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With this bundle you will master WordPress in no time. Three fresh eBooks contain Smashing Magazine’s best articles on WordPress, carefully prepared, edited and — of course — without advertising. “WordPress Essentials”, “Mastering WordPress” and “WordPress Tutorials” will surely come in handy. All eBooks are available in PDF, EPUB and MobiPocket formats. This bundle really gets your WordPress career started.

“WordPress Essentials” eBook (Techniques for Beginners) (164 pages)
If you want to find out how to extend the limitations of WordPress, this eBook for will help you improve your capabilities, so you can take full advantage of its flexibility. Learn how to build WordPress themes that sell, how to interact with the WordPress database, create a plugin, integrate Facebook with WordPress and use AJAX and HTML5 to produce engaging experience and maintainable code.

“Mastering WordPress” eBook (166 pages)
This eBook explains advanced methods and techniques which go beyond front-end experience and show how to customize back-end for your needs as well. You will learn the definitive guide to WordPress hooks and custom fields, power tips for WordPress template developers, tips for WordPress plugin developers and comprehensive introduction to advanced layout templates.

“WordPress Tutorials” eBook (183 pages)
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This bundle includes three eBooks that will help you master the various areas of CSS, JavaScript and jQuery. Get the full hang of CSS: be it layouts, !important declarations, advanced CSS selectors, CSS specificity and inheritance, media queries or experimental CSS properties. The CSS eBook is a full compendium of advanced CSS techniques for professional Web developers.

Improve your JavaScript knowledge with valuable lessons from practice and learn your way around the new jQuery techniques. Of course, all three eBooks are available in PDF, EPUB and MobiPocket formats.

“Mastering CSS” (eBook, 365 pages)
Are you stumped by the rather sophisticated nature of CSS? Getting a grip on this still dewy technology isn’t quite as hard as you might think. Connecting the dots is easier when you have all the vital facts within reach. And that’s what “Mastering CSS” is all about. This eBook offers 15 hand-picked articles that overflow with professional advice and that reflect the deep experience of the Smashing Magazine authors you trust — authors who know exactly what they’re writing about.

Stop hiding behind cross-browser compatibility issues, and launch a counterstrike. Tame those advanced CSS selectors; learn your way around CSS3 media queries; pioneer the field of CSS3 keyframe animations. Get in the game, and learn how to use advanced CSS typography, CSS3 pseudo-classes and modern CSS layouts, while devising back-up solutions for older browsers.

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Now, that’s quite a deal: get a professional eBook and templates for your corporate designs in one swoop! Our Corporate Bundle contains a Smashing eCommerce eBook, a Corporate Identity Pack (including a business card design, a portfolio layout and stationary), a Swiss Retro Icon Set and a Corporate WordPress Theme all in one swoop! If you were looking for professional tools to get your business set up, this is the way to go — build your identity and start building a brand to be proud of. You’ll see how strong the influence of a positive business image is on your company reputation.

Smashing eCommerce eBook (256 pages)
Designing and developing eCommerce websites is a puzzle with thousands of pieces.
In this book you’ll be studying the universal principles for successful eCommerce websites, which include improving your check-out process and making your product displays more attractive. In reality, optimizing your conversion rates takes little effort. Find out how to resolve small usability issues to immense effect. Improve your conversion rates with A/B and multivariate testing? Use them to figure out how customers respond to minimal changes in design, content structure and check-out convenience. Customers decide whether to stay on a page in just a few (milli)seconds, so you better make them count!

Corporate Identity Pack (Illustrator CS5 Files)
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This bundle includes a “Mobile Design” eBook which offers everything you need to keep up in the mobile Web game. Helpful articles on mobile Web design practices and iPhone apps, along with practical tips on design from Smashing Magazine’s professional authors, are complemented by insight into responsive Web design techniques and an exclusive study on mobile Web design trends.

Additionally, this bundle comes with Pocket HTML5 Template, a template for a mobile portfolio. Have your work with you at all times and feature your projects and pieces in an appropriate way. Impress your clients and get their attention with the mobile version of your portfolio.

“Mobile Design” eBook (304 pages)
You know it and so do your clients: taking mobile devices into account is a crucial requirement for the success of websites today. Advanced smartphones and tablets like the iPhone and iPad are gaining popularity, and mobile Web usage is growing with no end in sight. Consequently, we are facing the challenge to create engaging mobile experiences, with state-of-the-art design solutions. This eBook offers everything you need to keep up in the mobile Web game.

Helpful articles on mobile Web design practices and iPhone apps, along with practical tips on design for mobile devices from Smashing Magazine’s professionals, are complemented by insight into responsive Web design techniques and an exclusive study on mobile Web design trends. Get set to market your own mobile application; be aware of common visual and contextual mistakes, and avoid usability slip-ups that could cost you precious clicks. Download Now »

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Are you always looking out for practical tips to help you improve your skills in Photoshop? Have you ever thought of publishing an eBook or designing a professional book layout or just a brochure? We have put this bundle together to make it as easy as possible for you. This Creative Design Bundle includes the manual “How to Create an eBook using Apple Pages “, a template for eBooks (InDesign), an icon set for eBook design, two Smashing Photoshop eBooks and bulletproof legal templates to get your working process streamlined. Reduce all friction, brush up your Photoshop skills and get bulletproof legal documents and samples for your work.

Creative Icon Set for eBook Design (29 icons)
This goodie is a commissioned set of icons that was especially designed to complement your eBooks and use in your online eBook shop. The set consists of 29 eye-catching, useful and memorable icons in various formats, making it possible to adapt them to your needs — for example, in your blog or email newsletter.

The set includes icons for different eBook formats, such as ePub, Mobipocket and PDF, as well as for popular online stores, such as eBay, Amazon, iTunes and Kobo. You can also tease your audience by letting them know that you have a book in production using the “draft” icon, or announce that your book is ready to come out with the “new release” icon.

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If you are a professional Web designer, or looking for an expert advice on how to become one, this bundle is for you. The bundle contains four high-quality Smashing eBooks on the various areas: the technical, visual and business side of Web design

“Modern Web Design and Development” eBook (301 pages)
We’re seeing better interaction design and more aesthetically pleasing designs. And we’re seeing more personal, engaging and memorable sites, too. But what exactly is making the difference? What new directions is Web design heading in today? What new techniques, concepts and ideas are becoming important?

This eBook contains 16 articles that cover current as well as upcoming Web design trends. It also includes facts on responsive Web design, improving Web security, useful coding tips and practices for HTML5 and CSS3, responsive design, and much more! This eBook touches on what Web designers should be ready for to meet upcoming challenges and opportunities.

“Professional Web Design, Vol. 1″ eBook (242 pages)
This eBook presents guidelines for professional Web development, including communicating with clients, creating a road map to a successful portfolio, rules for professional networking and tips on designing user interfaces for business Web applications. The book shares expert advice and it also helps you learn how to respond effectively to design criticism, use storytelling for a better user experience and apply color theory to your professional designs. Download Now »