Free ebook: Petzold’s Programming Windows Phone 7 (Special Excerpt 2)

Just in time for VSLive in Redmond, here’s a second draft preview ebook of Charles Petzold’s upcoming Programming Windows Phone 7! The first preview ebook contained six chapters. This one contains eleven chapters (and 265 pages):

Part I The Basics

Chapter 1   Hello, Windows Phone 7

Chapter 2   Getting Oriented

Chapter 3   An Introduction to Touch

Chapter 4   Bitmaps, Also Known as Textures

Chapter 5   Sensors and Services

Chapter 6   Issues in Application Architecture

Part II Silverlight

Chapter 7   XAML Power and Limitations

Chapter 8   Elements and Properties

Part III XNA

Chapter 20   Principles of Movement

Chapter 21   Textures and Sprites

Chapter 22   Touch and Play

Download the PDF here. Download the XPS here. And download the sample code here.

We’ll be finishing Charles’s full book in time for PDC10 (October 28). And, guess what: it will also be free.

As always, enjoy!

Comments

• Anonymous
  August 03, 2010
  what about a .mobi version so it works well with my knidle? :)

• Anonymous
  August 03, 2010
  thanks, it's exactly what i was looking for!

• Anonymous
  August 04, 2010
  The book is absolutely brilliant. Thank you!

• Anonymous
  August 04, 2010
  Amazing. Thanks a lot :)

• Anonymous
  August 04, 2010
  Great sir ,Thanks a lot :)

• Anonymous
  August 05, 2010
  Thanks, The book looks interesting

• Anonymous
  August 05, 2010
  I can't download it :(, please keep on sharing the book

• Anonymous
  August 05, 2010
  hi! i'm from Ecuador, Thanks a lot for the sharing!

• Anonymous
  August 06, 2010
  Had a chance to read it completely. Very good book. you dont need to know XNA or silverlight to read this book. this book takes you from 'zero to hero'. good one. thx for sharing.

• Anonymous
  August 10, 2010
  Gracias por el libro!

• Anonymous
  August 10, 2010
  Hi! Im MSP from Venezuela, my blog is www.tulio.wordpress.com

• Anonymous
  August 19, 2010
  Gimme database..... Not Petzolds fault.. (love the guy) but bl..... MS..... no fan of mySql and other quasi stuff.... Norw Thing...

• Anonymous
  August 26, 2010
  hi from Iran thanks!!good luck every one

• Anonymous
  September 14, 2010
  Hi, i am from Indonesia. Thanks for the book :-)

• Anonymous
  October 14, 2010
  Speaking of ebooks, does anyone know if Windows 7 phone HAS support for ebook readers?

• Anonymous
  October 17, 2010
  Thank you for providing the preview - i am definitly goin to buy the final book.

• Anonymous
  October 25, 2010
  Over 20 years ago I learned Windows programming via Petzold's book, now I'm learning how to program the Windows Phone via Petzold's book, excellent.....

• Anonymous
  October 27, 2010
  will the full ebook be available to us from tomorrow?

• Anonymous
  October 27, 2010
  I've already ordered the book, but I'm hoping all of the chapters will be released in PDF format tomorrow (or very soon) so I can train myself in writing WP7 apps. I've gone though the various online stuff, but this book will be the the key for me!

• Anonymous
  October 27, 2010
  เป็นบริการที่สุดยอด Windows Phone7 และ ebook

• Anonymous
  October 27, 2010
  Tq, for ebook

• Anonymous
  December 13, 2010
  Thank you very much :)

• Anonymous
  December 22, 2010
  Thanks a lot for sharing

• Anonymous
  December 30, 2010
  I need the book