How Computers Make Books: From Graphics Rendering, Search Algorithms, and Functional Programming to Indexing and TypesettingPaperback, 26 September 2023

Learn about computer science by exploring the fascinating journey it took to make this book!

How Computers Make Books introduces what's wonderful about computer science by telling the story of how computers have transformed the ancient art of publishing books. Author and publishing software developer John Whitington takes readers on a journey through the computer processes needed to create this very book.

Each chapter explores the elegance of modern digital printing, from how a computer knows where to place ink, to reproducing shades of gray, to laying out paragraphs on the page.

Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.