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TABLE OF CONTENTS                                Issue 1a, Mar'93

Access Publishers ............................................  3
Bare Bytes ...................................................  4
Beacon Hill ..................................................  
Compuserve ...................................................  9
Connected Editions ........................................... 10
Digital Publishing Association ............................... 12
Electronic Publishing Forum .................................. 14
Epubnet ...................................................... 15
Esub ......................................................... 16
Floppyback ................................................... 17
GEnie Lamp ................................................... 18
Green Tower Publishing ....................................... 19
High Mesa Publishing ......................................... 20
Infomarket Express ........................................... 21
Mack the Mouse ............................................... 22
Pathfinder Publications ...................................... 23
Pecan Valley ................................................. 25
Project Gutenberg ............................................ 26
Rune's Rag ................................................... 28
Rutgers University Press ..................................... 29
DPA Press Releases ........................................... 30


For more information contact ATTN Ted Husted, USERWARE, 4 FALCON
LN E, FAIRPORT NY 14450-3312 USA. CIS 71540,3660. GEnie T.HUSTED.
Voice 716 425-3463.

PUB CITY and New Alexandria are trademarks of UserWare.
All rights reserved.
ACCESS PUBLISHERS

ACCESS PUBLISHERS of Littleton Colorado publishes mainstream  and
science fiction novels.  Material submitted to them should be  in
ASCII  text  on IBM-PC compatible disks.  They  find  that  about
twenty  percent  of  the books they  see  meet  their  standards.
ACCESS  offers a sliding-scale  royalty schedule starting at  ten
percent.   The  royalty  is  computed  quarterly  and  the  exact
percentage depends upon how many disks are sold.

After  ACCESS accepts a manuscript, they add a reader program  to
place the material on the monitor.  Computer requirements to  run
the books are: 256K of memory, a color or monochrome monitor, and
a  double-sided  drive.  Disk formats used are:  360K  or  1.2Mb,
5.25" and 720K or 1.44Mb, 3.5"

Complete writers guidelines are available: send an S.A.S.E.  They
also  have  an  on-disk  catalog.   For  additional  information,
contact:
                     John Sanchi
                     ACCESS PUBLISHERS
                     1078 East Otero Avenue
                     Littleton, Colorado 80122
                     (303) 797-2821

ACCESS supports the following DOS formatted disks:

                     A. 5.25" (360 Kilobyte)
                     B. 5.25" (1.2 Megabyte)
                     C. 3.5" (720 Kilobyte)
                     D. 3.5" (1.44 Megabyte)

Books available as of March 1991 are listed below.

(Note that shipping and handling is $3.00 per order and  Colorado
sales tax is 3 %.)
BARE BYTES MAGAZINE

Ŀ
 SEEKING CONTRIBUTORS 

Bare Bytes is a planned quarterly magazine from Web-Man
Publications which will be made available in hypertext for the
IBM compatible, ascii text for non-IBM computers, and in printed
form for those without a computer.

Ŀ
 Scope and Purpose 

Our purpose is to promote the exchange of information among
naturists/nudists through the use of electronic communications.

The 'on-line' naturist/nudist is a growing number these days,
particularly because of the decreasing costs of computers,
modems, and FAX machines, and the increase of people accessing
computer bulletin boards and on-line services.

The potential for sharing information among naturists/nudists
through electronic communications is great, yet surprisingly
under-utilized due to the simple fact that information about
clothing-optional activities on BBSs and on-line services is not
readily available and is spread mostly by word of mouth.

Bare Bytes is an attempt to bridge this gap between naturists
and nudists who enjoy the art of communicating via the
electronic forum. We will explore on-line services (such as
GEnie, Delphi, CompuServe, and Prodigy), national amateur 'echo'
networks (such as InterNet and Fido), and private bulletin board
systems which carry message areas about the clothing-optional
lifestyle.

However, Bare Bytes will not be limited to discussions about
electronic communications. We will report on clothing-optional
activities and events of national associations, groups, SIGs,
clubs, and resorts, as well as present newsletter articles
submitted by nudist and naturist organizations.

