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Coming Soon: Sprechen Sie Deutsch?

Author: Rick Sapir - Published Feb 27, 2012 08:32pm EST

Thanks to the work of Torsten Fabricius, Tiki Essentials will soon be available in German as a paperback and ebook! And hopefully, we'll work on translating Tiki for Dummies Smarties, too!

Remember, Tiki Essentials is published under a Creative Commons Copyright, so you're free to translate (or update) it in your native language. Feel free to contact me if you want to work with me in publishing a paperback or ebook version.

Showing what's possible with Tiki

Author: Rick Sapir - Published Oct 19, 2011 10:20am EDT

Because of the huge number of features and options, Tiki is a viable solution for nearly any sort of website. My latest project is to create an extensible list of Tiki use cases (based on the ones listed here) including (if possible) the necessary YAML for each. Then, I plan to release each sample as a dedicated Tiki Profile.

I've started working on these, over here.

What do you think? I'd love to have your comments...

Now Available: Tiki Essentials, the eBook

Author: Rick Sapir - Published Feb 21, 2011 11:41pm EST
Update: Tiki Essentials is available as an Ebook from LuLu, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, the iBookstore, and others. Read more...


I'm proud to announce the immediate availability of Tiki Essentials in eBook format. Once again, I've self-published published through LuLu.com, in ePub format, and it should appear on Apple's iBookstore in a few days. For Kindle users, I also created a Kindle-specific version (MOBI) and it should appear on Amazon shortly.

As with the paper version, this eBook is being published under a Creative Commons license. You are free to improve upon my work and republish it, as your own contribution to the Tiki Community. Be sure to see the full copyright statement for complete information, including proper attribution.

If you're interested in seeing what it took for me to convert Tiki Essentials into an eBook, check out my blog for details. It was an interesting learning process for me.

To purchase a copy of Tiki Essentials, in paper or eBook format, please see Buy the Book.

And look for the publication of Tiki for Dummies Smarties this spring!



A quick note: Tiki Essentials is currently ranked 19,672 on LuLu and 1,317,995 on Amazon — the best-selling Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware book of all time!

If you've purchased a copy of Tiki Essentials and found it helpful, why not consider writing a review on LuLu or Amazon?

Tiki Essentials: The eBook Edition

Author: Rick Sapir - Published Feb 19, 2011 06:05pm EST

Several folks have contacted me, inquiring about an eBook version of Tiki Essentials.

Since Tiki for Dummies Smarties is currently with my editor, I've had time to explore this possibility. I've been playing with Sigil, an open source eBook editor, and the results have been promising!

By publishing Tiki Essentials in ePub format, it will become available on the iBooks store, in addition to LuLu and Amazon.

The ePub format can be read on many different devices, including the iPad and Android. The following table contains the details:

ePub Devices
ePub Devices (click to enlarge)

The Amazon Kindle does not support ePub, but I'm thinking of a separate, Kindle edition, too!

If I price the eBook edition at $8.99 (USD) is there a market? For comparison, the Using Drupal eBook is $19.97 on Amazon.

Is it worth the effort to have a Tiki presence in the eBook market? What do you think?

Update: Tiki Essentials is available as an Ebook from LuLu, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, the iBookstore and others. Read more...

On the Best Seller List

Author: Rick Sapir - Published Feb 14, 2011 03:00am EST

Tiki Essentials is now ranked in the top 500,000 on Amazon.com and the top 34,000 on LuLu.com! There's still quite a ways to go before I get listed on the New York Times list, but I safely say that Tiki Essentials is the number one (OK, the only) Tiki guide of all-time!

Thanks to everyone who has encouraged me throughout the project. And look for the printed version of Tiki for Dummies Smarties.

Come and get it... the first Tiki book to be published!

Author: Rick Sapir - Published Dec 11, 2010 09:15am EST

I am proud to announce the immediate availability of the first book about Tiki — Tiki Essentials. Currently, Tiki Essentials is available for purchase only through LuLu. I have also submitted it to Amazon.com, but the distribution process may take 6-8 weeks to complete. Tiki Essentials is now available through LuLu.com and Amazon.com. In the meantime, I am offering a 25% discount for the next three months (through March, 2011)!



Tiki Essentials
List: $25.99 $19.49 (USD)

See Buy the Book for complete pricing and ordering information.

Update: Tiki Essentials is available as a paperback and an Ebook from LuLu, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, the iBookstore and others. Read more...

The Book is Coming!

Author: Rick Sapir - Published Nov 06, 2010 08:47pm EDT
UPDATE: Tiki Essentials has been published! Learn more...


Thanks to the hard work of my editor and technical reviewers, the Tiki Essentials: the "real" book is moving closer to reality. Hopefully within two weeks it will be off to the printer (err... LuLu) and then available online.

Front cover
Front Cover
Front cover
Front Cover
I've set the price at $25.99 (USD) with a 20% discount for the first 90 days. That means you'll get almost 150 pages of "essential" Tiki information for under $20.00 (plus shipping).


Tiki Essentials will also be available and an E-book for $4.99 (USD) — what a bargain!

And if this turns out to be a success, look for other "real" books to be released as well.

Site Upgrade Complete

Author: Rick Sapir - Published Oct 21, 2010 05:40am EDT

I've recently upgraded Essentials to the latest Tiki 6 beta code. If you haven't tried Tiki 6 yet, I highly recommend it — this is the best version yet! You can read more on my Tiki blog.

Oh, and for those of you waiting, the Tiki Essentials book looks like it will be coming soon. It is currently being reviewed by an editor and several Tiki experts. I hope to make it available by December 1.

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