Books That Work and Hearst New Media & Technology Release the 1996 Edition
of Popular Mechanics Car Guide

CD-ROM Makes It Quick, Easy, and Fun to Get the Best Deal When Buying or
Selling a Car

PALO ALTO, CA--Books That Work and Hearst New Media & Technology today
released the 1996 edition of Popular Mechanics Car Guide, the ultimate
guide to buying or selling a new or used vehicle. This interactive CD-ROM
includes a comprehensive database of more than 7,500 new and used cars,
trucks, sport utility vehicles, and vans that can be instantly searched by
more than 50 attributes.  Consumers can save hundreds or even thousands of
dollars by knowing the precise value of the car model they want to buy or
sell, down to its exact features and options. Dealer invoice prices, used
car values, electronic updates of new 1996 vehicles, and practical advice
from the experts at Popular Mechanics magazine give you the facts and the
confidence to negotiate the best deal possible. Popular Mechanics Car
Guide is available on CD-ROM for Windows? 3.1 and Windows? 95 at retail
computer and software stores nationwide for around $30.00. It is the
successor to the 1995 edition that was named one of the Top 100 CD-ROMs of
1995 by PC Magazine.

Quickly Find the Right Vehicle for Your Needs What specifications matter
most to you in your next car?  Price, fuel mileage, safety features, or
the availability of a sunroof?  Choose from more than 50 different
categories and Popular Mechanics Car Guide instantly produces a list of
vehicles that match your criteria.

Once you narrow down your list of vehicles, you can perform side-by-side
comparisons, and choose the car that meets your exact needs. Then figure
out the true costs of ownership.  Popular Mechanics Car Guide's
easy-to-use lease and loan calculators tell you exactly what your monthly
payments will be. Another built-in calculator instantly figures your
yearly fuel expenditures.

*Everything You Need to Make the Best Deal*

-New car dealer invoice and sticker prices for the base models and all
 available optional equipment.

-Current used car values for domestic and imported vehicles
 manufactured from 1985-1995.

-Electronic updates of new 1996 vehicles, as they are released by the
 manufacturers throughout the fall of 1995, are available to customers
 who own modems.

*Not Just Practical*

Popular Mechanics Car Guide's fun features include a clickable spray paint
can that lets you  retouch  hundreds of car photographs to change a
model's color or to add fantasy visual effects like zebra stripes and
leopard spots. It also includes special audio effects, full-motion videos,
and an introductory morphing sequence that tranforms the family station
wagon into a slick convertible sports car.

*System Requirements*

Popular Mechanics Car Guide requires a 386 or higher IBM? PC or compatible,
Windows? 3.1 or Windows? 95, 4 MB RAM, 6 MB free disk space, VGA graphics
(256 colors or higher), and a double-speed CD-ROM drive. A modem and a
sound card are recommended but not required.

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and five non-daily newspapers, and numerous business publications. It
operates six radio and six television stations and the Hearst Book Group.
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