Ŀ
 Submissions 

We are currently seeking items for publication along the
subjects of clothing-optional living and electronic
communications as described above.   Articles should be in the
form of an ASCII text file (one which can be viewed by using the
DOS 'type' command). We can accept 5-1/4" (360K & 1.2M) or
3-1/2" (720K & 1.4M) disks. Paper submissions will also be
accepted, but text file versions are preferred.

Only original articles can be accepted; we cannot re-print
articles from other sources (newspapers, magazines, on-line
services) without written permission.

**  Press releases by nude recreation organizations and on-line
services are of particular interest; advertising space will be
made available by special arrangement.
Articles or query letters may be submitted:
 by US mail to;
                         Web-Man Publications
                            P.O. Box 60562
                        Sacramento, CA  95860
                    Phone: (916) 486-0756 (Voice)

  or by E-mail on the following services;

                          GEnie: C.MILLER25
                            Delphi: WEBMAN

       Editor: Craig S. Miller, Author of The American Naturist
                                                Hypertext Guide
NOK-NOK MAY BE OPPORTUNITY KNOCKING. READ ON.

    Do you have the itch  to  write  ?   Have  you  ever  sent  a
manuscript  to  "The  Slush  Pile"  in  New York ?  Have you ever
waited weeks and weeks, hoping  that  your  manuscript  would  be
accepted  ...   only  to have it rejected by some faceless nobody
for reasons they didn't even  bother  to  explain.   {Form-letter
rejection  slips  don't  count.}  If  you  have  ever  opened the
tattered box  containing  your  precious  (rejected)  manuscript,
only  to  find  it  ruined  with  coffee-stains and smudged pizza
sauce, then I know exactly how you feel.

    About  five  hundred years ago ...  give or take a century or
two, cowled monks labored in dimly  lit  monastic  cells  copying
texts  by hand.  As they felt that their time was too precious to
be wasted on just anything, it was the  monks  who  decided  what
would  be  copied  and  what  would  not.  Then a goldsmith named
Gutenberg cast the first moveable type and,  using  an  old  wine
press,  invented  the  first  printing machine.  Now, hundreds of
books could  be  printed  in  less  time  than  a  copyist  could
create  a  single  chapter of a book.  The Reading Revolution Had
Begun ... or so we thought.

    It didn't quite work out that way, did it  ?   At  one  time,
many book publishers would publish works that they *=KNEW=* would
not  be  very  lucrative,  but it was quality literature.  It was
culture.  It was something that the people needed to  read.   Not
any more.

    Today,   the   unpublished   author   faces   a   bewildering
merry-go-round that has caused many  good  writers  to  throw  up
their  hands in disgust and quit.  If you aren't represented by a
Literary Agent, the average publisher won't even bother  to  read
your  manuscript ...  and the average Literary Agent doesn't want
to handle a  writer  until  he  or  she  HAS  HAD  SEVERAL  BOOKS
PUBLISHED.

    How about the old  Advertising  Scam  ?  Very  few first-time
authors  will  ever  make  the  Best  Seller  List  because  most
publishers  make  no  real  attempt  to  PUBLICIZE the works of a
first-time author.  If your name is Stephen King, W.E.B.  Griffin
or Tom  Clancy,  the publishers will spend millions of dollars to
publicize your book.  However, you  may  have  noticed  that  you
foolishly  decided  to  be  born  someone  other  than  a  known,
respected, Best-Selling Author.   If  there's  anything  to  this
reincarnation  business,  maybe  you  can do something about that
minor oversight the next time  'round,  but  it's  too  late  for
this life.

    So, what's the answer ?  How do you get  to  be  a  Published
Writer if they won't read your stuff unless you have an agent and
the agents won't represent you unless you are already a published
writer ? {Ever watch a dog chase his own tail ?}

    Well, one alternative is for you to log  on  to  the  Disktop
Publishers   Assocatiation   at   1-205-854-1660   and   download
ORPH122A.ZIP,  ORPH122B.ZIP  &  ORPH122C.ZIP  or  DART1G.ZIP  and
become  an  Electronic  Publisher and publish your own works.  On
the other hand, you might not want to bother with  all  of  that.
Maybe you just want to write your books and let it go at that.

    Another alternative is this.  If your manuscript it in an IBM
Compatible  ASCII  format, then why not submit your manuscript to
BEACON HILL HOUSE, Publishers, for consideration ?!?

