The Mac Shareware 500, by Ruffin Prevost and Rob Terrell, is the first
authoritative, evaluative examination of shareware for the Macintosh.  A
complete consumers guidebook, it covers the natureof shareware, where to
find it, how to access and download it,protocol for payment and virus
protection.  Descriptions of the top500 shareware programs include an
impartial rating and brieftutorial information. No other book has gone
this far in makingshareware accessible to the average computer user.

"Shareware represents a literal goldmine, a full spectrum ofsoftware at
nominal prices that most consumers don't even knowexists," explains
Prevost.  "This book will bring shareware intothe marketplace, where
everyone has a chance to take advantage ofthe creative products that only
hackers knew about before."

To further enhance the package, Ventana Press has added extra valueitems
including:

*  Three disks with dozens of the most highly rated 
   shareware programs.
*  An America Online membership disk.
*  Five free hours of AOL signon time (a $30 value!).
*  Two free issues of The Ventana Mac Update, to keep you 
   abreast of important Macrelated developments.

To make shareware even more accessible, Ventana has collected all programs
detailed in the book into the Mac Shareware 500 Library, an electronic
bulletin board on America Online.
  
The Mac Shareware 500 is softcover, 7 3/8" x 9 1/4'
ISBN:0940087898.  Suggested retail price: $39.95.  

Ventana Press publishes books and other materials that helpprofessionals
become more productive.  Recent bestsellers include The System 7 Book,
Looking Good in Print, The Gray Book, and Newsletters From the Desktop. 
All Ventana Press publications are available from bookstores, computer
resellers, and from Ventana Press, P.O. Box 2468, Chapel Hill, NC 27515

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