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, Calif., October 5, 1995-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 varies, 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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publisher of interactive software for home consumers. The company's titles
focus on projects and activities such as gardening, home improvement and
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The Hearst Corporation is one of the nation's largest diversified
communications companies. It publishes 15 consumer magazines, 12 daily and
five non-daily newspapers, and numerous business publications. It operates
six radio and six television stations and the Hearst Book Group. The
Hearst Corporation also syndicates newspaper comics and features, produces
and distributes television programming, and is a joint venturer in the
Lifetime, Arts & Entertainment and ESPN cable networks. For more
information, contact Hearst New Media & Technology, 959 Eighth Avenue, New
York, NY 10019, 212-649-2315. 
 
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