    Yes, the New York Big  Time  Publishers  still  employ  their
modern-day  "monks"  to  read  incoming  scripts.   However,  the
"bottom line" is C-A-$-H. It is no longer a matter of whether  or
not  your  novel  is  any good.  It is a matter of whether or not
they can make a  $ubstantial  Profit$ from  publishing  it.   The
"monks"  are still deciding what the public gets to read and what
gets buried beneath a mountain of rejection slips.

    At Beacon Hill House, I don't work  that  way.   *=IF=*  your
book  is  good  and *=IF=* it fits the parameters of the types of
books we publish, *=THEN=* you've got a  publisher.   We'll  help
you  to  "massage" your text to make it the best of which you are
capable.  Where possible, we will add graphics  illustrations  to
enhance  the readability and marketability of your book.  We will
handle putting it in  the  most  readable  electronic  publishing
format,  copying and distribution.  Instead of any piddling 5% or
10%, we offer Top Royalties.

    We  are  interested  in  books  and  novels  in the following
categories:
        a.  Science Fiction.
        b.  Action-Adventure.
        c.  Mysteries.
        d.  How-to
        e.   Photography  and  Photographic Albums of all types.
(We use special Multi-Media display programs for these.)
        f.  Children's and Family Oriented Books and short story
collections.

    We are definitely *=NOT=* interested in:
       a. Pornography.
       b. Excessively descriptive erotica.

    We are also not interested in Poetry, political  or  economic
philosophies  (about  which hardly anyone knows anything, anyway)
or Religious works (about which there are  too  many  self-styled
"experts."  Sorry,  but  there  are  just  too  many  conflicting
points of view to make that feasible.)

    If  you  are  interested  in  submitting  your manuscript for
consideration, send a Query Letter first.  (If you are unfamiliar
with the format, go to any public library and ask for a  copy  of
"The   Writer's   Digest"   or  "The  Annual  Writer's  Market.")
Manuscripts cannot be accepted  without  a  prior  Query  Letter.
(This is to save YOU postage and US time.) Send your Query Letter
to

 BEACON HILL HOUSE, Publishers.
 CLARENCE S. WRIGHT, JR.
 ROUTE 3  BOX 1114
 BANNER ELK NC 28604-1114
 Phone: 1-704-898-6980
COMPUSERVE

New Flash from CompuServe's IBMAPPS Forum ..

Section/Library Change 

Section/library 14 has been opened as an Electronic Publishing
and Hypertext file/discussion area. (CIM users look for Elec.
Pub.)

The library now contains files that were previous in the Word
Processing library (for Hypertext related files) and the Misc.
library (for electronic publications such as Z*Net PC, etc.).



If anyone has an epub or authoring tool to upload, but doesn't
have access to a CIS (or GEnie) account, send your distribution
disk to

Digital Co-Op,
 4 Falcon Ln E, Fairport NY 14450-3312,
 716-425-3463 (voice), 71540,3660 (CIS), T.HUSTED (GEnie).

and we will be glad to upload it as a free service.

For those of you on CIS, don't forget that the CIS Shareware
Registration program (GO SWREG) would allow people to register
your pub and have it charged to their CIS account.
CONNECTED EDITIONS

     Connected Editions weigh ounces rather than pounds, and can
be read via your favorite mode of text display, or via paper
printout in whatever fonts you have available on your printer.

     A Sampler of our books, including tables of contents,
excerpts, and author bios, is available postpaid on disk format
of your choice for $1.00 plus postage and handling.

