About the Author
Patrick Kanouse works as the director of workflow services for Pearson Education.
Always a bookworm, he has gladly adopted ebook reading technologies, while still
appreciating and valuing the printed book.
Patrick also teaches business technical report writing at IUPUI. Outside of teaching
about writing, reading on his NOOK
®
, and writing about his NOOK, he writes sci-
ence fiction and poetry, having published a PubIt
™
book at BN.com that you can read
on your NOOK. His website is patrickkanouse.com. You can find him on Twitter at
@patrickkanouse.
Patrick lives in Westfield, Indiana, with his wife and two Yorkies.
Dedication
This book is dedicated to my wife, Gina, who has always supported my every
endeavor, even if it is immersed in some ancient history reading or volumes of poetry
or dragging her to the latest science fiction movie. Without her support and encour-
agement, nothing that I attempt would be possible.
Acknowledgments
Thanks to Loretta Yates for asking me to revise and write this edition. Given the pace
of writing this edition, I must give substantial thanks to the book team for taking my
initial words and making them much better: Todd Brakke, Betsy Harris, San Dee
Phillips, and everyone in production.
Thank you to Jeff at the Noblesville B&N store for his patience as I walked in one
morning desperate to get my hands on a NOOK
®
HD+.
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