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The first publisher to offer readers access to unfinished books, Manning started its Early Access Program nearly 10 years ago. With MEAP, you get chapters one by one as they are written. It’s simple: you purchase a MEAP at manning.com and you can immediately download the available chapters. We’ll let you know when new and updated chapters become available, and you’ll get the final eBook the instant it’s ready. If you preorder a pBook, it’ll ship to you straight from the bindery, weeks before it’s available in stores. You can even help shape the final content by posting comments and questions in the book’s Author Online forum. There are over 50 MEAPs available right now, and through October 12, you can save 40% on any of them.

Weekly Special

40% off all MEAPs through October 12. Offer includes pBook preorders. Enter oct640 in the Promotional Code box when you check out at manning.com.

New MEAPs

These 5 new MEAPs started in the past couple weeks. We expect to launch at least four more in October, so stay tuned….

Flex Hero in Action » Flex Hero provides a Flash based development environment that exports your applications to iOS, Android, and BlackBerry. This book will get you started in no time by focusing on practical application development techniques such as accessing native device capabilities, choosing the right architectural patterns, building data access models, and more. [Read
more]

SQL Server MVP Deep Dives, Volume 2 » This incredible book captures the expertise and passion of 63 SQL Server MVPs in a collection of sixty concise chapters, each handpicked by lead editor Kalen Delaney and section editors Louis Davidson, Greg Low, Brad McGehee, Paul Nielsen, Paul Randal, and Kimberly Tripp. [Read
more]

Learn SQL Server in a Month of Lunches » This unique book breaks learning SQL Server down into a series of small lessons that you should be able to complete, on the job, over lunch. You’ll start at square one by learning what SQL Server is. Then you’ll immediately begin creating tables in databases and move on to other topics like entering, managing, and querying data. [Read
more]

HTML 5 in Action » True to its name, this fast-paced book provides a complete introduction to web development using HTML5. You’ll explore every aspect of the HTML5 specification through real-world examples and code samples. You’ll also get practical, hands-on guidance to use key features like local storage, audio and video support, and standards-driven mobile application development. [Read
more]

Android in Action, Third Edition » This book puts you in the driver’s seat as you master the SDK, build HTML5 WebKit apps, and even learn to extendAndroid’s built-in features by building useful and intriguing examples. You’ll explore RenderScript, the updated notification system, and important tablet concepts such as drag and drop, fragments, and the Action Bar, new to Android 3. [Read
more]

MEAP Updates

With nearly 60 books in MEAP, there’s always something interesting to talk about. Here’s a snapshot of the new chapters, revisions, and other MEAP updates posted in the past week.

Arduino in Action » The new Chapter 6 covers using ultrasound for object detection, infrared for range finding, and passive infrared to detect movement. Chapter 13 shows how utilizing your Arduino’s serial channel with integrated software can let you control servo motors, create an equalizer or synthesizer, and control your home’s temperature while you’re off at work. [Read
more]

SOA Patterns » Chapter 9 presents SOA anti-patterns, and Chapter 10 offers a case study describing the architecturally significant requirements of an SOA system along with the methods used to implement it. A new chapter on Composition Patterns should be available in about a month. [Read
more]

Node.js in Action » The newest chapter focuses on the challenges of asynchronous programming. You’ll learn how to organize JavaScript callbacks, how to harness Node’s built-in EventEmitter class, and how to sequence asynchronous logic using control flow tools and techniques. [Read
more]

Silverlight 5 in Action » We’ve added 14 new chapters, so prepare to drink from the firehose. The new chapters include how to implement networking of all kinds in your Silverlight applications, along with how to combine Silverlight and the WCF Web API to create and consume RESTful services. [Read
more]

Clojure in Action » This book will be going to press in a couple of weeks. All chapters have been copyedited and tech reviewed. Next, they’ll go through final proofreading. There is still time to post any final corrections and comments in the Author Online forum. [Read
more]

Activiti in Action » The new Chapter 11 teaches you how to integrate Activiti with external services and applications like Apache Camel and Mule ESB. Chapter 12 shows you how to use a Business Rule Management System such as Drools with Activiti. [Read
more]

Sass and Compass in Action » In Chapter 4, "CSS grids without the math" you’ll learn how to use the Blueprint and 960 Grid System grid frameworks in Compass. Chapter 7, "From prototype to production," gives you some best practices for managing assets throughout the life of a project. [Read
more]

MEAPs no more

Our production team was busy in September, sending 8 new books to press. You can pick up the final eBook or pBook for any of these exciting titles now at manning.com. We’ll even let you use the 40% off MEAP week discount.

· Mahout in Action

· Dependency Injection in .NET

· Spring Batch in Action

· Android in Practice

· Rails 3 in Action

· Liferay in Action

· Portlets in Action

· Objective-C Fundamentals