                   Connected Editions
             92 Van Cortlandt Park South, #6F
                     Bronx, NY 10463
                  PHONE: 212-549-6509
            FAX (24 hours a day): 212-601-3403
CONNECTED EDITIONS ORDER FORM


BIRDHOUSE CATHEDRAL (Dubie) ...........................$4.95___

DEUCE OF A TIME (Levinson) ............................$8.95___

FELLOW TRAVELLERS (Lerch) .............................$8.95___

SECURITY (Lerch) ......................................$8.50___

SNAPSHOTS (Buck) ......................................$4.95___

VISUAL PLOUGH (Buck) ..................................$5.95___

THE AGE OF CHOICE (Cleveland) .......chronological....$14.95___
                                           topical....$14.95___

DECISIONS: COMPUTERS AND DEMOCRATIC PROCESS (Straus) ..$9.95___

ESSAYS ON CYBERSPACE AND EDUCATION (Levinson) ........$19.95___

THE LOOM AND THE KEYBOARD (Thomas) ....................$8.95___

ONLINES (Levinson) ....................................$9.95___

PROVOCATIONS (Roberts) (available Fall 1990) .........$19.95___

UNDERSTANDING IN-FLIGHT RADIATION (Barish) ............$9.95___

Disk format: $2.50 for 1st disk, $1.00 for each additional disk:

360K, 5.25" DOS ___    720K, 3.5" DOS ___   1.2MB, 5.25" DOS ___

400K Mac ___   800K Mac ___    190K CP/M*___   390K CP/M*____

               *Please specify CP/M format ___________________

1.44 MB, 3.5" DOS  (additional $2.50 per disk) ___

Above prices are all postpaid, first class U.S. and Canada Mail.

Please include additional $5.00 for international postage    ___


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                          PRESS RELEASE

Ron Albright                           Contact: Ron Albright
Digital Publishing Association         (formerly "Disktop")
1160 Huffman Road
Birmingham, AL 35215

Voice: 205-853-8269
FAX: 205-853-8478
BBS: 205-854-1660


NEW ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCED TO PROMOTE ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING

BIRMINGHAM, AL: The "Digital Publisher's Association" ("DPA") is
an association for parties of all levels who share interest in
the dissimination of information in electronic ("computer
readable") format. Those eligible for membership include authors,
publishers, and consumers of on-disk publishing.

"Electronic publishing," in its broadest sense, shall mean the
authorship and production for general consumer access of any
materials which are primarily read by computer and viewed on
computer monitors. Electronic publishing - also synonymous with
"paperless," "digital," and "on-disk" publishing - includes
fiction and nonfiction works that are stored and distributed on
disk or available by modem access on "bulletin board systems"
("BBSs").

Electronic publishing, in this sense, specifically does not
include programs (which are sets of instructions used by a
computer to perform other tasks) unless these programs are
designed to facilitate the reading of written materials. Examples
might include hypertext authoring programs or text viewers. The
Association of Shareware Publishers and the Software Publishers
Association address these genre very well, but do not make
provisions for reading materials.

Statement of Purpose

The purpose of the DPA includes:

1. To promote, though improved public awareness, the benefits of
electronic publishing. These benefits include availability -
often on a 24 hour a day, on demand basis - of electronic
publications, faster production time, cheaper cost, easier
revision and updating, reduced consumption of natural resources,
and - using appropriate reader software - enhanced presentation
and readability.

2. To provide a forum for discussing the unique challenges of
successfully publishing and marketing disk-based publications.
Examples might include matching an author or publisher with the
appropriate medium for a proposed project. Would hypertext be
best? Plain ASCII? Multimedia?

3. A matching service will be organized to place authors - who
may not be interested in complexities of marketing and publishing
- with publishers who may be willing to assist in these
commercial aspects. "Writers write and publishers publish" is an
axiom that applies to electronic publishing as well as
traditional formats.

4. To share resources for mass marketing electronic publications.
Would you like to apply for membership in the Digital Publishing
Association?

[Y] - To answer a short set of questions for membership.
[N] - No, I am not currently interested in joining the DPA.

Enter choice? [Y]

What is your company name (if any)?
? [                                             ]

What is your mailing address?
? [                                             ]

What is your city and state?
? [                                             ]

What is your zip code?
? [          ]

What is your daytime phone number with area code?
? [            ]

Do you currently read online publications on BBSs or elsewhere?

[Y] - I currently view computer-readable newsletters and text.
[N] - I do not read computer-readable publications.

Enter choice? [ ]

Do you currently write for or publish online material?

[Y] - I write and/or publish computer-readable text materials.
[N] - No, I do not write or publish paperless materials.

