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Business Matters reviewed by STC Technical Communication

The Society for Technical Communication (STC) journal, Technical Communication, has published a review of Bette Frick’s Business Matters: A Freelancer’s Guide to Business Success in Any Economy.

From the review, written by Kristin Kirkham-Broadhead, “Frick writes in a refreshing tone with her blatant honesty, showcasing the roller coaster of emotions you deal with in […]

 Latest News (Book Review,Content Strategy)

Review of Intelligent Content: A Primer

Lisa Park of Extractable has just posted a review of Intelligent Content: A Primer.

From the review: “Intelligent Content: A Primer, goes into quite a bit of detail—and includes a fair amount of research—to explain how you’ll benefit from this type of content. It includes three brief case studies, highlighting an investment bank, medical device […]

 Latest News (Book Review)

Interview with Author Experience author, Rick Yagodich

In a new interview at contentful.com, Rick Yagodich, author of Author Experience, discusses the importance of making sure content management software and practices provide an environment for authors that maximizes their effectiveness and efficiency.

In the article, Yagodich says, “The most valuable assets within any company are its people, its proprietary processes, its ways […]

 Latest News (Tech Comm)

2016 TechComm Benchmarking Survey

The Content Wrangler is conducting research to determine how large organizations create and manage technical communication content and deliver it to those who need it. This survey is designed to identify the biggest challenges in our industry, the types of techniques, tools, and standards we use, and what we plan to do to improve […]

 Latest News (XML Press)

Every Page is Page One on CMI Holiday Gift List

Mark Baker’s Every Page is Page One has been named one of 17+ Books to Give Your Favorite Content Marketer this Season in a Content Marketing Institute article written by Roger C. Parker.

According to Parker, “Mark Baker addresses how the Internet has changed the way people seek information and what it means for content […]

 Latest News (XML Press)

A Practical Guide to XLIFF 2.0

A Practical Guide to XLIFF 2.0 introduces the OASIS XLIFF standard. Companies use XLIFF to standardize the exchange of source and localized content with localization and translation vendors.

You will learn how to get the most from the XLIFF standard, use best practices in your translation workflow, extend XLIFF, and use the XLIFF modules.

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 Latest News (MadCap Flare,XML Press)

MadWorld Conference — April 10-12, 2016

XML Press is pleased to be a sponsor for the MadWorld Technical Communication and Content Strategy Conference, which will return to San Diego, April 10-12, 2016

Returning for its fourth year, the MadWorld 2016 technical communication and content strategy conference will take place on the shores of Mission Bay in beautiful San Diego, California.

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 Latest News (Content Strategy)

Intelligent Content: A Primer — UPDATE

Today, everything is marketing. All of the content we produce affects the customer experience. Therefore, all content is marketing and all content producers are marketers.

Intelligent Content: A Primer shows you why you should know about intelligent content, opens the door to new ways of thinking about your content, and gets you started down […]

 Latest News (Sale,XML Press)

Back-to-School Sale on eBooks

All XML Press ebooks are on sale through September 18 at the XML Press eBook Store. Save 50% on all ebooks and 60% on any order greater than $100.

Use the discount code B2S5 or the link above, which includes the discount code.

The sale also includes titles from O’Reilly, Wiley, A Book Apart, Rosenfeld, […]

 Latest News (XML Press)

Information Development World 2015

This year’s Information Development World offers keynote talks from Brandon Schauer and Lisa Welchman, and featured presentations from George Gopen, Robert Glushko, Robert Rose, and Carmen Simon.

There will be six parallel tracks, covering DITA, Medical Devices, Content, Language and Culture, Content Engineering, and Content Marketing.

Current and future XML Press authors Scott Abel, […]