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Grill Master a Hit

By Dean Turcol on 2011-06-13
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Grill cookbook from Weldon Owen for Williams Sonoma No. 1 in cookbooks at Apple's iBookstore.

The digital edition of the Weldon Owen title Williams-Sonoma Grill Master last week was the No. 1 best-selling cookbook in the Apple iBookstore in the U.S. Written by Fred Thompson, the title is a definitive guide to everyone's favorite way to cook, and is the first cookbook in the store to feature embedded video.

"Apple has been very supportive of the initiative to convert our titles to fixed-layout ebooks for the iPad," says Roger Shaw, vice president and publisher at Weldon Owen.

Weldon Owen Launches Customer Apps

By Bert Menninga on 2011-02-22
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U.S. book publisher Weldon Owen turns its books into iPhone applications for everyday use.

U.S. book publisher Weldon Owen Inc. launched its first two iPhone apps in January 2011, one with a long-term brand-publishing partner Gymboree Play & Music and one based on its internationally bestselling book Show Me How.

Show Me How Illustrates the Power of Graphics in International Markets

By Ganda Suthivarakom on 2009-07-15
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Always wanted to know how to fight a shark?  Roll sushi properly?  Check out Show Me How, a book that has conquered international markets with graphic illustrations explaining 500 useful, fun and whimsical tasks.

"Show, don't tell," creative writing teachers like to say.  Show Me How has taken that advice to heart.