References

To help you build successful digital philatelic studies, exhibits, literature, videos and presentations, a variety of book recommendations on: hardware, software, technologies and style, social media and services, and philately follow (recommendations are linked to Amazon for convenience.)

NOTE: Kindle books can be read on all mobile devices using the free Kindle App.

Hardware

• iPad
  1. iPad: The Missing Manual
  2. iPad: The Missing Manual (Kindle ed.)
  3. iPad For Dummies
  4. iPad For Dummies (Kindle ed.)
  5. iPad For Seniors For Dummies
  6. iPad For Seniors For Dummies (Kindle ed.)
  7. iPad mini For Dummies
  8. iPad mini For Dummies (Kindle ed.)
• iPhone
  1. iPhone: The Missing Manual
  2. iPhone: The Missing Manual (Kindle ed.)
  3. iPhone 5 For Dummies
  4. iPhone 5 For Dummies (Kindle ed.)
  5. iPhone 5 For Seniors For Dummies
  6. iPhone 5 For Seniors For Dummies (Kindle ed.)
• Kindle Fire
  1. Kindle Fire HD: The Missing Manual
  2. Kindle Fire HD: The Missing Manual (Kindle ed.)
  3. Kindle Fire HD For Dummies
  4. Kindle Fire HD For Dummies (Kindle ed.)

Software

• Acrobat
  1. How to Do Everything with Adobe Acrobat 9
  2. How to Do Everything with Adobe Acrobat X
• Garageband
  1. GarageBand 11 – How it Works: A new type of manual – the visual approach
  2. GarageBand for iPad – How it Works: A new type of manual – the visual approach
• iMovie and iDVD
  1. iMovie ’09 and iDVD: The Missing Manual
  2. iMovie ’11 and iDVD: The Missing Manual
  3. iMovie ’09 and iDVD Portable Genius
• InDesign
  1. Exploring InDesign CS5
  2. Exploring InDesign CS6
  3. InDesign CS5 For Dummies
  4. Adobe CS6 All-in-One For Dummies
• Movie Maker
  1. Windows Movie Maker BASICS
• Open Office
  1. Getting Started with Open Office v3.0
  2. Switching To OpenOffice from Microsoft Office
• Paint Shop Pro
  1. Learning Corel Paint Shop Pro X2
  2. Paint Shop Pro 9 For Dummies
• Photoshop Elements (and Express)
  1. Photoshop Elements 7 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide
  2. Photoshop Elements 7: The Missing Manual
  3. Photoshop Elements 8 For Dummies
  4. Photoshop Elements 8 for Mac: The Missing Manual
  5. Photoshop Elements 8 for Windows: The Missing Manual
  6. Adobe Photoshop Express Pocket Guide
• PowerPoint
  1. PowerPoint 2003 for Dummies
  2. PowerPoint 2007 For Dummies
  3. Teach Yourself VISUALLY PowerPoint 2003
  4. Teach Yourself VISUALLY PowerPoint 2007
• Premier Elements
  1. Creating Hollywood-Style Movies with Premiere Elements 7
  2. Photoshop Elements 7 and Premiere Elements 7 Classroom in a Book
  3. Premiere Elements 8: The Missing Manual
• Publisher
  1. Microsoft Office Publisher 2003: Concepts & Techniques
  2. Microsoft Office Publisher 2007: Step by Step

