# Apress

> Apress is a Springer Nature technical publisher serving developers, IT professionals, and technology enthusiasts worldwide. Its catalog spans more than 3,000 titles, with print and digital books supported by technical review and public companion-code repositories. It also publishes selected open access books, including Pro Git and the Ray Tracing Gems series.

- **Founded:** 1999
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Gary Cornell (Co-founder), Dan Appleman (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Technical print books and eBooks, Book companion source code, Apress Open, Apress Access, Pro Git, second edition
- **Notable:** Catalog of more than 3,000 technical titles, according to Apress., Publisher of Pro Git, available in full on Git’s official website., Published Ray Tracing Gems in 2019 and Ray Tracing Gems II in 2021.

## Products & services

- **Technical print books and eBooks** — Individual titles covering programming, databases, security, cloud, hardware, and related professional subjects.
- **Book companion source code** — Public GitHub repositories with downloadable examples and author-approved corrections; licensing varies by repository.
- **Apress Open** — Open access publishing for selected books, alongside editorial, production, and marketing support.
- **Apress Access** — Annual individual access to the Apress eBook catalog. Closed to new subscribers; existing subscribers may renew according to the current support notice.
- **Pro Git, second edition** — Scott Chacon and Ben Straub’s Git guide, freely readable on Git’s website under a Creative Commons license.
- **Ray Tracing Gems** — Edited collection of practical rendering techniques, with free digital access and companion code.
- **Ray Tracing Gems II** — Open access follow-up edited by Adam Marrs, Peter Shirley, and Ingo Wald, with GitHub supplements.
- **Governance-First AI** — Enterprise AI governance and architecture book by Mohammad Maruf Hossain and Ahilan Ayyachamy Nadar Ponnusamy, published September 2026.
- **Mastering DevSecOps** — Avdhesh Bhardwaj’s guide to secure software delivery from code to cloud, published October 2026.

## Achievements

- Catalog of more than 3,000 technical titles, according to Apress.
- Publisher of Pro Git, available in full on Git’s official website.
- Published Ray Tracing Gems in 2019 and Ray Tracing Gems II in 2021.
- Ray Tracing Gems assembled 32 papers from 64 authors; an editor’s GDC presentation records 121 days from submissions to final proof.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Mastering DevSecOps eBook published on October 13, with the softcover following October 14.
- **2026-09** — Governance-First AI eBook published September 26, followed by the softcover September 27.
- **2024-10** — Support notice updated October 29: Apress Access unavailable for new subscribers because of technical limitations following the move to Springer Nature Link; existing subscriptions remain renewable.

## Links

- Website: https://www.apress.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/apress/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/apress
- GitHub: https://github.com/Apress
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCToEnUFnPa1GjN_ovvomCEw
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apresshq/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ApressMedia/

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