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From: jwi@cbnewsj.att.com (Jim Winer @ AT&T, Middletown, NJ)
Newsgroups: comp.text.desktop
Subject: Re: Books about Ventura Publisher
Summary: Nace book is good
Keywords: Ventura, book, how-to
Message-ID: <1990Oct4.155621.5732@cbnewsj.att.com>
Date: 4 Oct 90 15:56:21 GMT
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> Kathy Strong writes:

> I spent several months last summer preparing technical manuals with
> VP. The outfit I was working for had three books on VP, of which only
> one was worth a damn, but that one was a GEM <thud>.

>    *Ventura Tips and Tricks*, Ted Nace, Peachpit Press

This is generally considered to be the best book on VP available,
and I agree. On the other hand, don't assume that some of the other
books from Peachpit Press are good.

	Beware of anything written by Will Harris -- 
	he thinks he is a stand up comedian and fills 
	space with lousy jokes that only get more wearing 
	when you have to reread them. He also writes
	(poorly, IMHO) for one of the desktop magazines.
	
	On the other hand, their book about HPLJ printers is
	also supposed to be excellent.
	
Jim Winer -- jwi@mtfme.att.com -- Opinions not represent employer.
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