Publisher, Author, Raconteur, TidBITS guy
Ithaca, New York Area
- Current
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- Publisher at Take Control Electronic Books
- Author (Self-employed)
- Publisher at TidBITS
- Past
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- Author at Peachpit Press
- President at Info-Mac Network
- Chairman at XNSORG
- Education
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- Cornell University
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Adam Engst’s Summary
Writer, editor, and publisher specializing in Internet publishing of newsletters and books. In particular, I've published the online newsletter TidBITS since 1990, and most recently I've started the Take Control series of electronic books.
Adam Engst’s Specialties:
Macintosh community, book and newsletter publishing, Macintosh technical issues
Adam Engst’s Experience
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Publisher
Take Control Electronic Books
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)
October 2003 — Present (5 years)
Since October of 2003, we've been publishing the Take Control series of electronic books, using an innovative new model that removes the friction from the book publishing process while improving the end product for readers and improving the publishing process for authors.
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Author
Self-employed
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Publishing industry)
April 1993 — Present (15 years 6 months)
I have written numerous technical books over the years, starting with the "Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh" (which sold over 600,000 copies in all editions, versions, and translations) and including other long running titles such as "iPhoto for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide" and "The Wireless Networking Starter Kit." At this point, I create only packaged books in which I handle writing, editing, layout, and indexing.
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Publisher
TidBITS
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)
April 1990 — Present (18 years 6 months)
TidBITS is a weekly electronic newsletter I've published since April of 1990, making it the second-oldest electronic publication on the Internet. TidBITS focuses on news, reviews, and analysis of interest to the Macintosh Internet community.
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Author
Peachpit Press
(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)
1997 — 2008 (11 years)
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President
Info-Mac Network
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Computer Networking industry)
November 1999 — December 2005 (6 years 2 months)
The Info-Mac Network published the Info-Mac Digest, the first discussion group revolving around the Macintosh to appear on the Internet, and the Info-Mac Archive, which was for many years the pre-eminent site for freely distributable Macintosh software.
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Chairman
XNSORG
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
August 2000 — June 2004 (3 years 11 months)
XNSORG was a non-profit aimed at promoting the XNS (eXtensible Name System) technology. It has since been renamed to XRI and is overseen by OASIS.
Adam Engst’s Education
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Cornell University
BA, Hypertextual Fiction, Classics, 1985 — 1989
As a College Scholar, I designed my own major in Hypertextual Fiction, gathering enough credits in Classics along the way for a double-major. The most important classes I took at Cornell were, in no particular order, Carl Sagan's "Seminar in Critical Thinking," Matt Neuburg's "Greek Composition," and Gail Fine's "Aristotle". All of them helped me better learn just what it means to think, and if I had taken no other classes in my four years at Cornell, they alone would have made it worthwhile. Graduated magna cum laude.
- Activities and Societies:
- Co-editor of The Risley Review, High Noon Athletic Club, Phi Beta Kappa
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Adam Engst’s Interests:
running, pondering, cooking, wine, art
Adam Engst’s Groups:
High Noon Athletic Club, Finger Lakes Runners Club
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Cornell University Alumni Network
Adam Engst’s Honors:
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Adam Engst’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
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