Sams Teach Yourself Series

Books and Video Learning Starter Kits, In 24 Hours, In a Snap, All in One, In 21 Days, In 10 Minutes

PROMISE: Read Less, Do More

AUDIENCE: Average computer users who want to quickly find out how to perform individual tasks

APPROACH: A well-organized, carefully-illustrated reference book or video training kit that shows busy computer users how to quickly accomplish individual tasks with a particular computer technology or product

SPECS: $19.99-$39.99, 350-450 pp.

CORE TOPICS: Consumer applications, Operating Systems, Computing Activities, Web Development

SERIES DESCRIPTIONS:

in 24 Hours

Sams Teach Yourself in 24 Hours is a tutorial that takes the reader through 24 easy one-hour lessons. Aimed at beginners to the technology being covered, the 24 Hours titles focus on programming languages and complex applications.

in 21 Days

Sams Teach Yourself in 21 Days is a thorough self-paced tutorial aimed at technology professionals who are learning a new technology. Topics covered in the 21 Days titles focus on programming languages and databases.

in a Snap

Sams Teach Yourself in a Snap is new to the Sams Teach Yourself series offering a unique 2-color format allowing readers to solve problems by identifying individual tasks quickly. Aimed at beginners, In a Snap titles cover consumer applications and operating systems.

All in One

Sams Teach Yourself All in One is a new approach to the big reference books that assumes readers want to learn to use multiple technologies together. Aimed at beginners, All in One titles cover operating systems and web/graphics topics.

in 10 Minutes

Sams Teach Yourself in 10 Minutes offers straightforward, practical answers when you need fast results. It's the perfect pocket guide for programmers or IT Pros. These small booklets of 250 pages or less offer tips that point out shortcuts and solutions; Cautions that help you avoid common pitfalls; and Notes that explain additional concepts, and provide additional information. They are a perfect way to get up to speed on common programming and administrative tasks.

Video Learning Starter Kit

The Sams Teach Yourself Video Learning series are well-organized modular bite-sized video tutorials designed to quickly get you up to speed on emerging technologies. Formatted for maximum learning, each tutorial begins with an introduction and short whiteboard lesson followed by a try it yourself lab and a placement quiz to assess your progress. By combining the interactivity of visual learning with a printed courseware study guide, Sams Teach Yourself Video Learning is the perfect hybrid technology learning solution.

Each kit contains 1 DVD-ROM featuring 4+ hours of interactive video learning broken down into 5-10 minute step-by-step overviews, tutorials, hands-on walk-through labs and test exercises.

Printed courseware study guide 35-50 pages.