Technologies and Style

• Blogging (Google Blogger and WordPress)
  1. Blogger: Beyond the Basics: Customize and Promote your Blog
  2. Google Blogger for Dummies
  3. A Step by Step WordPress Tutorial for Beginners, Version 3.4.2
  4. WordPress: Visual QuickStart Guide (2nd Ed.)
  5. WordPress for Beginners: A Visual Step-by-Step Guide
  6. WordPress for Dummies
• Page Design
  1. Non-Designer’s Design Book, 3rd Edition
  2. Non-Designer’s Presentation Book, 1st Edition
  3. Non-Designer’s Web Book, 3rd Edition
  4. Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation
• Photography
  1. The Art of iPhone Photography: Creating Great Photos and Art on Your iPhone
  2. iPad for Photographers: A Guide to Managing, Editing, and Displaying Photographs
• Podcasting
  1. Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Podcasting
  2. Podcasting Bible
  3. Podcast Solutions: Guide to Audio + Video Podcasting, 2nd Ed
• QR Coding
  1. QR Codes for Dummies
  2. QR Codes in Education
• Videoblogging
  1. Videoblogging
  2. Videoblogging For Dummies
  3. Web Video: Making It Great, Getting It Noticed
• Web 2.0 (Web Sites, Wikis, and More)
  1. Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms
  2. Creating a Web Site: The Missing Manual
  3. I’ve Got a Domain Name–Now What???: A Practical Guide
  4. The Really, Really, Really Easy Step-by-Step Guide to Building Your Website
  5. Web Wisdom: How To Evaluate & Create Information Quality on the Web
• Writer’s References
  1. The American Heritage Dictionary, 4th Edition
  2. The Chicago Manual of Style
  3. The Elements of Style: 50th Anniversary Edition
  4. Garner’s Modern American Usage
  5. Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (Laminated)
  6. Random House Webster’s College Thesaurus

Social Media and Services

• DropBox
  1. Dropbox In 30 Minutes
• eBay
  1. eBay Business All-in-One For Dummies
  2. eBay PowerSeller Secrets: Insider Tips (2nd Edition)
  3. Ebay and Dropshipping for Newbies (Kindle)
• Facebook
  1. Facebook For Dummies
  2. I’m on Facebook–Now What?
• Flickr
  1. How to Use Flickr: The Digital Photography Revolution
  2. Sams Teach Yourself Flickr in 10 Minutes
• Google Drive
  1. Google Drive & Docs In 30 Minutes
• LinkedIn
  1. I’m on LinkedIn–Now What?, 2nd Edition
  2. LinkedIn For Dummies
• Pinterest
  1. Pinterest For Dummies
• Second Life
  1. Learning and Teaching in the Virtual World of Second Life
  2. Second Life For Dummies
• Skype
  1. Skype For Dummies
  2. Experience Skype to the Max (Kindle ed.)
• Twitter
  1. The Twitter Book
  2. Twitter For Dummies
• YouTube
  1. YouTube: An Insider’s Guide to Climbing the Charts
  2. YouTube for Business: Online Video Marketing for Business

Philatelic E-Books (Kindle format)

• General
  1. A Guide to Philatelic Investing
  2. Generally Speaking
  3. Postage Stamps and Their Collection (1907)
  4. Stamp Collecting As A Pastime – Illustrated
  5. Stamp It Up! Short Stamp Collecting Guide For Beginners
  6. Stamps of the World
  7. The Error World: An Affair with Stamps
  8. Warman’s U.S. Stamps Field Guide: Values & Identification
• Specific Subject
  1. Chesstamp Review 2011
  2. Chesstamp Review 2012
  3. History of the Postmarks of the British Isles from 1840 to 1876
  4. Patriotic Envelopes of the Civil War: The Iconography of Union and Confederate Covers
  5. Postmarks on Postcards: An Illustrated Guide to Early 20th Century U.S. Postmarks
  6. Stamping Through Astronomy
  7. Stamping Through Mathematics
  8. The County Catalogue of English Numbered Postmarks 1844-1906
  9. The Great Texas Stamp Collection
  10. The Jenny Invert Plate-Number Block
  11. The Wild Duck Chase
• Free Books (Yes, Amazon offers freebies!)
  1. Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery – Free
  2. Peeps at Postage Stamps – Free
  3. Stamp Collecting as a Pastime – Free
  4. The Adhesive Postage Stamp – Free
  5. The Postage Stamp in War – Free
  6. The Stamps of Canada – Free
  7. What Philately Teaches A Lecture Delivered before the Section on Philately of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, February 24, 1899 – Free

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