A new Smashing Magazine book and a little help from their friends?

Smashing Magazine is one of those websites I hold very dear. A lot of the articles on the website are so good I sometimes get frustrated because I don’t have enough time to read and really learn about each and every topic. (Thank God there’s Delicious so I can at least bookmark the articles and not forget about them). Having written an article for Smashing Magazine myself (10 Pre-Press Tips For Perfect Print Publishing) I often wonder how the Smashing Team can continue to publish articles with such high quality. Because writing a lengthy and high quality article takes up a lot of time and Smashing Magazine is totally free.

But right now it would seem the Smashing Team is in a bit of trouble. They need your help. They could have just dropped a ‘please donate’ button on every page but instead they decided to do what they do best and offer you an eBook with some of the best articles from Smashing Magazine regarding professional Web design and the business side of web development. The eBook is DRM-free and only $9.90. (PDF sample right here). The eBook contains 10 already published articles and 2 exclusive, newly written pieces. If you’re a (web)designer I know you’ll love the articles and the real-world advice will certainly help you do your job a lot better, faster or both. So please, order the eBook and help out the Smashing Team. I know I will.