Enter choice? [ ]

What publication?
? [                                                            ]

Would you like to be included on the DPA mailing list?
? [ ]

Just for interest, how long have you used a computer? (Years)
? [  ]

What computer type do you use? (DOS-based, Apple, Mac, etc.)
? [                                                  ]
ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING FORUM

The purpose of the Electronic Publishing Forum is to provide a
vehicle for the discussion of all topics related to electronic
publishing and to assemble a database of information on the
subject. It is intended to give writers, publishers, teachers,
and others convenient access to this data.

The Electronic Publishing Forum is a quarterly, on-disk
publication devoted to the subject of electronic publishing using
computer disks. It includes information on publications,
publishers, and programs related to this subject. Information for
writers, included writer's guidelines from publishers, is also
included. Articles on related subjects are included. A database
of electronic books "in print" is updated quarterly.

An invitation 

Anyone interested in this subject is invited to contribute to the
discussion and/or submit information. (Use IBM-PC compatible
disks, [5.25", 360K] and ASCII files.) The Electronic Publishing
Forum will be published quarterly. Although copies will be
distributed as freeware (a fee will be charged for making the
copy and for shipping), the files contained on the disk will be
copyrighted by Serendipity Systems or by the files' authors.

Commercial distribution of this disk will not be allowed, except
that it can be distributed by shareware vendors provided that
fees in excess of $5.00 not be charged. (This disk costs $4.00
postpaid from Serendipity Systems.)

  John Galuszka
  Electronic Publishing Forum
  SERENDIPITY SYSTEMS
  PO Box 140
  San Simeon CA 93452
THE ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING NETWORK

The Electronic Publishing Network, EPubNet, has been founded to
support electronic publishing in two major ways:

- Message echoes related to various aspects of electronic
  publishing

- File distribution system for publications and related files

FILE DISTRIBUTION

We current sponsor a distribution system for publications and
authoring/reader programs. This allows publishers and authors to
have their material distributed widely by uploading to a single
BBS, and will allow member sysops to gather a sizeable
collection of publication files for their users.

THE NET

EPubNet uses regular FidoNet node numbers (arrangements can be
made for non-Fidonet nodes). We are open to gating to systems
that use non-Fido compatible technology. EPubNet is a non-profit
organization - there are no dues or fees.

WHERE TO CALL

Here are some participating boards. Storyboard is the net's
headquarters.

Board                        ST  Sysop             Telephone

Linn  (Paris, France)            Franck Arnaud     33 149650542
The Afterlife               (DC) Todd Jacobs       202 723-7187
Bear's Den                  (FL) Michael Moore     407 678-2327
Puffin's Nest BBS           (MD) Dave Bealer       410 437-3463
Writers Biz                 (MO) Rick Arnold       314 774-5327
Wittenburg Door             (MO) Steve Rowley      417 862-9759
Paula's House of Mail       (NM) Jake Hargrove     505 865-8385
Tommorrow's Beacon          (NM) Jake Hargrove     505 865-4082
CD_ROM Basement             (OH) Tom Martin        614 855-3284
STORYBOARD --NET HQ--       (OH) Kief Morris       513 767 7896
TypeCast                    (ON) Steven Bonisteel  613 545-9148
PC Cubed (v32bis)           (NY) Paul Cassarino    716 723-8405
PC Cubed (HST)              (NY) Paul Cassarino    716 723-8489
CyberDrome                  (PA) Mike Taylor       215 923-8026
EPUB SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE                                  Dec'92

Every month, the Epub Subscription Service (eSub) packs the
hottest new electronic publishing shareware onto a pair of
high-density 1.44mb disks. Uncompressed, each eSub installment
brings you more than four megabytes of choice Epub shareware.
Couple this with our low $24 quarterly subscription fee, and
your cost is less than $2 a megabyte. Satisfaction guaranteed!

Don't Delay -- Try eSub Today!

YES! Send me a free eSub sampler disk. I understand that I am
under no obligation to subscribe. If, after reviewing the sample
disk, I choose not to subscribe, I will simply write "CANCEL" on
the invoice, and keep the sample disk as a free gift.

