CD Bibliography

This page lists books, periodicals, discs, and on-line information resources that pertain to compact disc development and production.

 

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Books


CD-R/DVD: Digital Recording to Optical Media with Cdrom

Author: Lee Purcell
Publication Date: 2000
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
ISBN0-07-135715-7

This very up-to-date book includes a good history timeline of CD-R & DVD-R, and a chapter about CD-R duplication contributed by this website's publisher.

 
The CD-ROM Book: A Brief System Description
Author: Sorin Stan
Publication Date: 1998
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
ISBN 0-7923-8167-X
 
The Education of A CD-ROM Publisher
Author: Christopher Andrews
Original Publication Date: 1993
New Release: 15 June 1998
Publisher: CD-Info Classics an imprint of The CD-Info Company
 
An insider's personal look at the early days of CD-ROM authoring & publishing. This book was out of print since the previous publisher quit doing books, but a new publisher (The CD-Info Company!) has been reissued it under our "CD-Info Classics" imprint. A paperback (perfectbound) version and a special Limited Edition of 300 hardback (casebound) books (autographed by the author, serial numbered and registered to the original purchasers), and several electronic editions are available now. Orders may be placed at http://www.cd-webstore.com.
 
CD-ROM for Schools
Authors: Pam Berger & Susan Kinnell
Publication Date: 1996
Publisher: Pemberton Press
ISBN: 0-910965-13-7
 
How to choose, buy and use CD-ROM in your school, by two top school media professionals.
 
Publish Yourself on CD-ROM
Authors: Fabrizio Caffarelli & Deirdre Straughan
Publication Date: 1992
 
 
Recordable CD Bible: With Cdrom
Author: Mark L. Chambers
Publication Date: 1997
Publisher: IDG Books Worldwide
ISBN: 0-76453-103-4
 
This new book is directed mainly toward Windows95 and Windows NT users, but the accompanying CD-ROM includes demo software for several platforms, and some full versions.
 
Electronic Publishing on CD-ROM
Authors: Steve Cunningham and Judson Rosebush
Publication Date: Aug 1996
Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates
ISBN: 1-56592-209-3
 
This book is available from our CD Webstore site in both print and online versions.
 
CD Recordable Handbook: A guide to Choosing the Right CD Recorder for You, 2nd ed.
Author: Robert DeMoulin, Toshi Iizuka, Rod Volturno and Ricoh DMS Division, Japan
Publication Date: 1994 & 1995
Publisher: Ricoh Corporation
Ricoh P/N 28363-002
 
Although written as a marketing piece, this 93 page booklet (with a 12 page glossary!) is an excellent introduction to CD-Recording. There is an on-line version of this book at http://www.octave.com/library/ricoh/cdrhandbook.html.
 
Creating Interactive CD-ROM for Windows and Macintosh
Author: Scott Fisher
Publication Date: 1996
Publisher: AP Professional
 
Includes CD-ROM, step-by-step tutorials.
 
The New Optical Storage Technology
Author: John A. McCormick
Publication Date: July 1993
Publisher: Business-ONE Irwin (now Times-Mirror Education Division)
ISBN: 1-55623-907-6
 
An early work that includes CD-ROM and CD-R.
 
A Guide to Optical Storage Technology
Author: John A. McCormick
Publication Date: 1990
Publisher: Business-ONE Irwin (now Times-Mirror Education Division)
ISBN: 1-55623-320-5
 
A very early work in the field, of historical interest.
 
Create Your Own Multimedia System
Author: John A. McCormick
Publisher: Windcrest/McGraw-Hill
 
This book is about building a multimedia creation workstation, not about a home multimedia system.
 
Computers and the Americans with Disabilities Act: A Manager's Guide
Author: John A. McCormick
Publication Date: August 1993
Publisher: Windcrest/McGraw-Hill
ISBN: 0-8306-4445-8 (paperback)
ISBN: 0-8306-4444-X (hardback)
 
Contains coverage of CD-ROM Technology, and discusses topics such as universal access to data.
 
