Microsoft Press is the

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arm of

Microsoft Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology corporation producing computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services headquartered at the Microsoft Redmond campus located in Redmond, Washing ...

, usually releasing books dealing with various current Microsoft technologies. Microsoft Press' first introduced books were ''The Apple Macintosh Book'' by Cary Lu and ''Exploring the IBM PCjr Home Computer'' by

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in 1984 at the

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

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, Steve McConnell,

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and Jeffrey Richter. Following a deal signed in 2009,

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became the official distributor of Microsoft Press books. In 2014, the distributor was changed to

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. In July 2016, Microsoft Press editorial staff was laid off.

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* Microsoft divisions Computer book publishing companies Publishing companies established in 1984 {{microsoft-stub