 Reply to: CIS 71540,3660
           PC3 BBS (NY) 716 728-8405, private msg to TED HUSTED
           DPA BBS (GA) 205 854-1660, private msg to TED HUSTED

or phone: 716 425-3463, ask for an eSub sampler (leave your
          address and preferred disk size).

or gmail: ESUB SAMPLER, 4 FALCON LN E, FAIRPORT NY 14450-3312 USA.
FLOPPYBACK PUBLISHING INTERNATIONAL

FPI'S PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Floppyback Publishing International Inc. is an electronic
publisher, emphasizing publication on diskette. We have the
following sections in our company;

- Floppybacks 

Please contact us for our latest catalog of floppyback samplers.

Floppyback Publishing International Inc. is an electronic
publisher, emphasizing publication on diskette. We have the
following sections in our company;

- Consulting Services-(Publishers) 

FPI Inc. provides consulting and services to any publisher
wishing to get involved with electronic publishing, with books
that are either in the current catalog, are out of print or are
currently commercially unviable. Please contact us for details.

- Consulting Services-(Authors) 

FPI Inc. gladly advises authors on how to enter the electronic
publishing marketplace - our company was started by a writer.
Please contact us for details.

How to Contact FPI

By Mail:   FPI Inc.
           PO Box 2084
           Hoboken NJ 07030

By Phone:  (201) 963 3012  Eastern Standard Time 9-5
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 bookettes the DPA members are uploading.
GREEN TOWER PUBLISHING

Available now from Green Tower Publishing:

"Something's Got To Give: A New Paradigm For The Common Good"
by Jeffrey H. Epstein
Published October, 1992

In this wide-ranging study, Epstein explores the root causes
behind many of society's ills, and argues that they stem from
essentially the same human impulses. He maintains that human
behavior and societal institutions can be managed for the common
good, provided people see the benefits of doing so. Epstein
calls for individuals to take personal responsibility for the
world they live in, and build new mores, relationships, and
priorities that reflect the best interests of society as a
whole.

Available on disk (IBM, double density, 5.25 inch or 3.50 inch.)
Approximately 40,000 words. $10.00

Please make check or money order (no cash) out to Jeffrey H.
Epstein. Mail to: Jeffrey H. Epstein, Green Tower Publishing,
6647 Tower Drive, Alexandria, VA 22306-6627. Please specify disk
size.
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PLANNED PUBLICATIONS

High Mesa Publishing will over the next few years publish mainly
the works of Jake Hargrove the writer and publisher of CIMN(sm).
 We are accepting materials from new or unpublished writers, in
addition to other writers. We will mainly focus on science
fiction, but material of any kind may be submitted.  If we like
the works we will report to the writer within a two week period
after receipt.

Unsolicited manuscripts must be submitted on IBM compatable
diskette with a maximum of 360,000 bytes.  All files must be
ASCII, authors will share, in the profit from diskette sales,
and may sell the diskette for their own profit.


N.L. (Jake) Hargrove
High Mesa
Publishing
Publisher/Editor/Programmer



INFOMARKET EXPRESS: Making Virtual Publishing a Reality.

What is InfoMarket Express? 

InfoMarket Express is an electronic marketplace where anyone who
possesses knowledge on any subject may offer it for sale, and
anyone who is interested may buy it. Like traditional online
databases and bulletin board systems, InfoMarket Express can be
accessed by anyone with a computer, a telephone line, and a
modem. However, unlike many of these online services, access to
InfoMarket Express is free. Callers are permitted to browse
without connect charges or subscription fees through the
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MACK THE MOUSE

    PRESS RELEASE                               11-1-92

    ONLINE PUBLISHING - Member Disktop Publishing Association

    FOR INFO E-MAIL:    GEnie   - D.LOKKE
                        Prodigy - HTDN70A
              VOICE:    9-5 Weekdays - 214-424-5167


    Mack the Mouse reaches a new electronic market! With the
    release of 20 new Mack the Mouse Telecomic Strips in
    ANSI format, the weekly Mack the Mouse is now available
    to BBS SYSOPS and electronic periodicals for online display.

    Mack the Mouse utilized a concept from the past, the
    syndicated comic strip, and merged it with technology for
    the future. Mack the Mouse is a Telecomic Strip. The
    single panel format was selected to maximize usability
    for BBS's.

    The telecomic strip takes a satirical look at politics
    and issues from all view points. Mack's opinionated
    comments generally point to the inconsistancies in
    political logic.

