Just to bring a little reality back to the post, 98% of all computer books
today are written in Word. Images are NOT embedded in the docs, they are
attached via a link, or just referenced with a Fig X-Y and collected into a
folder. Word is used for its spelling checker, and its revision tracking,
which makes it easy to make changes to an authors work and lets them see
every little change made in the red line document, and change it back if
they wish. Tables are NOT usually used in Word because its difficult to get
them into a DTP program like Quark or Pagemaker. And finally using Word
makes it easy to convert to an acrobat PDF file.

"Mitchell Waite" <mit### [at] dnaicom> wrote in message
news:3c588f1f$1@news.povray.org...
> I am the second poster and in an attempt to show that this list will have
> value, I actually have something to say <wink>.
>
> We are starting a new POV Ray book and it is shaping up to be the end all,
> be all, best ever book on POV Ray. It will be in (ta da) full color, and
(I
> hope) fully reviewed and sanctioned by the POV Ray team. The book will be
> between 700 and 1000 pages long, and will not compete with but rather will
> enchance the documentation. A PDF version of it will be available as well.
>
> If you are interested in earning some royalty off all the fun you have had
> with this program, please email me at mit### [at] dnaicom. I will sign you
up
> to our discussion list, send our outline and help you determine what areas
> you would like to contribute to.
>
> Sincerely
>
> Mitch Waite
> Publisher of the Very First POV Ray book Ray Tracing Creations
>
> Mitch Waite Group
> Agent, Author, Publisher, Packager
> From How to Wow
> www.mitchwaite.com
> mit### [at] mitchwaitecom
> 415 381 0188
>
>

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