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Appendix 5: Books, newsletters, etc.

Internet

Books are published almost daily covering everything there is to know about the Internet. Use the World Wide Web to locate things of interest. Here are some bookstores to visit:
    http://www.coop-bookshop.com.au/                      (Australia)  
    http://www.roswell.com                                   (Canada)  
    http://www.de.uu.net/shop/JFL/                          (Germany)  
    http://www.paraweb.com/pcbook/intbook.htm             (Singapore)  
    http://www.bookshop.co.uk/                       (United Kingdom)  
    http://mkn.co.uk/books                           (United Kingdom)  
    http://www.books.com/                                    (U.S.A.)  
Many books are available online in full text. Check Computer and Internet Books (http://hoganbooks.com/freebook/webbooks.html) for links.

The "Un-official Internet Book List" by Kevin Savetz is a large list of books on the Internet, its users, software, hardware, use, and abuse. Top level categories include Internet introductions and guides, Site indices and guides, Intermediate/advanced books, and Servers and system administration. You can search the book descriptions by keyword. At http://www.savetz.com/booklist/.

Internet - newsletters/magazines

Links to some of the most popular English language magazines can be found at the Web address: http://www.internetvalley.com/top100mag.html.

"Matrix News," a monthly newsletter about cross-network issues. Networks frequently mentioned include USENET, UUCP, FidoNet, BITNET, the Internet, and conferencing systems like the WELL and CompuServe. Matrix News is about all computer networks worldwide that exchange electronic mail. WWW: http://www3.mids.org/mn/.

"Information Highways." Magazine. Annual subscription: $98.00CDN. Information Highways, 162 Joicey Blvd., Toronto, Ontario, M5M 2V2, Canada. Fax: +1-416-488-7078.

"Internet World magazine," Meckler Corp. http://www.internetworld.com/

"The Internet Business Journal," 1-60 Springfield Road, Ottawa, CANADA, K1M 1C7. Fax: +1-613-564-6641. Publisher: Michael Strangelove <72302.3062@compuserve.com>.

"The Internet Magazine," 60 Springfield Road, Suite 1, Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA, K1M 1C7. Tel: +1-613-747-6106. Publisher: Michael Strangelove <72302.3062@compuserve.com>.

"Online Access," magazine, Chicago Fine Print. Subscription is US$19.80 for 8 issues. E-mail: 70324.343@compuserve.com.

Internet Business Report. CMP Publications (Network Computing, Communications Week, etc.). Newsletter for corporate strategists interested in the Internet as a channel for information products and services, or to extend support for current operations. Monthly in an 8-page hardcopy format. For a complimentary sample issue, send email to ibr@cmp.com. Specify "free copy" in the subject line. They have a free technology information service at http://techweb.cmp.com/techweb.

Wired. ISSN 1058-1028. 544 2nd Street, San Francisco, CA 94107, U.S.A. A trendy, glossy magazine frequently highlighting electronic networking.

Bulletin Board systems and networks

BoardWatch Magazine, 8500 West Bowles Ave. Suite 210 Littleton, CO 80123, USA. Fax: +1-303-973-3731. Email: jack.rickard@boardwatch.com. WWW: http://www.boardwatch.com/.

"Using Computer Bulletin Boards," by John V. Hedtke. 1990. MIS Press.

"BMUG Guide to Bulletin Boards and Beyond," by Bernard Aboba (1992). Quantum Books, 4 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142, U.S.A. Email: quantum@quantumbooks.com. (BMUG = Berkeley Macintosh User's Group)

"The BBS Construction Kit," by David Wolfe. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1994. US$27.95. 373 pages.

America Online

"The Official America Online for Windows Membership Kit & Tour Guide," by Tom Lichty, Ventana Press, 1994, US$34.95. 382 pages.

"America Online for Dummies," by John Kaufeld, IDG Books Worldwide Inc., 1995. US$19.99. 356 pages.

CompuServe

"CompuServe Companion: Finding Newspapers and Magazines Online" by Glenn S. Orenstein and Ruth M. Orenstein, BiblioData, 1994, 198 pages. US$ 29.95.

"CompuServe from A to Z," by Charles Bowen, Bantam Computer Books, 1991. US$24.95. Paperback, 520 pages.

GEnie

"Glossbrenner's Master Guide to GEnie," Alfred Glossbrenner, Osborne/McGraw-Hill, 1991, US$39.95, paperback, 616 pages.

General

"Get On-Line!: The Communications Software Companion," by Lamont Wood. John Wiley & Sons, 1993. 336 p, US$24.95.

"Modem USA," by Lynne Motley, Alium Press, 1994. US$24.95. 401 pages.


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