    Published by Online Publishing, Don Lokke's Mack the Mouse
    can be found as released in the ILINK, RIME, INTELEC, and
    City2City networked ANSI Art conferences and on GEnie in
    the GenieLamp Area. BBS's interested in carrying MACK are
    welcome to do so but are requested to notify the author
    by E-mail or U.S. Mail. Other telepublishing projects in
    production include "Talking Head", "Reggie the Rattler"
    and "Yellow Bird" other telecomic strips.

    Mailing Address:
    Online Publishing
    3001 Princess Lane
    Plano, Texas 75075
PATHFINDER PUBLICATIONS       PO Box 780726, San Antonio TX 78278

  GUIDELINES 

  PATHFINDER PUBLICATIONS is accepting unsolicited manuscripts in
  disk form. All submissions MUST be  in pure ASCII form on disks
  readable by IBM PC-compatible  computers. Either 3.5" or 5.25",
  DS/DD or  DS/HD, disks are  acceptable. We are  seeking quality
  manuscripts in both fiction of  all genres and nonfiction. Only
  textual  material will  be accepted   at this  time. We  do not
  accept pornographic or gay-oriented manuscripts.

  PATHFINDER PUBLICATIONS will publish  only first quality books.
  Nonfiction  material  must   be  accurate  and  well-presented.
  Fiction  must  be  well-written  with  emphasis on well-rounded
  characters,  believable motivation,  and authentic backgrounds.
  Trite  and overdone  themes should  be avoided  unless there is
  something very new in the way they are handled.

  Submissions  must  be  free  of  misspellings  and  grammatical
  errors. Use your spelling checker, but  do not rely on it. Many
  misspellings result in the formation  other words which are not
  detected  as  misspellings  by  spelling  checker  programs, so
  visually  proof-read your  work, as  well. We  will make  a few
  minor  corrections of  spelling and  grammatical errors without
  charge. However, if  a manuscript is rife with  such errors, we
  charge $50/hour for cleaning up otherwise acceptable works. Our
  editing fees are taken from the  first royalties. If you do not
  want us to  edit your manuscript, tell us  in your cover letter
  and  we  will  evaluate  it   for  publication  "as  is."  Such
  constraint  may,  however,  cause  us  to  reject  an otherwise
  acceptable piece of work.

  The  cover letter  must contain  a certification  that the book
  (name first preferred title) was written by [author(s) name(s)]
  and signed  by the author(s)  or authorized representative.  It
  may contain, in addition, any information the author(s) wish to
  convey  or any  constraints they  wish to  place on  PATHFINDER
  PUBLICATIONS. If the constraints are unacceptable to PATHFINDER
  PUBLICATIONS, the  submission will be rejected  or an offer may
  be made to remove or change them. If submitted by an agent, all
  negotiations will be completed through the agent.

  A standard   contract  will   be  offered   for  all   accepted
  submissions. Royalties vary from 15%  to 25%, based upon volume
  of sales, and  are paid quarterly. No advance.  We try to reply
  on manuscript submissions within 60 days.

MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION 

1. Books must be submitted  on IBM PC-compatible computer disks
  (3.5" or 5.25", DS/DD or  DS/HD) by their authors or authorized
  representatives.
2. All  text must be in  standard ASCII format. (See  your word
  processing program manual for instructions for writing files in
  ASCII  format.) Text  must be  single spaced  and double spaced
  between paragraphs. Set your line length to 65 characters.
3. Each chapter  must be a separate file  with sequential order
  clearly indicated.
4. Each submission  must include  a title  file containing  at
  least  three  suggested  titles,  the  author's  real name, and
  address,  pen  name  (if  appropriate),  and  year the book was
  completed or  copyrighted (specify which),  and how the  author
  wishes the copyright line to read.
5. One of the most important items of the submission is a blurb
  file  containing  a  catchy  blurb  (similar  to the back cover
  blurbs of  paperbacks) about the situation  or problem faced by
  the protagonist. The blurb is  a catalog sales pitch and cannot
  exceed 100 words. Make it short and powerful.
6.  All submissions  must be  accompanied by  a Self Addressed,
  Stamped Envelope (6"x9") or sufficient postage to cover mailing
  and the cost  of a disk mailer. Manuscripts  not accompanied by
  an SASE will be discarded. We  are not responsible for the loss
  of materIals or  the return of your manuscript  if you have not
  included proper return postage.

