers worldwide. The print version is available now, and the ebook will be available shortly.

We also now have the full table of contents on the Every Page is Page One […]

DITA for Print now available

Leigh White’s DITA for Print: A DITA Open Toolkit Workbook is now available for sale at Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble and other retailers worldwide. The print version is available now, and the ebook will be available shortly.

We also now have the full table of contents on the DITA for Print book page.

Congratulations to […]

Every Page is Page One

XML Press will be publishing Mark Baker’s new book, Every Page is Page One: Topic-based Writing for Technical Communication and the Web in the fall of 2013.

On the Internet there are countless paths, but no starting place. In that environment, every page is page one, and every search yields a new page one. We […]

Expanded eBook Distribution

XML Press has expanded eBook distribution through O’Reilly Media. Our expanded distribution includes distribution directly through the O’Reilly eBookstore as well as distribution through Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Apple, Google, Kobo, Safari books, Scribd, and many more.

The books are rolling out over the next week, so if you don’t see a title in your […]

XML Press Authors at Content Agility 2013

Four XML Press authors are scheduled to speak at Content Agility 2013, which is being held in Gatwick (London), England, June 26-27:

Rahel Bailie and Noz Urbina, authors of Content Strategy: Connecting the dots between business, brand, and benefits. Sharon Burton, author of 8 Steps to Amazing Webinars. Eliot Kimber, author of DITA for Practitioners […]

Content Strategy: Connecting the dots between business, brand, and benefits

Rahel Anne Bailie and Noz Urbina’s new book, Content Strategy: Connecting the dots between business, brand, and benefits, is now available through book retailers worldwide, including Amazon.com and, in the US, BarnesandNoble.com. Published by XML Press, Content Strategy is now available in print and will be available in eBook format by mid-January.

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Content Strategy: Connecting the dots between business, brand, and benefits

An excerpt from Rahel Anne Bailie and Noz Urbina’s forthcoming book, Content Strategy: Connecting the dots between business, brand, and benefits” is available at Firehead.net.

If you’ve been asked to get funding for a content strategy initiative and need to build a compelling case, if you’ve been approached by your staff to implement a content […]

STC Webinar: Choosing an XML Standard: The Case for DocBook

Next Thursday, November 1, I will be presenting a live Society for Technical Communication (STC) webinar titled, Choosing an XML Standard: The Case for DocBook.

Selecting an XML standard can be confusing and frustrating. It can be difficult to separate the hype from the substance as you look at various options. This webinar makes the […]