Agreement results in Shafer Media becoming the first official publisher of Runtime Revolution Books
Edinburgh, Scotland, August 30, 2005
Runtime Revolution (www.runrev.com) and Shafer Media (www.shafermedia.com) of Monterey, California, announced today that Shafer Media will be revising and updating the popular "Revolution: Software at the Speed of Thought" book series. "Revolution: Software at the Speed of Thought"
is popular with new and experienced Revolution users due to its
comprehensive and approachable style. The two companies also announced
that Shafer Media will become the first official publisher of books
about the Runtime Revolution range of multi-platform software
development tools.
"We are delighted that the 'Revolution: Software at the Speed of Thought' series is to be updated," said Kevin Miller CEO of Runtime Revolution who went on to say that, "the
status of Official Publisher will give Shafer Media the ability to
focus on bringing its highly successful and acclaimed range of books to
more Revolution users."
The current series of books and e-books "Revolution: Software at the Speed of Thought" are now available from Shafer Media Inc by visiting their store at http://shafermediastore.com/tech_main.html.
In releasing the updated book series, Shafer announced the Revolution
titles would be the first SmartEBooks(tm) released by Shafer Media.
SmartEBooks are electronic products that combine in a single
application multiple media (eBooks, video, audio, animations) and
custom software. SmartEBooks are an innovation of Shafer Media and are
all written using Revolution.
Dan Shafer President of Shafer Media Inc, said, "The
agreement makes Shafer Media the first independent publisher of books
for the Runtime Revolution product family which will result in there
being a renewed focus on publishing opportunities for this popular
range of developer tools."
About Shafer Media Inc
Dan is the founder and President of Shafer Media (http://www.shafermedia.com),
a consulting firm that specializes in helping authors of information
products turn their ideas into eBooks, software applications, Web
sites, and other electronic formats. Shafer Media is also a publisher
of books, software and other related products for the xTalk community,
Web designers and other technology audiences.
About Runtime Revolution
Founded in 1997, Runtime Revolution focuses on bringing user-centric
software development to all major platforms: Windows, Macintosh, Linux,
and Unix. Products include Revolution Dreamcard, Studio and Enterprise,
and Ten Thumbs Typing Tutor. The company is based in Edinburgh,
Scotland. For more information on Runtime Revolution, please visit the
company on the web at http://www.runrev.com/.
or http://www.tenthumbstypingtutor.com