CD-ROM Fundamentals
Authors: Dana Parker & Robert Starrett
Publication Date: 1994
Publisher: Boyd & Fraser Publishing Company, Danvers, MA
ISBN: 0-87709-168-4
 
A slim paperback, primarily devoted to CD-ROM technology, this book is suitable for use as a supplementary textbook or as an introduction for those interested in the production of CD-ROMs. (Somewhat dated, and hard to find.)
 
CD-ROM Professional's CD-Recordable Handbook
Authors: Dana Parker & Robert Starrett
Publication Date: 1996
Publisher: Pemberton Press
ISBN: 0-910965-18-8
 
Published in 1996. Extensive treatment of the entire CD-R field by two leading experts.
 
New Rider's Guide to CD-ROM, 2nd ed.
Authors: Dana Parker & Robert Starrett
Publication Date: 1994
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1-56205-308-6
 
Excellent, technically accurate.
 
The Compact Disc Handbook, 2nd ed.
Author: Ken C. Pohlmann
Publication Date: 1992
Publisher: A-R Editions, Inc.
ISBN: 0-89579-300-8
 
The CD manufacturing bible, heavy on theory. A bit dated now, but the basic info is superb and the explanations of important concepts are very accessible. For more up to date information, see Pohlmann's Principles of Digital Audio.
 
Principles of Digital Audio, 3rd Ed.
Author: Ken C. Pohlmann
Publication Date: 1995
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
ISBN: 0-07-050469-5 (softcover); 0-07-050469-7 (hardbound)
 
An excellent technical reference for both digital audio and CD basics, such as questions about disc specifications, formats, and for understanding things like Reed-Solomon Interleave Code and EDC/ECC (error detection code/error correction code) as well as how CDs are made. This is not exactly a sequel to Pohlmann's Compact Disc Handbook, but is much more up to date and covers a lot of the same material and more. Very highly recommended.
 
Super CD-ROM Madness!
Author: Lee Purcell
Publication Date: 1994
Publisher: Macmillan/SAMS Publishing
ISBN: 0-672-30638-7
 
The Complete Guide to Recordable CD
Author: Lee Purcell & David Martin
Publication Date: 1st Qtr 1997
Publisher: SYBEX, Inc.
ISBN: 0-7821-1994-8
 
This book on Recordable CD includes an appendix containing several interviews with industry participants, including the publisher of this website. Purcell has provided an exclusive description of this book to our CD Webstore site, with a RealAudio(TM) version in the Burning Issues licensed access directory.
 
CD-ROM Handbook, 2nd edition
Author: Chris Sherman, Editor
Publication Date: 1994
Publisher: Intertext Publications, McGraw-Hill, Inc.
ISBN: 0-07-056693-3
 
This collection of articles on the history of CD-ROM and CD-Recordable is heavily technical, but authoritative. Contributors include Linda Helgerson, Allen Adkins, Philip Busk, Arch Luther and many other pioneers in the field.
 
Electronic Publishing Unleased: Discover the Power of Electronic Publishing--Online and Via CD-ROM
Authors: William Stanek, Lee Purcell, Robert Bindl & Mitch Gould
Publication Date: Oct 1995
ISBN: 0-672-30752-9
Publisher: Sams

A complete review of paperless publishing techniques and tools. Includes a Windows-compatible CD-ROM with the full text of the book in HTML form as well as demos and trial software resources. The book also discusses intellectual property issues important to electronic publishers, and has tips for marketing and advertising as well as creating e-books and more.

