Comelio Media – IT specialist publisher
Comelio Media is the specialist publisher of Comelio GmbH — founded in 2006 with a clear goal: to present content in a way that truly helps in practice. Our books grow out of project work, trainings, and consulting — which means they are close to the questions that actually come up in development, operations, and data projects.
Our titles are available online and through bookstores in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, distributed via wholesalers, and of course can also be ordered directly from Comelio.
Blog
In the Comelio blog, developers, consultants, and project leads can present their technologies and tools in a quick and compact way. It serves as a platform for showcasing the software technologies used at Comelio. Topics include XML, .NET, SQL and databases, as well as empirical social research.
Quick references
Our quick references are intentionally concise: two pages per topic, clearly structured, visually tidy, and ready to use. Ideal as a fast memory aid, as a companion to trainings, or as a “mini reference” for typical tasks and syntax you don’t necessarily have memorized every day.
E-books
New titles are also released in parallel as affordable e-books. In addition, selected older works that are no longer printed remain available as PDFs — in some cases even as free downloads. This keeps content accessible even after a print run ends.
Who are the books for?
In short: for people who don’t just “find technology interesting”, but work with it. Our titles are aimed at developers, admins, data teams, analysts, and project stakeholders who want solid foundations — and who also need to know how to implement things in practice.
XML
The XML area is shaped in particular by the author team Marco Skulschus and Marcus Wiederstein, who are among the most successful authors in the XML domain — both in terms of the number of published titles and the number of copies sold.
Databases
For the two databases Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle, there are several books that describe the use of SQL and the implementation of business intelligence solutions. In addition, there is a book for each that presents XML integration.
Data Science
Since Comelio GmbH provides business intelligence software solutions for electronic questionnaires and survey analysis, several titles are available that were written by members of a research project on this topic.
Frequently asked questions about Comelio Media
In this FAQ you’ll find the topics that come up most often in consulting and trainings. Each answer is kept short and points to further information when helpful. Missing your question? We’re happy to help personally.
When do new books get published?
We don’t publish new titles according to a fixed calendar, but when a topic repeatedly proves relevant in projects and trainings. Our authors are not “only at a desk” — they also work in consulting and projects, and that’s exactly where the structure, examples, and practical focus of our books come from.
And yes: in times of AI you might think writing a book is easy. But a print-ready title with solid reasoning, reliable examples, and consistent quality still takes time.
Why do some books focus on “proven” technologies — and not only the latest trends?
Many readers need foundations and patterns that hold up over years: SQL, data models, architecture principles, or clean integration approaches. These topics change more slowly than tool trends. We cover new platforms once they have proven themselves in real use — but with the same standard: understandable, applicable, and stable.
Can I submit my own topics or manuscripts to Comelio Media?
In principle, yes — if the topic and quality standard fit Comelio Media. Before anything is published, we align on target audience, structure, and scope, and we review the content and example material both technically and editorially. In short: ideas are welcome, but “print-ready” only happens after a proper quality check.