TAB Books
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TAB is an imprint of McGraw-Hill Education, based in New York, New York, that publishes do-it-yourself technology books for makers, electronics hobbyists, students, and inventors.
Company
Originally based in Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania, TAB was founded by Verne M. Ray and Malcolm Parks Jr. in 1964 to publish technically oriented magazines. TAB is an acronym for Technical Author's Bureau.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}} It became TAB Books Inc. in 1980 and published books in a wide variety of mostly technical fields.{{cite news | title = Humble Origins Pa. A Wellspring For Publishers, Large And Small | date = 1995-01-12 | url = https://www.mcall.com/1995/01/12/humble-origins-pa-a-wellspring-for-publishers-large-and-small/ | work = The Morning Call | access-date = 2015-06-12}} It was acquired by McGraw-Hill in 1990, at which time it published books in 12 fields including computing, electronics, aviation, engineering, maritime, and several how-to subjects,{{cite news | title = TAB Books Acquires Highmark Publishing | date = 1988-11-02 | url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2457&dat=19881102&id=x6hJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ow4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=5146,378567 | work = Bangor Daily News | accessdate = 2013-10-27}}{{cite news | title = McGraw-Hill Buys Publisher TAB Books | date = 1990-01-16 | work = Los Angeles Times }} including such diverse titles as The Complete Guide to Single Engine Cessnas,{{cite book | last1 = Dooley | first1 = Brian J. | title = The Complete Guide to Single-Engine Cessnas | edition = 4 | publisher = TAB Books | year = 1993 | location = Blue Ridge Summit, PA | isbn = 0830642242 | url = https://archive.org/details/completeguidetos00chri }} The Complete Shortwave Listener's Handbook,{{cite book | last1 = Bennett | first1 = Hank | title = The Complete Shortwave Listener's Handbook | publisher = TAB Books | year = 1993 | location = Blue Ridge Summit, PA | url = https://archive.org/details/completeshortwav00benn | url-access = registration | accessdate = 2013-10-27 | isbn = 0830643478}} Constructing and Maintaining Your Well and Septic System,{{cite book | last1 = Alth | first1 = Max | last2 = Alth | first2 = Charlotte | title = Constructing and Maintaining Your Well and Septic System | publisher = TAB Books | year = 1984 | location = Blue Ridge Summit, PA | isbn = 0830616543 | url-access = registration | url = https://archive.org/details/constructingmain00alth }} ABCs of Building Model Railroad Cars,{{cite book | last1 = Wesolowski | first1 = Wayne | title = ABC's of Building Model Railroad Cars | publisher = TAB Books | year = 1985 | location = Blue Ridge Summit, PA | isbn = 0830616357 }} Practical Blacksmithing and Metalworking,{{cite book | last1 = Blandford | first1 = Percy W. | title = Practical Blacksmithing and Metalworking | publisher = TAB Books | year = 1988 | location = Blue Ridge Summit, PA | isbn = 0830628940 | url = https://archive.org/details/practicalblacksm00blan }} and the Encyclopedia of Electronics.{{cite book | last1 = Gibilisco | first1 = Stan | authorlink1 = Stan Gibilisco | title = Encyclopedia of Electronics | publisher = TAB Books | year = 1985 | location = Blue Ridge Summit, PA | isbn = 0830633898 }} The latter work was named by the American Library Association (ALA) in its list of "Best References of the 1980s."{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}}
See also
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Category:Publishing companies based in New York (state)
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