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From: baker@wbc.enet.dec.com
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: TAB Books
Message-ID: <1991May09.143850.12690@decuac.dec.com>
Date: 9 May 91 15:32:46 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
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> I made the mistake of joining their Engineering Book Club in the late 70's,
>and I found glaring errors in just about every book I got. I would avoid
>*any* TAB book, no matter how attractive the title. The subject matter seemed
>to be very shallow, and the editing poor. They don't seem to have changed
>much...

	The only thing that's changed at TAB is that they're avoiding their
	poor reputation by publishing more titles through their subsidiary
	companies, Windcrest and TPI.

	But a trashcan by any other name...

	Regards,

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