Android Apps for Absolute Beginners Second Edition Released Everywhere on 12-12-12

Dec. 13, 2012 - PRLog -- Android Apps for Absolute Beginners Second Edition Released Everywhere on 12-12-12

The second edition of the top-selling Apress Android Programming book Android Apps for Absolute Beginners is officially available on all platforms and in all formats, digital and print, as of December 12th of 2012. This popular Android book, written by Multimedia Producer Wallace Jackson of Mind Taffy Design, has been updated from the first edition, released in 2011, to include the very latest version of Android, Version 4.2, called Jelly Bean Plus (Android API Level 17).

The Second Edition of Android Apps for Absolute Beginners has been meticulously expanded by the original Author from 300 to to 400 pages, and now covers all of the newest features in the Android Application Development Environment of Eclipse and the Android Developer Tools ADT Bundle, both currently available on the Android Developer website as a single download, as of Android Version 4.2.

The new Second Edition Android Development book features step-by-step work processes covering setting up an Android Development workstation, installing new media open source software for use with Android, developing Android Applications, adding User Interface Elements, coding Android Programming Logic, and optimizing Graphic Design elements for use with the Android Operating System.

Android Apps for Absolute Beginners also covers several more advanced topics, such as Inter-Application Communications, Database Management, Background Data Processing, Audio Playback, Video Playback, using Google Maps, using Google Search, and much more. The book features dozens of high-resolution screens which allow the reader to track the Android software development process step-by-step through precise visual cues.

"I wrote Android Apps for Absolute Beginners so that all of the billions of Android device owners could have access to the power of Android and have the ability to create digital content and applications for their Android Smartphones, Tablets, e-Readers, and iTV sets," stated the book's Author, Wallace Jackson of MindTaffy. "This second edition of the book makes that process even easier, due to ground-breaking new features in the ADT Eclipse Android Development Tools environment, and because our editorial team took six months to rewrite and refine this book from the ground up, making sure that we left no stone unturned. This second edition is a 100% improvement over the first edition, and covers far more ground and many new Android 4.2 features as well."

The book is available in both print and digital formats, including support for the Amazon Kindle, Kindle Fire, Kindle Fire HD, Adobe Acrobat PDF and Open Source ePub formats, among many others. The book is available for purchase through most popular Printed Book and eBook store locations worldwide.

To learn more about the Android Apps for Absolute Beginners Second Edition book release, please visit the book page: http://www.apress.com/9781430247883

*ISBN: 978-1-4302-4788-3
*400 Pages
*User Level: Beginner
*Publication Date: December 12, 2012
*Available eBook Formats: EPUB, MOBI, PDF
*Print Book Price: $29.99
*eBook Price: $20.99

About the Author

Wallace Jackson is CEO of Mind Taffy Design, a leading New Media Content Design and User Interface Development Agency specializing in i3D and Open Source Technologies. Mind Taffy Design has created New Media Campaigns and i3D and 3D Content Deliverables for the leading international brands and manufacturers, including Sony, Samsung, Tyco, Nokia, Mitsubishi, Epson, Compaq, TEAC, ViewSonic, Western Digital, and many others. He has created digital new media for delivery via eBooks, e-Signage, Websites, Apps, Screensavers, 3D PDFs, iTVs, e-Readers, Smartphones and Tablets. He has authored several popular books on Android Programming, Digital Imaging, Graphics Design, Business Social Media, and Open Source.

For more information about the innovative approaches that Mind Taffy Design takes to develop their new media content designs and delivery, please visit:  http://www.mindtaffy.com.

About Apress Media

Apress Media is a technical and business publisher devoted to meeting the needs of IT professionals, software developers, programmers, and business leaders with more than 1,000 books in print and electronic formats. Apress provides high-quality, no-fluff content that helps serious technology professionals build a comprehensive pathway to career success. Since 2007, Apress has been part of Springer Science+Business Media, one of the world's leading scientific, technical, and medical publishing houses, enabling global distribution of Apress publications.

For more information about the innovative approach Apress takes to publishing, please visit:  http://www.apress.com.