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Featured Book of October: ASP.NET Developer's Cookbook

.NET Book Club Librarian — Fri, 01 Oct 2004 14:04:00 GMT

I am pleased to announce the Featured Book of October is ASP.NET Developer's Cookbook, written by Steve Smith and Rob Howard.

Steve Smith, host a weblog about serving in Iraq. Steve is the founder of many different communities we all know and love.
Rob Howard, formerly of the ASP.NET team, has recently founded Telligent Systems, a custom software provider specializing in Microsoft technologies.

Writing a book? Let us know!

.NET Book Club Librarian — Sun, 19 Sep 2004 21:33:00 GMT

As a book club, we like to feature recently released books. The problem is, there is not definitive feed for books coming out within the year. If you are planning to release a book before the summer of 2005 and want to have it featured at sometime by the book club, please let us know. Just send the title, ISBN, author list, and publisher.

How is the reading?

.NET Book Club Librarian — Fri, 17 Sep 2004 12:21:00 GMT

Our reading period is coming to an end and I want to take a quick poll to see how the reading is going.

What did you like about this book?

What didn't you?

What would you like to see different next month?

What is the maximum price you want to pay for the book?

Also, our contest is still open for the Windows Server 2003 (25 CAL) Edition givewaya, so if you haven't signed up, DO!

.NET Book Club Contest!

.NET Book Club Librarian — Mon, 30 Aug 2004 02:21:00 GMT

Win a copy of Windows Server 2003 (25 CAL)
or one of ten copies of "Expert C# Business Objects"

To enter this contest, just register and fill our the questionaire. A drawing will occur at the end of the contest to decide on the winner. To register, you must be a member on this club. Membership is free so sign up and cross your fingers.

Enter Now!

Rating system added to the club's site

.NET Book Club Librarian — Sun, 29 Aug 2004 15:54:00 GMT

Over the weekend I finished up a rating system for book on the .NET Book Club site along with other things. I also added a chapter preview portion to the book detail pages so you can preview a book before purchasing. I now need to work with the publishers to get more, but if there is a book you would like to see a preview for that we don't have, please email us.

- Jeff

Contest Prizes Arrive

.NET Book Club Librarian — Fri, 27 Aug 2004 21:44:00 GMT

Thanks to the wonderful individuals at Apress, we received a portion of the prizes we will be offering in our first contest. I think the picture shows it all, so check it out

Yup that is 1..2..3...10, 10 copies of Rocky Lhotka's Expert C# Business Object Book. The grand prize will be announced at the beginning of the week so stay tuned. To enter, you will have to be a member, so sign up for free today.

Starting your chapter yet?

.NET Book Club Librarian — Thu, 19 Aug 2004 13:39:00 GMT

Starting a User Group chapter of the .NET Book Club is a challenge so I wanted to get a feeler out to see if anyone is attempting it? Also, let me know what you need from me to get the ball rolling. We have lots of bookmarks, so please feel free to email me your address and I will get you some.

- Jeff Julian

Integrated Book Reviews

.NET Book Club Librarian — Wed, 18 Aug 2004 14:56:00 GMT

Our book review system is now integrated directly into the site. To view our reviews, go to the "Book" menu and pick a category from the "Reviews" sub-menu. Next step is forums integration and a book search.