Que Publishing to Release 19th Edition of Scott Mueller's Upgrading and Repairing PCs
PSO | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Scott Mueller's Upgrading and Repairing PCs, which provides
step-by-step information on identifying and fixing problems, adding
hardware, optimizing performance, and building new PCs from scratch, has
been the top-selling hardware book for 20 years, according to Bookscan,
the book sales monitoring and analysis service. Que
Publishing will release the 19th edition of Upgrading
and Repairing PCs on Dec. 8th, and the newly
revised book is now available for presale on www.informit.com.
NEW TO THIS EDITION:
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Intel's and AMD's hottest new processors, including the Intel Core i
Series and AMD Phenom family
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The latest PC system designs and form factors, including the new
mini-ITX and DTX motherboard form factors
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State-of-the-art graphics cards, GPUs, and chipsets from NVIDIA and
ATI/AMD
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Terabyte-class hard disks, solid state drives, and other data storage
innovations
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Revamped coverage of building PCs from scratch--from selecting and
assembling hardware to BIOS Setup and troubleshooting
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A two-hour DVD containing studio-quality, how-to videos, and detailed
presentations covering components including processors, motherboards,
chipsets, memory, hard disk drives, chassis, and power supplies.
"Upgrading and Repairing PCs has sold more than 2.2 million
copies in its 20-year history, and is the longest running single
hardware book ever published," said Greg Wiegand, Associate Publisher at
Pearson. "Written for everyone from professional technicians to home PC
enthusiasts, the new edition focuses on the latest technologies and
maintenance challenges, and features Scott Mueller's trusted insights
and advice."
PRODUCT INFORMATION: Title: Upgrading
and Repairing PCs, 19th Edition ISBN-10: 0789739542 ISBN-13:
9780789739544 Author: Scott
Mueller Publisher: Que
Publishing Published: December 2009 Pages: 1,176 Suggested
Retail Price: $49.99 (a $10.00 drop from previous edition)
About Scott Mueller
Scott Mueller is the most trusted, authoritative hardware voice in the
industry. In addition to teaching hardware repair to thousands of
computer professionals and enthusiasts, he has sold more than 2.2
million copies of Upgrading and Repairing PCs, making him the
most world-renowned hardware author in history and his book a classic.
Scott has taught hardware repair to a host of agencies in the U.S. and
foreign governments and to corporations in the United States, Canada,
Australia, and Europe. His articles have appeared in Forbes, Maximum PC,
PC World, and numerous other publications. Scott also has appeared on
TechTV, ComputerAmerica, and Let's Talk Computers and serves as an
industry expert for the news media as well as an expert witness in legal
cases.
About Pearson
Pearson, the education, services and technology company, is home to such
respected brands as Addison-Wesley Professional, Cisco Press, Exam Cram,
IBM Press, Prentice Hall Professional, Que, and Sams Publishing, which
have as their online publishing arm, InformIT (www.informit.com)
-The Trusted Technology Learning Source. In addition, Berkeley-based
Peachpit (www.peachpit.com),
the publishing partner for Adobe Press, Apple Certified, and others,
publishes best-selling books for creative design professionals. Pearson
is also co-founder, with O'Reilly Media Inc., of Safari Books Online (http://safari.informit.com),
the premier on-demand digital library providing thousands of expert
reference materials through a single point of contact, including expert
technology, creative and design, business and management resources in
video and text formats. Pearson Education is part of Pearson (NYSE:
PSO), the international media company. Pearson's other primary
businesses include the Financial Times Group and the Penguin Group.
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SOURCE: Pearson
Pearson
Lisa Jacobson Brown, Publicist, 317-428-3575
lisajacobsonbrown@pearsoned.com
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