 
DVD Demystified: The Guidebook of DVD-Video and DVD-ROM
Author: Jim Taylor
Publication Date: Sept 1997
Publisher: McGraw-Hill, INc.
ISBN: 0-07-064841-7
 
The CD-ROM Directory: 1996 Edition
Publication Date: 1996
Publisher: TFPL Multimedia

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Magazines & Journals

 

 

Beyond Computing
Publisher:
Beyond Computing
P.O. Box 3014
Northbrook, Ill. 60065-9984
URL: http://www.beyondcomputingmag.com
CD-ROM Professional, now named EMedia Professional
Publisher:
OnLine/Pemberton Press, Inc.
462 Danbury Road
Wilton, CT 06897-2126
Phone: (+1) 203-761-1466
Fax: (+1) 203-761-1444
URL: http://www.emediapro.net
DVD Report
Publisher:
Knowledge Industry Publications, Inc.
701 Westchester Avenue
White Plains, NY 10604-3098 USA
Phone: (+1) 914-328-9157
Fax: (+1) 914-328-9093
Email: kipimktg@kipi.com
URL: http://www.kipinet.com
Multimedia Producer
Publisher:
Knowledge Industry Publications, Inc.
701 Westchester Avenue
White Plains, NY 10604-3098 USA
Phone: (+1) 914-328-9157
Fax: (+1) 914-328-9093
Email: KIPIMKTG@KIPI.com or mmediapro@aol.com
URL: http://www.kipinet.com
NewMedia
Publisher:
HyperMedia Communications, Inc.
901 Mariner's Island Blvd., Suite 365
San Mateo, CA 94404 USA
Phone: (+1) 415-573-5170
Fax: (+1) 415-573-5131
Web: http://www.hyperstand.com
Tape/Disc Business
Publisher:
Knowledge Industry Publications, Inc.
Phone: 800-800-5474
Fax.: (+1) 914-328-2024
Web: http://www.kipinet.com/

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Email Lists

 

 

 

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Other Internet Links

These links are to CD & DVD production related pages that don't seem to fit anywhere else in our site. Be sure to look for other links in pages throughout this site.


Copyright and Intellectual Property Related Links

This information is very important to CD developers and CD-R users.

 

On August 4, 1998 the US Congress approved H.R. 2281 to strengthen intellectual property rights in the age of h internet. This link displays the text of the Act on the ftp site of the US House of Representatives.
Recently I was contacted by Aleksandr Atchikov, Vice President of the (Russian) National Agency on Author's and Adjacent Rights. Their website (with some resources in English) can be found via this link.

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Commercial OnLine Services

 

CompuServe's CD-ROM [GO CDFORUM] forums
Frequented by many "old timers" of the industry -- people who have been using the technology for over a year ;-) To subscribe to CompuServe, go to http://www.compuserve.com
CDROMBase Online
Also on CompuServe, this is a compilation of information about more than 10,000 CD-ROM titles, created by Rich Bowers, who also holds the distinction of publishing the FIRST directory of CD-ROM titles in 1986.

 

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Standards & Specifications

 

 

AIIM Standards Status Report
 
This webpage contains status reports on the publication of AIIM standards pertaining to imaging and document mangement, many being developed jointly with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
 
Specification for "El Torrito" Bootable CDs
 
The "Color Books" CD Standards Documents owned by Philips
 
Philips Consumer Electronics
Coordination Office Optical & Magnetic Media Systems
Building SWA-109, P.O.Box 80002
5600 JB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Fax: +31 40 732113
ISO 9660:1988
 
Volume and file structure of CD-ROM for information interchange
 
ISO/IEC 13346:1995
 
Volume and file structure of write-once and rewritable media using non-sequential recording for information interchange. In five parts.
Part 1: General
Part 2: Volume and boot block recognition
Part 3: Volume structure
Part 4: File structure
Part 5: Record structure
Also see Howard Kaikow's page announcing the release of ISO/IEC 13346 and 13490.
 
ISO/IEC 13490:1995
 
Volume and file structure of read-only and write-once compact disc media for information interchange.
Part 1: General
Part 2: Volume and File Structure
Also see Howard Kaikow's page announcing the release of ISO/IEC 13346 and 13490.
 
ISO/IEC 10149:1995
 
Data interchange on read-only 120mm optical data disks (CD-ROM)
 
ANSI IT9.21
 
Standard testing, storage and handling procedures for CD-ROM, CD-R and other optical media. See the press release about this new standard in this site.

 

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