The Craft of Words - Part One: Macrocopy

What it does

A collection of step-by-step how-to guides , available in both paperback and digital formats. “Most computer books are vast, full of irrelevant history and bloat, and produced on toilet paper. FSS are different: short, to-the-point books produced with care and a pleasure to read.” “I'm a huge fan of the Five Simple Steps brand and products. They're constantly putting out superb content for such a small independent publisher. I'm a particular fan of the pocket guides. Often I'll need more than a blog post to learn from and less than a 500 page book. The pocket guides are digestible in one sitting: yum! Perfect.” “There's something about a book which is more than…from fivesimplesteps.com

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