Make: Electronics enjoyed some tremendous holiday sales. We’re thrilled by the reaction it’s gotten so far. It’s currently the No. 1 bestseller in three Amazon categories: Circuits, Robotics, and Robotics and Automation, and #4 in the main Electronics category. It got written up on Boing Boing, Wired’s GeekDad, and elsewhere, and the Shed ended up selling out of the Make: Electronics Deluxe Toolkit (more on the way!) as a result. We’ve also been getting enthusiastic email from buyers of the book. Like our Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments, it seems to particularly be a hit with homeschoolers who plan on using it in their curriculum.
But the praise we, especially the book’s author, Charles Platt, were most giddy about came from Hans Camenzind, the inventor of the 555 timer IC. Charles sent him a copy of the book and he wrote back to say how much he enjoyed it:
“I am very impressed by your writing style and the quality of presentation. This is teaching at its best!”
Nice! As you can imagine, we’ll be using this in future promotions for the book and on the cover of the reprint. Mr. Camenzind was happy to grant permission. Congrats to Charles!
BTW: A project from the book, on building a 555-based reaction timer, will be a featured project in the forthcoming MAKE, Volume 21.
More:
Make: Electronics – Interview with Charles Platt & Gareth Branwyn
Make: Electronics – Experiment #33, Moving in steps
Make: Electronics and the 555 man
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Make: Electronics
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Want to learn the fundamentals of electronics in a fun and experiential way? Start working on some excellent projects as soon as you crack open this unique, hands-on book. Build the circuits first, then learn the theory behind them! With Make: Electronics, you’ll learn all of the basic components and important principles through a series of “learn by discovery” experiments. And you don’t need to know a thing about electricity to get started.
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