Computers & Technology Books in Order
Computers & Technology contains 23 books, published between 1984 and 2011. The first book is InfoWorld's Essential Guide to CP/M (1984) and the newest is iLife '11 For Dummies (2011). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 23
- Published
- 1984–2011
- Pages on record
- 9,490 in 22 of 23 books
- Reading time
- 158–237 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,490 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 22 of 23 titles with a page count on record.
Computers & Technology is a heading over 23 books published between 1984 and 2011. Tony Bove is credited on 22 of them and Cheryl Rhodes on 7, with Andy Ihnatko and Neal Goldstein on 2 each and Wes Thomas, Ruel Hernandez and David D. Busch on one apiece. The listing covers desktop publishing and Macintosh software: InfoWorld's Essential Guide to CP/M (1984), The Art of Desktop Publishing (1986), a set of PageMaker manuals for Macintosh and for the IBM PC, Que's Macintosh Multimedia Handbook (1990) and iLife '11 For Dummies (2011). Subject tags name desktop publishing, computer graphics, programming and application software.
How many Computers & Technology books are there?
Computers & Technology has 23 books, released between 1984 and 2011.
Computers & Technology Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 23 Computers & Technology books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1InfoWorld's Essential Guide to CP/M1984 · 246 pages · confirmed 1/419842461/4
- 2The Art of Desktop Publishing1986 · 296 pages · confirmed 1/419862961/4
- 3Desktop Publishing with PageMaker 3.02: Macintosh1987 · 289 pages · confirmed 1/419872891/4
- 4Adobe Illustrator 5.0 : The Official Handbook for Designers1988 · 450 pages · confirmed 1/419884501/4
- 5Desktop Publishing with PageMaker 3.0: IBM PC AT, PS/2 and Compatibles1989 · 278 pages · confirmed 1/419892781/4
- 6Using MacroMind Director1990 · 512 pages · confirmed 1/419905121/4
- 7The Well-Connected Macintosh: An Overview of Desktop Communications1990 · 358 pages · confirmed 1/419903581/4
- 8Que's Macintosh Multimedia Handbook1990 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/419904321/4
- 9Pagemaker 4: The Basics: Macintosh Version1991 · 371 pages · confirmed 1/419913711/4
- 10Page Maker 4: Pc/Windows: The Basics1991 · 378 pages · confirmed 1/419913781/4
- 11Official Macromedia Director Studio1995 · 376 pages · confirmed 1/419953761/4
- 12Inside the Web TV1997 · 500 pages · confirmed 1/419975001/4
- 13The I Pod Companion2003 · 280 pages · confirmed 1/420032801/4
- 14iPod & iTunes For Dummies2003 · 370 pages · confirmed 1/420033701/4
- 15iLife '04 All-In-One Desk Reference for Dummies2004 · 578 pages · confirmed 1/420045781/4
- 17The GarageBand Book2004 · 328 pages · confirmed 1/420043281/4
- 18The iLife '04 Book2004 · 519 pages · confirmed 1/420045191/4
- 19Just Say No to Microsoft2005 · 243 pages · confirmed 1/420052431/4
- 20iPod touch For Dummies2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 21iPhone Application Development All-In-One for Dummies2009 · 858 pages · confirmed 1/420098581/4
- 22iPad Application Development for Dummies2010 · 464 pages · confirmed 1/420104641/4
- 23iLife '11 For Dummies2011 · 434 pages · confirmed 1/420114341/4
- 56Digital Photos, Movies, & Music Gigabook for Dummies2004 · 930 pages · confirmed 1/420049301/4
Do you have to read Computers & Technology books in order?
You should read the Computers & Technology books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Computers & Technology book also stands alone.
Where to start with Computers & Technology
Start with InfoWorld's Essential Guide to CP/M (1984), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Computers & Technology book?
iLife '11 For Dummies (2011) is the newest Computers & Technology book released so far.
Is there a new Computers & Technology book coming?
No next Computers & Technology book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Computers & Technology at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Computers & Technology title on record dates from 2011, 15 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Computers & Technology books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 9,490 pages across the 22 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 377 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Computers & Technology books, 9 of 23, were published in the 2000s.
- Attribution
- Of the 23 titles, 22 are credited to Tony Bove, 7 to Cheryl Rhodes, 2 to Andy Ihnatko and 2 to Neal Goldstein. A further 3 writers are credited.
What the Computers & Technology books are about
21 of the 23 Computers & Technology books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: macintosh (computer) is tagged on 8 of 21. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Macintosh (Computer) 8 of 21 books
- Programming 7 of 21 books
- Desktop publishing 6 of 21 books
- Aldus PageMaker 4 of 21 books
- Application software 3 of 21 books
- ILife 3 of 21 books
- Interactive multimedia 3 of 21 books
- Adobe pagemaker (computer program) 2 of 21 books
- Computer graphics 2 of 21 books
- Computer Technology 2 of 21 books
- Computers 2 of 21 books
- Data processing 2 of 21 books