In usability we trust

It’s only a week until my book is available for purchase! It was originally scheduled to be released on August 15th but the process of producing the book has gone really well so Apress decided to publish it a whole month earlier. So mark July 15th in you calendar cause that’s when it’s finally coming out!

A new title

The title of the book has changed slightly, from Beginning Google Maps Applications to Beginning Google Maps API 3. I think the new title better reflects the content of the book. It’s after all about version 3 of the API.

The chapters

The book finally weighed in at 279 pages and consists of 10 chapters and an Appendix. I think that the chapters cover pretty much everything you need to know to develop your own map solutions. Here’s a complete list of them all:

• Chapter 1: Introducing the Google Maps API
• Chapter 2: Transferring from Version 2 to 3
• Chapter 3: Creating Your First Map
• Chapter 4: Taking the Map Further with MapOptions
• Chapter 5: X Marks the Spot
• Chapter 6: Marker Icons
• Chapter 7: InfoWindow Tips and Tricks
• Chapter 8: Creating Polylines and Polygons
• Chapter 9: Dealing with Massive Numbers of Markers
• Chapter 10: Location, Location, Location
• Appendix: API Reference

Buying the book

I can’t even begin to describe how excited I am that my book is finally finished! It’s taken me over a year to complete it but oh how good it feels right now! If you’re interested in buying it, it’s available for pre-order at Amazon.com and a week from now, it will be available for purchase.

I hope that you’ll enjoy it as much as I’ve enjoyed writing it!

This article was published on Thursday, July 8th, 2010 in Uncategorized.