IDG'S ... FOR DUMMIES BOOKS ON INTERNET, MODEMS, AND NETWARE SHIFT LOW GEAR
PC USERS INTO HIGH GEAR

As "The Rest of Us" Take to the Information Superhighway, IDG's Beginners
Guides to PC Networking Get On the Fast Track the Fun and Easy Way

SAN MATEO, CA--(February 14, 1994)--If map sales are any measure of how
many travelers are taking to the road, more and more Americans are merging
into traffic on the "Information Superhighway" of computer networking and
telecommunications. IDG Books Worldwide this week reported continuing
strong sales of its three recently published ... For Dummies guides to PC
networking hardware, software, and services.

The Internet For Dummies, released last October, has held steady on
bestseller lists since November. The book is a "new user's" reference
guide to the world's largest and most mature network. Originally built to
link widely scattered government researchers, the Internet has grown into
a loose but far-reaching conglomeration of bulletin boards, electronic
mail systems, and information resources linking millions of individuals,
businesses, universities, and governments around the world. Often cited as
a kind of archetype of the so-called Information Superhighway touted by
U.S. Vice President Al Gore, the Internet is currently attracting about
150,000 new users every month.

Aimed at the growing number of "non-technical" PC users who want to "go
on-line" with the Internet, The Internet For Dummies explains what the
Internet is and how to get on it for users of DOS-, Windows-, and
UNIX-based PCs as well as Apple Macintosh. The book also covers common
Internet services and commands, the basics of using electronic
mail--including how to "e-mail" the President of the United States--and
how connect to both bulletin boards and other users on the Internet.

The Internet For Dummies was written by John R. Levine, author of several
books on computer topics and an Internet user since 1984, and Carol
Baroudi, a freelance technical writer who has been writing for novice PC
users for more than ten years.

Modems For Dummies shows DOS, Windows, and Apple Macintosh computer users
how to choose, install, and use modems and modem software for business
communications, research, shopping and entertainment. Written by home and
small-business computing expert Tina Rathbone, the book also serves as a
basic introduction to many of the most popular bulletin boards and
commercial services available by modem, including the Internet,
CompuServe, Prodigy, and America Online.

NetWare for Dummies, written by Novell Director of Technical Communications
Ed Tittel and computer journalist and networking specialist Deni Connor,
offers network novices and nontechnical readers plain-English explanations
of networking principles and step-by-step hands-on instructions for
setting up and managing a NetWare-based network of personal computers.
From network interface cards and cables to cryptic commands and powerful
protocols, NetWare For Dummies covers everything you need to know to
create and maintain a PC network and includes information on versions
2.2--4.01 and NetWare Lite.

IDG's NetWare For Dummies and Modems For Dummies have also posted steady
sales since their release late last year, confirming the need for
"Dummies" books on an intermediate level. Novell, Inc.'s NetWare is the
market leader in PC networking software, and modems are the devices that
hook computers, via phone lines, to the vast network of information and
services, such as the Internet, that are available to users who go
on-line.

IDG Books Worldwide publishes high quality computer books that bring extra
value and skill-building instruction to the reader. The company applies
the technical, market, and editorial knowledge of IDG, the leading
publisher of technology periodicals, to provide timely and useful computer
books that meet the needs of computer users of all levels. IDG Books
Worldwide is the fastest growing computer book publisher with over 80
titles in print and foreign translations in over 20 languages. One-third
of all books published by IDG Books have become national bestsellers.

Headquartered in Boston, MA, International Data Group is the world's
largest publisher of computer-related information and the leading global
provider of information services on information technology. International
Data Group publishes over 194 computer publications in more than 62
countries, including such titles as PC World, InfoWorld, Computerworld, &
Macworld. Forty million people read one or more IDG publications each
month.

The Internet For Dummies 
by John R. Levine & Carol Baroudi 
Price: $19.95 USA, $26.95 Canada, $17.99 UK & Eire 
ISBN: 1-56884-024-1 Pub. Date: October 1993 
Specs: 355 pages, 7 3/8" X 9 1/4"

Modems For Dummies by Tina Rathbone 
Price: $19.95 USA, $26.95 Canada, $17.99 UK & Eire 
ISBN: 1-56884-001-2 Pub. Date: November 1993 
Specs: 457 pages, 7 3/8" X 9 1/4"

NetWare For Dummies by Ed Tittel and Deni Connor 
Price: $19.95 USA, $26.95 Canada, $17.99 UK & Eire 
ISBN: 1-56884-003-9 Pub. Date: September 1993 
Specs: 361 pages, 7 3/8" X 9 1/4"

IDG Books are available wherever computer books are sold or direct from the
publisher at (800) 762-2974, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. PST. For reseller discounts and
information, contact IDG Books at (415) 312-0600. For volume discounts and
special orders, please call Tony Real, Special Sales, at 415-312-0644.

IDG Books Worldwide, 155 Bovet Rd, Suite 610, San Mateo, CA 94402
415-312-0650,  Fax: 415-358-1260

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