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From: pracuff@BRL-SMOKE.ARPA (Phillip R. Acuff)
Newsgroups: comp.laser-printers
Subject: Re: Books About IBMPC DTP
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Date: Sat, 27-Jun-87 23:22:05 EDT
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In article <8706241911.AA14092@brillig.umd.edu> JTT58@ALBNYVM1.BITNET (Jim Tedeschi) writes:
>I am aware of many books on various software applications.  Some of them are
> better than the manuals for those applications.  For example, Tips and Tricks
>  in Using WordPerfect is much better than the Manual.  Are there similar books
> for DTP applications for the IBM (e.g., PageMaker, Ventura, etc.)? If the
>  response warrants, I will post replies to the list.

I found one book that covers DTP on the IBM PC in general terms.  It is written
by the technical editor at PUBLISH! and a contributing editor at PC WORLD and
PUBLISH!, so these authors are experienced.  I found the book a good beginners
manual to DTP because it explains a lot of the publishing terms, shows
examples of popular typefaces ( you know, the ones everyone sees on the printed
page but no one knows the names) and discusses laser printers for both the MAC
and IBM.   Book info follows:

Felici, James & Ted Nace, "Desktop Publishing Skills - A primer for Typesetting
  with Computers and Laser Printers", Reading, Massachusetts:Addison-Wesley
  Publishing Company, 1987.

List Price $19.95

Note: The authors typeset the book themselves, Addison-Wesley just 
reproduced it from camera ready copy supplied from the authors.