TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Re: If you wanted to get one technical communication book, what would it be?
Subject:Re: If you wanted to get one technical communication book, what would it be? From:Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com> To:techwr-l <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Thu, 16 Apr 2015 10:22:24 -0700
Compared with PDF, Kindle is horrible for any large reference work. I
have a 1200-page Kindle-format reference on my phone and, while it
gets the job done, search is painfully slow. Searching a PDF on my
phone is maybe 50 times faster.
On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 10:04 AM, Kate Schneider
<kateschneider42 -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> If you buy it for Kindle, you can read it on your desktop using Amazon Cloud
> Reader. His allows for easy searching, too. Plus, you can keep the Kindle
> copy on your phone for on-the-go style questions. Impress your friends! :)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Adobe TCS 5: Get the Best of both worlds: modern publishing and best in class XML \ DITA authoring | http://adobe.ly/scpwfT
