Re: Texts for Manuals Writing Course

Subject: Re: Texts for Manuals Writing Course
From: Stephen Bernhardt <sbernhar -at- NMSU -dot- EDU>
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 1994 10:05:56 -0700

Price's book, with cowriter Henry Korman, is now out in a second edition
from Benjamin Cummings publishers, 1993. I taught a one week course at
Utah State last June and used the book and was satisfied with it.

On Wed, 16 Mar 1994, Steve Fouts wrote:

> |}
> |} This fall I am teaching a course in writing technical manuals. I am very
> |} disappointed with the "textbooks" on the subject and am interested in
> |} looking at the tradebooks available. Does anyone have any favorite books
> |} on the subject that might serve the purpose?
> |}
> |} Michael Gos
> |} University of Houston-Downtown
> |}

> Jonathan Price's "How To Write A Computer Manual"

> About ten years old now, but still a good book.

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