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+These are some of the books and tutorials that form part of the
+"Dickimaw LaTeX Series". Only the A4 PDF is included here. Other
+formats, such as HTML or a screen optimized PDF, are available from
+http://www.dickimaw-books.com/latex/
+
+License: GNU Free Documentation License (GNU FDL)
+
+Documents:
+
+ * dickimaw-novices.pdf
+ "LaTeX for Complete Novices"
+ Home page: http://www.dickimaw-books.com/latex/novices/
+ Also available as a paperback, ISBN 978-1-909440-00-5
+
+ An introductory guide to LaTeX.
+
+ * dickimaw-thesis.pdf
+ "Using LaTeX to Write a PhD Thesis"
+ Home page: http://www.dickimaw-books.com/latex/thesis/
+ Also available as a paperback, ISBN 978-1-909440-02-9
+
+ A follow-on from "LaTeX for Complete Novices" geared towards
+ students who want to use LaTeX to write their PhD thesis.
+
+ * dickimaw-minexample.pdf
+ "Creating a LaTeX minimal example"
+ Home page: http://www.dickimaw-books.com/latex/minexample/
+
+ Describes how to create a minimal example, which can be used as
+ a debugging aid when you encounter errors in your LaTeX documents.
+
+The document source files required to generate the above PDFs are in
+the src subdirectory. The full book sources, including the code to
+generate the HTML and screen PDF versions that aren't provided in this
+distribution, are available from the book home pages.
+
+The paperbacks can be order through most booksellers or from the
+Dickimaw Books Store (http://www.dickimaw-books.com/shop/). TUG and
+UK TUG members are eligible for a 25% discount on the LaTeX books
+from the Dickimaw Store.