Re: Attn: Gordon: Your "Electronics for Dummies"

"Conceptually, the sort of books you write are not well suited for
paper
publication. They are best suited for an interactive web site that can
be
searched and read as needed. Also, web sites are easy to update with
improvements and commentary."

I would disagree on this.

Ever try to find a web page a few years after you first saw it...and
now you really NEED that technical information?

Dead links are the scourge of the Internet. If those who profit from
the money I spend on technical publications expect me to use the
Internet for significant long term technical references, they will need
to step up to the plate and provide long term web support for that
information. Publishers, like manufacturers, are providing less and
less support as time goes on.

Another sensitive subject that a significant number of Internet users
are on dialup....and will always be on dialup. This precludes dealing
with large amounts of data...pdf files, video, large downloads. This
problem of lack of bandwidth is not going to go away. I also note that
in field situations where I have no Internet connnection I can still
use a reference book at full bandwidth.

Anyone who thinks web based references are the only references in the
future are deluding themselves.

TMT

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