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Jon C.A. DeKeles
By Jon DeKeles
Nov 1, 2004 - 9:30:00 AM

As a co-founder of New Riders Publishing in the mid-80s, Jon engineered the growth of the Los Angeles-based enterprise as the officer in charge of sales/marketing, technology and press relations, building it to a buyout position that attracted Que Publishing.

He created a desktop publishing system to lay out their best-selling books about AutoCAD. It was a precursor to software like PageMaker and Venture Publisher. He helped to publish the first book on desktop publishing, using desktop publishing. The New Riders imprint continues to produce numerous best-selling books today.

Later, in conjunction with Ziff Davis Publishing, Jon was instrumental in creating the technology behind the very popular AnchorDesk email alert, which was sent to over 3 million readers daily at its peak.

Because he was involved early on in the development of Internet marketing, Jon had the opportunity to pioneer many of the marketing technologies that are widely used today. Ever use the features "Printer Friendly" or "Email to a Friend." Jon created these unique solutions to help readers and to generate revenue for many different projects.

Jon's avocation is computers. For over 35 years he have been actively involved in this industry. Jon has been able to build a viable personal business model that combines his professional background in publishing, marketing and the Internet with his avocation.

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