Editors' Picks! "Editor's Recommended! Editorial Department's Top Picks Book Fair 2026 July" to be Held from July 3 (Fri)

Impress Corporation (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President and Representative Director: Takashi Takahashi), which operates IT-related media businesses within the Impress Group, will hold the "Editor's Recommended! Editorial Department's Top Picks Book Fair 2026 July" from Friday, July 3, 2026, to Friday, July 10, 2026, where selected e-books will be available at a 50% discount.

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Sale Period: Friday, July 3, 2026, to Friday, July 10, 2026

Monthly E-book Sale Featuring Books Editors Want to Deliver to Readers Now

"We really want you to read this book!" The "Editor's Recommended! Editorial Department's Top Picks Book Fair" is an e-book sale that delivers the passionate feelings of editors at a great price. E-books sold on Impress Books will be offered at a 50% discount. Each month, we will introduce "excellent books that editors recommend now" from a wide range of genres, including IT, design, business, and photography. Editor's comments summarizing the points of recommendation are also included, so please use them as a reference when making your purchase.

Sale Books for July 2026 and Editor Comments

- Learn Programming from Your First Year with "Dekiru" Illustrations: Python

[From the Editor]

This book makes learning Python programming fun with easy-to-understand explanations using illustrations. By using "Google Colaboratory," you can concentrate on the operations without complex environment setup, and you can naturally acquire the programming concepts and terminology necessary for the AI era. Please discover the fun and excitement of programming as you read through the stories of the characters.

- Learning Statistics by Interacting with Data: Data Science Techniques Acquired with the R Language UI Tool "Exploratory"

[From the Editor]

Why not try data science without programming this summer? This book is an introduction to statistics for those who have been discouraged by difficult formulas and code. Using the free tool "Exploratory," you can learn full-scale data analysis with just mouse operations. Recommended for anyone who wants to improve their skills or enhance their data utilization capabilities in their work.

- Read Ahead! Roblox Communication Strategies to Reach Generation Alpha

[From the Editor]

Roblox, with over 100 million users worldwide, is currently attracting attention. Companies are increasingly developing games and events that allow users to experience their worldviews, targeting young people who dislike advertising. Individual creators earning hundreds of millions of yen have even appeared, and the unique economic zone "Robloxonomics" is the most interesting market right now. Recommended for those who want to anticipate the next trend!

- Official ibis Paint "Seconds to Solve 'I Don't Understand'!" ibis Paint Basic and Practical Q&A

[From the Editor]

Why not try digital illustration this summer? The free illustration creation app "ibis Paint" is perfect for beginners with its intuitive operation and abundant features. This book is recommended for those who want to practice illustration but are worried about getting stuck on the operation! It clearly explains in a Q&A format the questions that beginners often struggle with, from basic ibis Paint usage to techniques for creating more advanced works.

- Quickly and Stylishly Design with Just One App: Canva Design Book

[From the Editor]

Design dramatically changes with just one app! This book is a collection of ideas to enhance your individuality by adding a "little something extra" to stylish Canva templates. It is packed with practical know-how that you can use starting tomorrow, from creating documents to social media banners and flyers. Furthermore, you can get 140 types of original decorative material data exclusive to this book, which is a great bonus! Add seasonal illustrations and decorative lines to achieve a quality that stands out from the crowd.

- IT Engineer's Freelance Independence Strategy: Working Without Relying on Previous Jobs or Agents

[From the Editor]

A must-read for IT engineers who want to achieve a free work style without relying on agents or their previous jobs!

This book focuses on "contract work," which is often overlooked in many freelance books, and provides thorough guidance from a current practitioner on the preparations needed for independence, skill assessment, tax and revenue management, and maintaining physical and mental health. It is a practical guide to earning on your own and achieving your ideal lifestyle.

- Thoroughly Prepare: Information Security Management Practice Test Book, Reiwa 8 (2026) Fiscal Year

[From the Editor]

This book is a practice test book for the Information Security Management exam. It includes 4 sets of exam-style questions (60 questions) and explanations (3 mock exams + 1 official exam), and 3 sets of official sample questions and explanations (15 questions each, with one set available for download). It also includes a section on exam strategy points and a glossary of important terms to help understand this field.

- Learn with Visual Studio Code! Introduction to GitHub Copilot

[From the Editor]

The ultimate book for mastering GitHub Copilot with VS Code and dramatically improving your development efficiency! It clearly explains everything from basic setup to prompt techniques and test automation, making it easy for beginners to understand. Recommended for all developers who want to acquire advanced programming skills by using AI as a partner and achieve results!

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Sale Period: Friday, July 3, 2026, to Friday, July 10, 2026

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[Impress Corporation] https://www.impress.co.jp/

Impress Corporation is a company that comprehensively develops and operates media businesses, including the "Dekiru" series of PC instruction books, which has sold over 80 million copies worldwide; the design and graphics book brand "MdN"; periodic magazines such as "Digital Camera Magazine"; the digital comprehensive news service "Impress Watch Series," which boasts the largest access in Japan as an IT-related professional media; and corporate IT-related media such as "IT Leaders." The company is broadly engaged in IT and design publishing media businesses, as well as digital media & services businesses.

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Impress Holdings, Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President and Representative Director: Yuki Tsukamoto) is a holding company that leads a media group. The group develops highly specialized media & services and solutions businesses with a focus on "IT/Design," "Music," "Mountains/Nature," "Aviation/Railways," "Mobile Services," and "Academia/Science & Technology." Furthermore, it is involved in the development and operation of content business platforms.