lynda.com, the leader in video-based training for digital media and design software, today announced its new relationship with author and instructor David Blatner, and the immediate availability of David's training title InDesign CS3 Essential Training.

David Blatner is an internationally respected page layout guru and the author or co-author of 15 books, which have been translated into 14 languages. His books include Real World InDesign, Real World Photoshop, Moving to InDesign, The QuarkXPress Book, and Adobe InDesign Breakthroughs. Widely sought after as a presenter and trainer since 1991, David has spoken at events in Europe, North America, Japan, Australia, and South Africa. He is also the editorial director of InDesign Magazine and The InDesign Conference, and the co-host of the highly regarded InDesignSecrets.com website and podcast.

"David Blatner has been an industry staple in the page layout universe ever since it began in the mid 1980s. He's a great contributor, as an avid book author, blogger, and podcaster. We are very honored to be working with him," says Lynda Weinman, CEO of lynda.com.

David's first title of many to be published in the lynda.com Online Training Library™ is InDesign CS3 Essential Training, which covers everything a new InDesign user needs to know to get up and running.

"I love teaching this stuff," says David. "InDesign CS3 is an amazing page layout program. The more you know, the better it gets!"

"David is the go-to resource for InDesign training. Given his longtime background and expertise in page layout and PostScript, there's no bigger name in the InDesign training industry," adds Lynda.

Anyone with an internet connection can access InDesign CS3 Essential Training by subscribing to the lynda.com Online Training Library™. A separate DVD version of InDesign CS3 Essential Training will be released in May.

Subscriptions to the lynda.com Online Training Library™ start at $25 per month, and provide access to more than 19,000 video tutorials covering a wide range of technology career tools, software, and techniques. Subscribers can access any of the video-based training at their convenience. Multi-user subscriptions are also available for companies and institutions seeking to provide education and training to groups.

For free online samples of InDesign CS3 Essential Training and more detailed product information, please visit http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=349.

To arrange to view the full training title, please contact e-mail protected from spam bots. For more information on lynda.com products, please visit www.lynda.com or call 1-888-335-9632.