Customer and Press Reviews

 

L Atkinson, reader review from Amazon.co.uk on Digital SLR Photography for Seniors in easy steps

“This is a great book if like me you have just bought your first digital camera , or have not used it to its full potential by using only the instruction book that came with it .
The book is easy to follow, is in colour and the Beware, Hot Tip and Don’t Forget sections at the side of the page are very good.  I also have Computing for Seniors in easy steps , and as someone who has started using a computer late in life found this very helpful.”

 

Reader review from Amazon.co.uk on InDesign in easy steps (Covers CS3-CS5)

“This is a great book for beginners. In concise language, easy to follow layout and in easy steps, this book explains all that’s important for everyday use – and more!  It is designed to save you time and it is gives you value for money.”

 

Reader review by M Crawley on Amazon.co.uk on Business Coaching in easy steps

“Business Coaching is well written, easy to follow and provided me with good new coaching tips. I particulary liked the ABCDEF model and have started using this instead of the TGROW model I previously used. It suits my style better and makes me a more effective coach.”

 

Reader review from Amazon.co.uk on Mac OS X Lion in easy steps

“This does exactly want it says on the tin and takes you step by step through the various functions within Lion.”

 

PHOTOSHOP, Practical Web Projects on Photoshop CS5 in easy steps

“This is one of the best entry-level Photoshop references you could ever hope to find and its user-friendly style is complemented perfectly by a wallet-friendly price tag.”

 

Sage Trainer on Sage 50 Accounts 2011 in easy steps

“I taught Sage for a few months to dozens of batches in London and saw this book with one of my students.  It is absolutely amazing and I will definitely recommend this book to a beginner or any other person looking to enhance their skills in Sage”

 

myPrime on the In Easy  Steps series

“It decides what it wants to achieve and sticks with it, presenting each task with easy to follow instructions… A great investment…”

 

Review from Amazon.co.uk on Excel 2007 in easy steps

“A great book for beginners. Before I read this I could hardly even open Excel. Now, after finishing the book I have the most knowledge of Excel in the company, and already those skills have made a big difference to our statistical reporting.”

 

Computer Active on the In Easy Steps series

“The simple explanations and practical uses deserve applause.”

 

Patti, reader review from Amazon.co.uk on Word 2007 in easy steps

“Well here is another very well laid out and informative book, does as it says on the tin again. Easy Steps is right, you just follow it through, even if you know something about Word 2007, you can find tips to help.”

 

Geoffrey Walker, reader review from Amazon.co.uk on Web Design in easy steps, 5th edition

“If you want a one-stop guide to everything you need for establishing your web presence, then look no further. This book is packed with solid advice, excellent, easy-to-follow technical overviews, and enough coverage of code and mark-up to get you started. But it is probably at its most useful if you are using a WYSIWYG editor to build your own site, or retaining the services of a professional designer. The presentation is first-rate, the writing clear and accessible and the author neither treats you as an idiot or as a geek-in-the-making. When, in the past, I have bought similar books I have generally not been entirely happy. This is the first one where I have felt I have struck pure gold. And it’s not too long or too expensive. Very highly recommended!”

 

Sunday Times on the In Easy Steps series

“Excellent, practical, clearly written, good value.”

 

Pete S, reader review from Amazon.co.uk on Get to No 1 on Google in easy steps

“I bought this book two months ago and my business website now can be seen on page one of Google. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wishes to work on their own SEO. It’s easy to read in plain english and enjoyable to learn the things that are placed out within it. The author does not try and pull the wool over anyone’s eyes but instead you get truthful, reliable and to the point information which is so important for your online shop front. The people I network with around me are now asking about this book, after I show them the results. I now spent one day a week checking my SEO making sure it’s content is being kept up to date and that I’m not missing out on anything. It’s worth every penny.”

 

Stephen Morris, reader review from Amazon.co.uk on Get to No 1 on Google in easy steps

“… I have a copy of this book on my desk at all times, along with some other enormous technical tomes! I recommend this to everyone new to SEO (my whole team have read it) and actively try and force it on anyone else I work with who has anything to do with online marketing! At least one other person agrees with me as my last copy mysteriously vanished from the office… “

 

M Powell, reader review from Amazon.co.uk on Office 2010 in easy steps

“I now give tuition in these programs to beginners and I have recommended this book to all of them – in fact, that is why I have bought so many copies…”

 

Reader review from Amazon.co.uk on Giving Great Presentations in easy steps

“This has to be one of the better presentation skills books out there, not because it says anything new or radically different than the rest of the books but because of the way it puts the information together and delivers it to you.  There are a lot of presentation skills and public speaking books out there that are all text, black and white, with little or no pictures, they’re not fun to read.  This book is bright and colourful, filled with illustrations and covers everything you need to bring you from being a mere speaker to becoming a great speaker.”

 

A J Ward, review from Amazon.co.uk on Windows 7 in easy steps

“This book is not for geeks. This book is for people who use their computers and provides a simple, straightforward read and in the hour it took to read brought me a more up to speed with the new system, so that I can carry on doing what I do….use the computer!”

 

J Angell, review from Amazon.com on SQL in easy steps, 2nd edition

“As a complete beginner the thought of learning a new programming language was daunting. I looked at a lot of other books and none of them seemed to cater to the ‘complete novice’. Then I happened to pick up this book. What I found was a clear and concise introduction to the language. The lessons are short and to the point and the scripts give a good practical way of learning. Since reading this I have been able to begin writing my own scripts and integrating them into php.  I highly recommend this book to anyone who is looking to learn SQL. An excellent introduction to the basics and fundamentals of the language.”

 

Reader review from Amazon.com on C++ Programming in easy steps, 4th edition

“This book is amazing. The wording is easy, fast, and to the point. You can devour a chapter in less than ten minutes and have PLENTY of time to fool around with what you’ve learned after! This book told me in two pages how to write to and from a file where seven pages in my smaller-texted, bulky, wordy but yet five-starred textbook could not.”

 

Reader review from Amazon.co.uk on Online Poker in easy steps 

“Well written, nicely illustrated, and very easy to understand. For the typical online player playing the low-limit tables, this book is the ideal introduction. Buy it.”

 

PC Home

“This is an informative and well produced book which comes highly recommended.”

 

Grahame Drew, In Easy Steps reader

“It is good to see a computer instruction book that is so clearly written.”

 

Internet Works

“It can even be used as a cheap alternative to formal training for staff and is well worth the cover price.”

 

Andy Thorpe, In Easy Steps reader

“This book was excellent, I will definitely use the In Easy Steps series again.”

 

Amazon

“It beats the bindings off of competing titles, both in terms of price and accessibility.”

 

The Guardian

“An effective, efficient and economical learning aid for all. A handy reference guide for people who really don’t want to spend time messing about when they should be working.”