Making time to write

Michael A. Raithel
Michael A. Raithel|May 8, 2012

Please don’t tell me that you do not have the time to write a book for SAS Press.  I already know that.  You have a lot of things to attend to:  a demanding job, family responsibilities, housework, yard work, shopping, cooking, eating, reading, favorite TV shows, commuting, sports to play, [...]

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Five reasons to see us at PharmaSUG

Shelly Goodin
Shelly Goodin|May 3, 2012

Between attending presentations and networking, you should make your way to the SAS Bookstore at PharmaSUG. While there are many reasons to add us to your list, here are the top 5: Save money on our books and documentation. We’re offering a special conference discount to PharmaSUG attendees. Talk to a [...]

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When is the number 13 considered lucky?

Julie Platt
Julie Platt|April 4, 2012

When it refers to the number of new SAS Press books headed your way before SAS Global Forum! SAS Authors and the SAS Press Team have been working day and night to bring you 13 new titles in time for SAS Global Forum at the end of April. Pictured are [...]

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How long have you been using?

Shelly Goodin
Shelly Goodin|April 3, 2012

Do you enjoy recalling your first SAS encounter almost as much as a first date? If so, you’re not alone.  Before picking up the phone to call me, however, consider eavesdropping on some recent SAS users’ conversations—and then share your own story. Last week, members of our Fans of SAS Books [...]

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Your questions answered at SAS Global Forum

Shelly Goodin
Shelly Goodin|March 29, 2012

The bookstore is a happening place at SAS Global Forum. You can shop onsite and save money on books, mingle with 30+ SAS authors, try to win giveaways (hint: follow @SASPublishing on Twitter and monitor the SAS Global Forum hashtag #SASGF12 and/or enter a couple of surveys) and chat with [...]

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SAS author's tip: creating a bar chart using PROC SGPLOT

Shelly Goodin
Shelly Goodin|March 23, 2012

This week’s tip comes from Ron Cody – SAS author and expert extraordinaire. Ron’s written several bestselling SAS Press books including his latest SAS Statistics by Example. If you haven’t taken a look at Ron’s extensive work, I’d invite you to visit his author page. You can read a free chapter from each of [...]

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SAS author's tip: using %NRSTR to mask macro triggers

Shelly Goodin
Shelly Goodin|February 10, 2012

As SAS user Marje Fecht said “We all want a ‘SAS programming assistant’ to help us complete our jobs more quickly.” Fecht, Senior Partner at Prowerk Consulting, then went on to say “In her book SAS Macro Programming Made Easy, Second Edition, Michele Burlew encourages us to take advantage of the SAS [...]

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Get hooked on the NOOK!

Sandy Varner
Sandy Varner|February 9, 2012

As a little girl growing up in rural North Carolina, I remember going to my Granddaddy’s fishing pond. My Daddy and Granddaddy loved to fish but as a six-year-old the fishing was boring to me. I was more interested in finding the worms to put on the fish hook.  I’d [...]

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SAS author's tip: computing a new variable with PROC REPORT

Shelly Goodin
Shelly Goodin|December 23, 2011

Ron Cody and his supremely helpful book Learning SAS by Example close out our weekly SAS Author’s Tip of 2011. Ron Cody is a household name in the SAS user community. And he deserves the moniker on his license plate of “SASMAN”. Just mentioning Ron’s name at user conferences incites awe. Sometimes [...]

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What’s the name of the first SAS book that you used?

Shelly Goodin
Shelly Goodin|December 22, 2011

This question and the 53 comments that followed became a highlight of SAS Publishing’s social media engagement in 2011. We initially posed this question on our Fans of SAS Books LinkedIn page earlier in the year and responses occasionally still trickle in. I’ve greatly enjoyed reading users’ experiences with their “first” [...]

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