march is dummies month

There's less than a week left in the buy two and get one free special on "for Dummies" books at Amazon.com. If you haven't already purchased your copy of Firefox for Dummies now is a good time. On top of the 3 for the price of 2 special, Amazon.com is also offering a $5 rebate on the Dummies books.

Firefox for Dummies is a great book for anyone that's new to Firefox and would make a good gift, along with a Firefox CD, for those few remaining family and friends who haven't yet converted to Firefox. You won't get a better price any time soon, so I'd encourage you to grab a copy this weekend.

From my previous post on this book:

Firefox for Dummies was written by Blake Ross, and I was somewhat involved in the technical reviews during the book's development (completely pro bono) so you know it'll be helpful, fun, and easy to use -- just like Firefox itself :-)

The book is a fantastic guide for people who don't read this blog. That means your family, friends, neighbors, colleagues, etc. If you're spreading the word about Firefox, and you run into people who are a bit skeptical about making the transition from IE, especially if you can't be there to look over their shoulder for the first few weeks of using Firefox, this book would be an ideal tool help them get over that initial hesitation. The book also includes an nice little introduction to the Thunderbird email client from Mozilla as well, which for most people does require a bit more help in getting set up and getting comfortable with.

One other reason you might want to buy this book is that it's a really good guide for people who are spreading Firefox. After having read through it a few times, I've found myself changing some of the language I use when helping others get going with Firefox. The overall style and tone of the book is worth absorbing for anyone that spends significant time helping IE users migrate to and get the most out of Firefox.