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4.3/5 Snapdeal Publisher Penguin Group (India) Pages 336 (India paperback) | 4.1/5 Goodreads Country India Publication date 20 June 2013 Originally published 20 June 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ISBN 0-143-41970-6 (US) / 978-0-14341970-9 (UK) Followed by SOCIAL: 50 Ways To Improve Your Professional Life Genres Technology, Self-help, Internet, Non-fiction Similar Social: 50 Ways to Improve, How to Unblock Everythin, The Unofficial Guide to, Network Security, Stretch Your Technolo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FASTER: 100 Ways To Improve Your Digital Life is the fifteenth book written by Ankit Fadia and contains mobile tips, tricks and tweaks. This book is aimed at technology users who are looking to make best use of their gadgets and technology, want to maximize the quality of their online life or are just curious about tech wizardry.
Contents
Ankit Fadia recently signed a three book deal with Penguin Group (India), out of which FASTER: 100 Ways To Improve Your Digital Life was the first book, and the foreword to it was written by Sanjeev Bikhchandani, the founder and executive vice chairman of Info Edge (India) which owns Naukri.com, a job portal.
Outline
While the use of smartphones, gadgets and tech devices is rapidly increasing, many people are not necessarily aware of all the various features, functionalities and capabilities that technology provides. From tweaks you can pull off at home, to applications you can download to make your online world more accommodating, vibrant and interesting, the book uses a variety of teaching techniques such as screenshots, links to online sites and step by step guidelines to make technical devices more accessible.
This book consists of 100 chapters spread over 4 distinct sections:
Inspiration
Ankit Fadia got the inspiration to write this book while hosting a show called MTV What the Hack! for MTV India where he shared tech tips and tricks in every episode.
Translation
The book has been translated into Hindi and is published by Prabhat Prakash in September 2014.
Sales & Awards
The Book is claimed to have sold over 40,000 copies and is expected to go into the second reprint. It made it to several bestselling lists in India including the Best of 2013 - Indian Non Fiction Bestseller List released by Crossword Bookstores in India
Web Show
Based on the material from this book, in 2013, Ankit Fadia started a YouTube channel called Geek On the Loose in partnership with Mumbai based media company PING networks where he shared tips from this book. The show has got more than 750,000+ views on YouTube.