We are pleased to offer select titles in the new electronic, downloadable ThoutReader™ format. The ThoutReader™ is an open source documentation platform that allows developers, programmers, network administrators, and others to organize, search, bookmark, append, and print their favorite library of reference documentation and code as well as reference books - from one program, in one format, at the same time - even off-line and on the go.

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This XML-based format was designed to offer some key advantages over other downloadable electronic formats. We believe the ThoutReader will enhance the usability of your content and increase your productivity by allowing you to find what you are looking for quickly and easily.

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Key Features of ThoutReader™ e-Books

• Organize a library of ThoutReader™ e-books and reference material.
• Browse through the entire library's content from a single interface.
• Search across a single title, multiple titles, or your entire library at the same time. Search capabilities include searching the outline, notes, all text, and supports regular expressions.
• Bookmark favorite references and switch instantly from book to book.
• Copy/Paste code blocks from ThoutReader™ directly into your application.
• Append any e-book or document in the library. Easily make notes, updates and corrections.
  • Private notes allow you to add personal notes, tips, and ideas to the existing content. It's your space. You can edit existing notes or add multiple notes to each section.
  • Public notes promote active community participants to become formal contributors to the package. Often, public contributions are more "valuable" than the original content as they provide insight from real-world users.
• Print the currently viewed page or section.
• Create your own content to add to the ThoutReader™ library.

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Preferred Output

The ThoutReader™ takes advantage of the fact that XML is the preferred method of exchanging data over the web. The ThoutReader™ is not a typeset paginated view (PDF) designed to replace postscript and replicate the printed page on the monitor. Thout is designed to make printed material more useful in an electronic format. Pagination is "relative" and flows based on the content selected. For example, you may view an entire chapter, section, or sub-section on one screen. ThoutReader™ packages inputs data as XHTML and displays it as HTML. It would be similar to viewing your content on a website. PDFs are often "fuzzy" on a computer monitor and are best viewed as printed documents. ThoutReader™ formatted e-books are more environmentally friendly yet allow printing when desired.

Format

• ThoutReader™ e-books are not "hard coded" to a specific machine. Once you buy an e-book and download the reader, you can install it on any of your personal computers.
• Only one e-book license is needed per user and registration is a one-time process - no future passwords, no log-in requirements.
• Users can use free and powerful creation tools with which to convert their own content and add it to their reference library.
• The ThoutReader™ is OSI certified open source software licensed under GPL 2.0 and enjoys the support of the open source community.