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From: rap@ardent.UUCP (Rob Peck)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: 2000HD questions!!
Summary: now or later...
Message-ID: <5240@ardent.UUCP>
Date: 30 Mar 89 21:20:22 GMT
References: <11838@louie.udel.EDU>
Organization: Dana Computer, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA
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In article <11838@louie.udel.EDU>, jwhitman@st-louis-emh2.army.mil (Jerry Whitman) writes:
> 
> 5.  I am about to remedy some of my ignorance and get Rob Pecks 
> 'The Amiga Companion', but even that has some fall-out.  Wasn't there
> a note not too far back that Rob was about to release a New & Improved
> Bigger & Better version?  If so does any one know the status or the
> expected availability?  Will it also be only available from Amiga 
> World?

Yes, there is a new version in the works, but even if an editor started
on the changes today, the new version could not hit the stands for "X"
months (with a strong hope that the value of X does not exceed 2, but...).
Anyway, the Preface to the first edition, says "Send ME (the author)
money (miniscule amount, believe me) and I'll send you the same updates
that Amiga World will be using to create the second edition.  First
edition text is largely 1.2, and reference section is 1.3.  Most of the
oft-used options for the commands are what 1.2 had anyway.  So if you get
first edition and send for the updates, you get equivalent of second
edition, NOW (not X months later), you save at least $3.00 cause the
price likely will go up a little because of all the added pages (the update
is 56 pages long... 1/3 replace-this-with-1.3-template-or-with-1.3-listing,
and other 2/3 is new explanations of the command options and new commands
in 1.3, including a 14 page tutorial for MEMACS.

You can decide for yourself... wanna get smart now and save money as well,
or just wait for the new edition.  Amiga World, (800)441-4403.  Charge
cards accepted.

ONLY from Amiga World?  No.  When second edition is out, the book WILL 
be widely available from dealers and mail order folks.  They told me so.
That'll let you go to the local dealer and page thru it to assure yourself
that it IS better than its competition.

Why the delay and why a second edition?  Well, 1.3 came out just as the
book was ready to go, and I started writing for second edition immediately
(lotsa mods during alpha/beta/gamma and had no idea what final would really
look like).  So now we're ready and the First Edition is very nearly sold
out (good news for everyone I believe).  Right at the moment, the only thing
that really surprizes me is the small number of folks who read book 
Prefaces... out of nearly 5,000 copies sold as of a month ago, I have
had only 30 requests for the update.  I lost money on each update I shipped
until I found a way to reduce its physical bulk and thereby reduced its
mailing cost till I just barely break even on that part but of course
my manager (ok... wife) says don't rock the boat... if all 5,000 respond,
I hafta get real busy for no financial return.  She's right, of course,
but I still find the low response surprizing.

Rob Peck