It’s been a busy week, but I’m happy to announce that all licensed users of Miva Merchant 5.5 will now be able to download the electronic version of my new, official guide for free. Miva Merchant President and COO Rick Wilson and I have spent the last week working out the details to make the manual available to the entire community.
The price of the print edition – which includes many additional features – has been reduced to $29.95.
The printed book will be released March 9th, and can be ordered from MivaCentral or DesignExtend.com
More details to follow… Until then, here’s the official press release…
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Miva Merchant To Offer Miva Merchant 5.5 The Official Guide Second Edition PR 7-PR8 As Free eBook To All Customers
New book offers up-to-date Miva Merchant 5.5 tutorials, guides
San Diego, CA (Vocus/PRWEB) February 18, 2011
Miva Merchant, a leading ecommerce platform, in conjunction with author Pamela Hazelton, will be offering the soon-to-be-released Miva Merchant 5.5 The Official Guide Second Edition PR 7-PR8 as a free eBook to their customers.
“Pamela’s book is an invaluable resource for any Miva Merchant user,” says Miva Merchant President and COO Rick Wilson. “Her book makes it easy to become an expert, so we decided to pursue this opportunity with Pamela to provide her book free of charge to our customer base as a downloadable eBook.”
Hazelton, who has authored many Miva Merchant-related books, including Miva Merchant 4.x, E-commerce Made Easy, and OpenUI Made Easy, is also a featured speaker at the annual Miva Merchant conference, and a senior contributor for Practical Ecommerce, the leading resource website for online businesses.
“I’m honored that the electronic version of my book will now be accessible to all Miva Merchant users,” says Hazelton. “That Miva Merchant will distribute it to tens of thousands of store owners as part of their training package makes the thousand-plus hours I’ve put into the Official Guides over the years all the more worth it.”
People will also have the option to purchase hard copies of the book for $29.95 from Miva Central.
About Miva Merchant:
Miva Merchant offers a complete ecommerce solution consisting of PA-DSS validated shopping cart software, PCI compliant ecommerce hosting, credit card processing services and custom website design & development. Over 50,000 merchants use Miva Merchant’s highly customizable, intuitive and scalable ecommerce software.
These merchants range from hand-selected boutique product stores, to manufacturers directly integrating their manufacturing with distributor access and an online retail presence. To see examples of online stores running on Miva Merchant, visit our site.
About Pamela Hazelton:
Pamela Hazelton is an e-commerce consultant, developer and trainer specializing in online retailing. She has authored training manuals and tutorials for both private and government organizations. This guide marks her seventh edition for Miva Merchant.
Pamela has also provided hands-on application and design training for corporate and private clients and continues to provide one-on-one virtual training to Miva Merchant users. She is the owner and president of Media Service Innovations, Inc, a web and print design and consulting corporation which is the parent company of DesignExtend. Corporate clients include RetroPlanet.com, AHAVA, Alsa Corp., AboutCurves.com, Arts Weekly, Inc., and Carrie D. Mader Jewelry.
