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daveb@usho91.hou281.chevron.com (D.F.Butcher) writes:

> I was about to order Petzold 3.1 by mail since I haven't been able to
> find it in a bookstore.  If it doesn't include OLE or D&D, and I already
> have the 3.0 version, is it worth the money?

I will not get the new Petzold anymore.  What for when you have the 3.0
version?  Too much money for too little new information.  I preferred
spending my money on either advanced books or at least on the docs of Win 3.1

>
> By the way, WHY DON'T publishers offer upgrade prices on books like
> these, like the software companies do?  Do we need a national boycott to
> avoid paying full price for one or two new chapters?

That sounds like a very interesting idea.  I kind of do that already, I guess
(see above).  I just never thought abouth confronting the publishers with the
reason why.  Is some publisher listening here?  If you guys want owners of
the old books to buy the new ones, think about offering those books at prices
that reflect the level of information counting from the old one, not from 
zero.
Just following up on D.F.'s thoughts...


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