SpiderWorks Delivers First Book Dedicated to Dashboard -- With Help from Lulu's Print-on-Demand Technology

Speed-to-market is a key factor in the SpiderWorks Release of "Mac OS X Technology Guide to Dashboard" by world-renowned JavaScript and Dynamic HTML expert, Danny Goodman, which is now available at Lulu.com

Morrisville, NC (PRWEB) July 11, 2005 -- The publication of the first book dedicated to Dashboard, "Mac OS X Technology Guide to Dashboard" by Danny Goodman, was today announced by Lulu (www.lulu.com), the worlds fastest-growing provider of print-on-demand books, and Spiderworks (www.spiderworks.com), a specialist in how-to eBooks and printed books.

Included with the recently released Mac OS X Tiger, Dashboard hosts handy mini-application widgets that let you perform common tasks and provide you with fast access to information in a single click. Author Danny Goodman shows readers how to build rock-solid, professional widgets for Dashboard in his new SpiderWorks book, available only at SpiderWorks.com and Lulu.com.

SpiderWorks wanted speed-to-market, and Lulus print-on-demand technology delivered. The books immediate availability guaranteed that SpiderWorks would have the first published book dedicated to Dashboard.

The release of the new SpiderWorks title is a perfect example of the benefits of print-on-demand technology through Lulu.com," said Bob Young, CEO, Lulu. Print-on-demand allows us to accept last minute changes to the text, so you can finish writing the night before launch and still be the first to market. You cannot deny the edge that 'first to market and 'speed to market delivers in todays competitive environments."

We love working with Lulu because their services allow us to release time-sensitive books on new technologies much faster than traditional publishing channels. Lulu enables us to empower our customers with the information they need when they need it," said Dave Wooldridge, SpiderWorks.

Other SpiderWorks Mac OS X Technology Guides include Ben Waldie's "Mac OS X Technology Guide to Automator" and forthcoming books on Spotlight. Please visit the SpiderWorks.com web site for details.

About Lulu

Lulu (www.lulu.com) is the world's fastest-growing producer of print-on-demand books - and a way for authors of all kinds to publish and sell their books. Founded by Bob Young, who previously co-founded Red Hat, the open source software company, Lulu provides independent publishers with free access to on-demand publishing tools for books, e-books, music, images and calendars.

About SpiderWorks, LLC

SpiderWorks specializes in how-to eBooks and printed books, providing quality content from respected authors at a low price. Where it takes some publishers several months to get new technology-related books into the hands of customers, SpiderWorks is able to bypass those traditional print production hurdles by embracing the eBook format and utilizing the advanced print-on-demand publishing services of Lulu.com, satisfying the immediate needs of today's digital lifestyles in a timely, cost-effective manner. For more information, visit http://www.spiderworks.com

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