Focal Press Releases New Series of Streaming Media Books With Real "Hands-On" Knowledge From Insider Experts

Focal Press is pleased to announce a new book series entitled the "Hands-On Guide" led by Series Editor Dan Rayburn, who is recognized as one of the Internet industry's foremost authorities, speakers, and writers on Streaming and Digital Media Technologies. This is the only series that provides the ultimate resources that will serve professionals in streaming and digital media-based subjects with those looking for solutions at enterprise, media and entertainment and education institutions.

Competitive books in this category have sometimes been criticized for being either technically overwhelming or too general an overview to actually impart information. The Hands-On Guide Series combats these problems by ensuring both ease-of-use and specific focus on streaming and digital media-based topics broken into separate books.

"Focal Press is very excited about the opportunity to team with an industry leader such as Dan Rayburn and fill a much-desired publishing need in the technology of streaming media. Professionals who use streaming media will now have an authoritative source to turn to for information in an organized series of books," said Angelina Ward, Senior Acquisitions Editor for Focal Press. "All the books will be a compendium of everything you could possibly want to know on these subjects, and this series will become known in the industry as a must-have tool of the trade," Ward added.

Books in the series are written by experienced masters of the field, and include "Hands-On Guide To Windows Media" by Joe Follansbee, released this month; "Hands-On Guide To Webcasting," also coming out this month and written by Steve Mack, an accomplished author and partner at LUX Media, a firm specializing in all areas of streaming media; "Hands-On Guide To Video Blogging & Podcasting"; and "Hands-On Guide to Flash Communication Server." All of these unique contributions will have easy-to-follow practical application information, step-by-step instructions that readers can use in real-world situations, unique author tips from "in-the-trenches" experience, and be compact at 250-300 pages in length.

"I constantly hear from authors that books on streaming and digital media technologies are still quite new to a lot of publishers who don't truly understand how to market, sell and promote them to the right audience," said Dan Rayburn. "Working with Focal Press, we've given authors the ability to get books published quickly and market and promote them effectively to a targeted audience," Rayburn added.

Dan Rayburn (www.danrayburn.com) is Executive Vice President for StreamingMedia.com, a diversified news media company with a mission to serve and educate the streaming media industry and corporations adopting Internet based audio and video technology. Recognized as the "voice for the streaming media industry" and as one of the Internet industry's foremost authorities, speakers, teachers, and writers on Streaming and Digital Media Technologies.

About Focal Press

Focal Press has been a leading publisher of media technology books for over 60 years, and is an imprint of Elsevier. Focal Press provides essential resources for professionals and students in many areas including: film and digital video production, photography, digital imaging, graphics, animation and new media, broadcast and media distribution technologies, music recording and production, mass communications, and theatre technology. Focal Press can be found on www.focalpress.com.

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