{"product_id":"how-computers-make-books-from-graphics-rendering-search-algorithms-and-functional-programming-to-indexing-and-typesetting-9781633438675","title":"How Computers Make Books: From Graphics Rendering, Search Algorithms, and Functional Programming to Indexing and Typesetting","description":"\u003cb\u003eLearn about computer science by exploring the fascinating journey it took to make this book!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow Computers Make Books\u003c\/i\u003e introduces what's wonderful about computer science by showing how computers have transformed the art of publishing books. Author and publishing software developer John Whitington reveals the elegant computer science solutions invented to solve big publishing challenges. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eHow Computers Make Books\u003c\/i\u003e you'll discover: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow human descriptions are translated into computer programs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow a computer can understand document formatting\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow a program decides where to print ink on a page\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy computer science is so interesting to computer scientists, and why it might interest you\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e...and much more!\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHow do computers represent all the different languages and letters used by humans? How do we compress a book's worth of complex information so it can be transferred in seconds? And what exactly is a computer program? This book answers all those questions by telling the story of how it was created! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF and ePub formats from Manning Publications. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout the technology\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Computers are part of every step in creating a book, from capturing the author's words as a digital document to controlling how the ink gets onto the paper. \u003ci\u003eHow Computers Make Books\u003c\/i\u003e introduces basic computer science concepts like file formatting, transfer, and storage, computer programming, and task automation by guiding you through the modern digital printing process. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout the book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book takes you on a journey from the plain white page, weaving through typesetting, making gray images from black ink, electronic file formats, and more. 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