iPad at Work On Sale Now

My most recent book, iPad at Work, is now available on Amazon and the iBookstore. A Kindle version is due any day. Moreover, the book has wide distribution in brick and mortar booksellers, including Barnes and Noble. Indeed, this evening I stopped by a local Barnes and Noble and saw my book on the shelf. It was one of the most rewarding moments of my life.

iPad at Work is 344 pages of the how and (more importantly) why of getting work done on your iPad. The book includes 24 chapters of app recommendations, tutorials, workflows, and advice. I poured my heart into this nerd opus. Here is the chapter list:

1. iPad Fundamentals
2. Useful Utilities
3. Security
4. Internet
5. Cloud File Storage
6. Email
7. Contacts
8. Calendars
9. Video Conferencing
10. Remote Access
11. Travel
12. Enterprise
13. Writing
14. PDFs
15. Reading
16. Notes
17. Brainstorming
18. Presentations
19. Task Management
20. Calculators and Spreadsheets
21. Graphics and Diagrams
22. Databases
23. Project Management
24. Time and Billing

There is also an appendix with specific app recommendations for education, law, medicine, construction, real estate, and information technology. I put a lot of time and effort into these 110,000 words and I’m very proud of this book. Merlin Mann wrote a very kind (and humbling) foreword.

I applied several lessons from Mac at Work to this new book. iPad at Work makes extensive use of QR codes so you can jump to App Store links and websites with little trouble. I’ve also included my own workflows in this book. If you want to read the book electronically, the iBookstore version includes tapable links to the App Store and websites. (The Kindle reader does not support this feature.)

I did a series of podcast interviews about the book. The first released this weekend on my friend Victor Cajiao’s Typical Mac User podcast.

My sincere thanks goes to everyone for supporting my efforts to write iPad at Work. I hope the book scratches your itch.

Update on Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at 3:22PM by David Sparks

Answering some of the subsequent questions:

Applicability to Original iPad

This book is just fine with the original iPad. Surprisingly little of the book includes iPad 2 only features. (Primarily the video conferencing chapter.)

Kindle eBook

I’m told it should go up today.

Thanks everyone for the very nice feedback.

Comments

[David]

Nice cover.

[Saul Seinberg]

Congratulations on your iPad at Work book. I really got a lot out of Mac at Work.

How much of the new book applies only to the iPad 2? Would it be of value to an original iPad owner?

Thanks for your response.

Saul...

[Marc]

Congratulations, David. This is a huge accomplishment. A profound thank you for all that you do for the Mac community (MacSparky, MacPowerUsers, and your books). You, above all others, have helped me develop a workflow that has greatly enhanced my efficiency at home and at work. Thank you so much.

[Barbra, Bio Writer]

Congratulations David! I love it when people take their hard-won knowledge and put it in a form that others can benefit from.

[Jayson Foxx]

Congratulations David! Simply love the cover shot...awesome! Can't wait to pick up my copy...cheers!