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Published: Oct. 25, 2023, 7:46 p.m.

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Twenty years of Take Control Books deserves a reunion, and we\\u2019ve got it.\\xa0Current publisher\\xa0Joe Kissell\\xa0and Take Control Co-Founders\\xa0Adam and Tonya Engst organized a get-together that featured the star-studded roster of\\xa0Jeff Carlson,\\xa0Josh Centers,\\xa0Michael E. Cohen,\\xa0Lea\\xa0Galanter,\\xa0Scott Knaster,\\xa0Ted Landau,\\xa0Kirk McElhearn,\\xa0Matt Neuburg, and\\xa0Jeff Porten\\xa0to discuss how they became involved in Take Control and \\xa0how it differed from other publishing houses. (Part 1)\\xa0

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0:00:00 Introduction to Mac Voices and Take Control Week
0:02:26 Jeff Carlson talks about his Take Control books and logo design
0:04:11 Introductions and Book Projects
0:05:14 The Beginnings of the Take Control Series
0:05:41 From Publishing to Writing Books on Macs
0:07:02 A Trip Down Memory Lane with Take Control Books
0:11:21 Tonya\'s Role as Editor-in-Chief and Collaboration with Authors
0:13:24 Discussion on the Origins and Key Aspects of Take Control
0:19:03 The Thrill of eBooks and All-Digital Reading
0:21:24 Influence of Tonya\'s Writing Style and the Evolution of Chapter Titles
0:23:37 The editing process and the need for brevity
0:26:11 Writing directly into final layout for a better publishing experience

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• Jeff Carlson
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• Josh Centers
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• Michael E. Cohen
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• Adam Engst
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• Tonya Engst
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• Lea Galanter
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• Joe Kissell
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• Scott Knaster
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• Ted Landau
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• Kirk McElhearn
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• Matt Neuburg
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• Jeff Porten
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