Microsoft Press is the publishing

Publishing

Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of literature or information—the activity of making information available to the general public...

 arm of Microsoft

Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...

, usually releasing books dealing with various current Microsoft technologies. Microsoft Press' first introduced books were The Apple Macintosh Book by Cary Lu

Cary Lu

Cary Lu was a writer specialising on the Apple Macintosh platform.-Early life:Born in Qingdao, China, Lu arrived in the United States at the age of three, and grew up in California. He studied physics at University of California, Berkeley, and eventually earned a Ph.D...

 and Exploring the IBM PC by Peter Norton

Peter Norton

Peter Norton is an American programmer, software publisher, author, and philanthropist. He is best known for the computer programs and books that bear his name. Norton sold his PC-Software business to Symantec Corporation in 1990....

 in 1984 at the West Coast Computer Faire

West Coast Computer Faire

The West Coast Computer Faire was an annual computer industry conference and exposition most often associated with San Francisco, its first and most frequent venue. The first fair was held in 1977 and was organized by Jim Warren and Bob Reiling. At the time it was the biggest computer show in the...

. The publisher has gone on to release books by other recognizable authors such as Charles Petzold

Charles Petzold

Charles Petzold is an American programmer and technical author on Microsoft Windows applications. He is also a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional....

, Steve McConnell

Steve McConnell

Steven C. McConnell is an author of many software engineering textbooks including Code Complete, Rapid Development, and Software Estimation...

, Mark Russinovich

Mark Russinovich

Mark E. Russinovich is a Technical Fellow in the Platform and Services Division at Microsoft. He was a cofounder of software producers Winternals before it was acquired by Microsoft in 2006.-Early life and education:...

 and Jeffrey Richter

Jeffrey Richter

Jeffrey Richter is a co-founder of Wintellect. He has written a number of books on programming for Windows and .NET.-Bibliography:* CLR via C#, Third Edition...

. Microsoft Press distributes its titles through O'Reilly Media

O'Reilly Media

O'Reilly Media is an American media company established by Tim O'Reilly that publishes books and Web sites and produces conferences on computer technology topics...

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