For Dummies is a series of reference books intended to present guidelines that are not intimidating to new readers for the various topics covered. The series has been successful worldwide with editions in multiple languages.
The books are examples of media franchises, consistently featuring distinctive cover - usually yellow and black with a triangular cartoon character known as "Human Dummies", and an informal whiteboard logo. The prose is simple and direct; a thick icon, like a piece of string tied around the index finger, is placed on the edge to show the most important parts.
Almost all Dummies books are organized around the section called "sections", which are groups of related chapters. The part is almost always preceded by the Rich Tennant comics that refers to some part of the subject being discussed. Sometimes the same Tennant image reappears in another book Dummies with new text.
Another constant in the Dummies series is "Part of the Dozens", a section at the end of the books that lists 10 items. They are usually a resource for further study and sometimes also include bits of funny information that do not fit easily anywhere else.
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Histori
In November 1991, the first title, DOS For Dummies , was written by Dan Gookin and published by IDG Books. DOS For Dummies is becoming popular due to the scarcity of beginner-friendly materials for using DOS. The Windows titles written by Andy Rathbone were released soon. Although initially the series focuses only on software and technology topics, but then branched out into more general titles, with diverse topics such as Acne for Dummies , Chess For Dummies , Fishing For Dummies and many other topics, including the latest legal topic with Success as Mediator For Dummies in 2012. The series is now published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., which acquired Hungry Minds (new name for IDG Books in 2000) in early 2001.
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The famous books for For Dummies include:
- DOS For Dummies , the first one, published in 1991, the first printed 7,500 copies
- Windows for Dummies , confirmed as the best-selling computer book of all time, with over 15 million sold
- L'Histoire de France, Pour Les Nuls , a non-English bestselling title For Dummies , with over 400,000 sold
- Calculus for Dummies by Mark Ryan
- Linear Algorithm for Dummies by Mary Jane Sterling
Alternate expansions and versions
Several related series have been published, including Dummies 101 , with step-by-step tutorials in large format books (now discontinued); MoreÃ,... for Dummies , which is basically the first sequel to the first book... Ã, For Dummies ; For Quick Reference Dummies , which is a condensed alphabetic reference to the subject. The broader All-in-One Desk Reference format offers more comprehensive subject coverage, typically running around 750 pages. Also, some books in series are smaller and do not follow the same formatting style as others.
Wiley has also launched an interactive online course with Learnstreet based on his popular book, Java for Dummies , 5th edition.
A spin-off board game, Crosswords for Dummies , was produced in the late 1990s. The game is similar to Scrabble, but instead of tile letters, players drew short pieces of cardboard containing English words made before. Words vary in length from three to seven letters, with more points gained for playing longer words. More board games, SAT Game for Dummies , are used in SAT preparation. A Chess for Dummies is made, a black-and-yellow chessboard with a piece drawing, along with a summary of how that part moves, printed its original position, even though there is a book of the same name.
In 2009, French publisher Anuman Interactive acquired digital exploitation rights and launched many applications based on the collection of For Dummies , such as 3D For Dummies Home Design and History For Dummies .
Author
With over 200 million books in print and about 2,500 titles, For Dummies brings together many authors including Dan Gookin, Michael Taillard and Andy Rathbone, Mary Jane Sterling, Mark Ryan and Stephen P. Maran.
See also
- Full Idiot Guide - a series of handbooks from similar Alpha Books
- FabJob - a series of similar ways to start a business or dream career
- Teach Yourself - another similar series published by Hodder Headline
References
External links
- Official website
- Title and Description of all titles For Dummies
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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