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- New York, NY. May 1, 1992- Bantam Electronic Publishing is proud to
- announce that Real World Pagemaker 4: Industrial Strength Techniques,
- Windows Edition won "Best Advanced How To Book Software" at the seventh
- annual Computer Press awards which was held on April 21st in New York
- City. There were 1000 entries submitted in the competition's twenty one
- categories, and they were reviewed by thirty-three judges. The Judges
- chose one winner and two runners-up for each category, based on
- creativity, presentation, clarity, accuracy, and significance to the
- respective audience.
-
- Real World PageMaker 4: Industrial Strength Techniques, Windows Edition by
- Jesse Berst, Stephen Roth, Olav Martin Kvern and Scott Dunn took the top
- honor in the Best Advanced How-to-Book Software category. Judge Fred
- Langa, Editorial Director of Windows Magazine commented, "This is a book
- clearly written from experience. It contains hundreds of tips, tricks and
- techniques with numerous before and after illustrations so you can see
- exactly what the effect of each tip is . If you're using PageMaker this
- book belongs on your desk." The Official Adobe PhotoShop Handbook, by
- David Biedny and Bert Monroy, was a runner-up in the same category. "The
- author avoided an all too common mistake - they did not try to skimp on
- the visuals in covering a highly visual subject," stated Judge Langa. "The
- result is a marvel of clarity that helps explain the use and mastery of a
- very complex tool."
-
- Roger Black's Desktop Design Power, by Roger Black, was runner up in the
- Best Non Fiction Computer Book category. Commented Judge Carl Marbach,
- Publisher of DEC Professional, "(the book is) a clear, organized entry
- into pre-art of electronic publishing...a clear winner in desktop
- publishing." Peter Norton's Guide to the Norton Utilities 6.0, by Peter
- Norton, Judi N. Fernandez, and Ruth Ashley, was runner-up in the Best
- Introductory How-to-Book Software category. Judge Tracy Mayor, Reviews
- Editor of Lotus Magazine, commented, "It (the book) functions as two books
- in one: a keystroke-by-keystroke guide to features in the Norton
- Utilities, and a general primer on the darker recesses of DOS, hard disks,
- boot sectors and so on. The book pulls off its two-in-own feat with good
- organization of chapters and topic matters."
-
- The sponsors, Citizen America Corporation and The Computer Press
- Association, launched the Computer Press Awards in 1985 to recognize
- outstanding work by journalists, authors and other computer professionals
- covering the high technology industry.
-
- About The Winners
-
- Jesse Berst is Editor-in-Chief of Windows Watcher, an industry newsletter
- which also won first prize in its category. He has written hundreds of
- articles for national magazines and has authored or co-authored more than
- a dozen computer books, including best-sellers such as Inside Xerox
- Ventura Publisher and Publishing Power with Ventura. He formerly was
- editorial director of New Riders Publishing. Stephen Roth and Olav Martin
- Kvern are authors of Bantam's bestselling Real World PageMaker 4:
- Macintosh Edition. Roth is a contributing editor for Macworld magazine,
- former editor of Personal Publishing, and author of Real World PostScript.
- Kvern is senior documentation designer and graphics production lead at
- Aldus. He is one of the world's most knowledgeable and experienced
- PageMaker users, having received more than a dozen publication design
- awards. Scott Dunn is a professional writer and PageMaker expert.
-
- Bantam Electronic Publishing
-
- Bantam Computer Books are published by Bantam Electronic Publishing, a
- division of the Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc. Bantam
- Electronic Publishing is one of the fastest growing computer book
- publishers to emerge in recent years. Founded in November 1983, Bantam
- Electronic Publishing is committed to the introduction of timely,
- authoritative computer books authored by well-respected industry experts
- in cooperation with leading hardware and software companies. When
- appropriate, the books include software packages related to the content of
- the book. Bantam Computer Books are available through major book and
- software chains, Independent book stores, and book and software
- distributors. Or call 1-800-223-6834, extension 9479 (outside of New York)
- 212-492-9479 to order.
-
- Bantam Books, 666 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10103
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