INTERACTIVE BOOKS 

  For interactive books, all of  the above instructions apply. In
  addition, a tree diagram identifying  each file and showing the
  decision  points  and  links  to  the  following  text  must be
  included. The  interactive structure may  be as complex  as the
  author desires,  so long as  it does not  take the reader  back
  through  a block  of text  already read.  (In some instances of
  time travel stories, such repetition  of text may be justified.
  However, there must  be a way for the reader  to get out of the
  loop and finish the story and it must be clearly indicated.)
PECAN VALLEY

CrossTimbers Digital Press is proud to announce the creation of a
Shareware disk vending operation, to be known as:

PECAN VALLEY ELECTRONIC LIBRARY


The PECAN VALLEY ELECTRONIC LIBRARY is a speciality catalog,
devoted (almost) exclusively to the Electronic Publishing
marketplace.  The PVEL will be advertised (as growth and
finances permit) in ways and places not usually associated with
traditional disk vendors.  Finally, the PVEL will be more than
just a list of programs and books.  Product reviews, interviews,
noteworthy news, and free for the asking advertising for
Electronic Publishers and Bulletin Board Systems will all find
their way into the PVEL from time to time.  In short, the PVEL
is intended to support and promote the entire grass-roots E-Pub
industry.

The PVEL hypertext catalog is currently "under construction" and
open to new submissions.  Target release date is February 15,
1993.  Authors, programmers, editors, publishers (and anybody
else) are encouraged to have their submissions in by the end of
January.  If you can't make that date, don't worry.  Formal
updates of the PVEL will be issued quarterly.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES


1. We can handle any IBM compatible disk format, but
   360K - 5 1/4" is the preferred format.

2. Submit your work exactly as you want it distributed.
   PVEL reserves the right to add installation programming to
   the disks as deemed desireable or necessary, other than that
   we have no interest in violating the integrity of the disks.

3. Reader software specifically required for your product must
   also be included.  Submit on separate disk if appropriate.

4. Our considered opinion is that nobody can sell your product
   better than you can.  A terse BBS-style description is better
   than nothing, but this is your chance to generate a shameless
   plug for your product.  Conditions: pure, straight, unadorned
   ASCII text, no more than one 80 x 23 screenful, in a separate
   file.  While we are on the subject of shameless plugs, your
   biography would be a nice touch.  Same conditions.

5. File compression.  Many of the products offered through this
   catalog will be compressed to fit on floppy disks.  There are
   several good compression utilities available, and we can handle
   most of them, but be advised that heavy preference is awarded
   to the PKZIP program.

6. Complementary copies of the catalog will be provided to those
   who submit, with the understanding that you are free to spread
   copies far and wide.

7. Current topics covered in the catalog will be:

   a. Hypertext Authoring Systems
   b. Writers Tools
   c. Publishing Tools
   d. Published Material (books, magazines, tutorials, etc...)
   e. Sources and resources (E-Pub companies, support BBSs)

   If we missed something you think is important, or you have
   something from off-the-beaten-path, don't hesitate to let us
   know.

8. Send submissions to:

   PECAN VALLEY ELECTRONIC LIBRARY
   1110 N. Lillian
   Stephenville, TX. 76401
   BBS 817 968-5883
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of humanity. It is as simple as the lever, the wheel, and much
simpler than the invention of languages, writing, agriculture,
mathematics, etc.  Without the vast improvements in computers,
electronic access, etc., we should not have uncluttered access
to Public Domain information.  As nearly everyone who does any
new thing says:  "I have stood on the shoulders of the persons
who came before."

1.  The basic premise of Project Gutenberg is to encourage the
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RUNE'S RAG

ANNOUNCING:   RUNE'S RAG -- an Electronic Magazine

This electronic magazine (no paper save a tree) shall be RUNES'S
RAG, literary journal, published monthly.  The premier issue
will come packaged with a small freeware text reader, so that
you may view the publication on your computer.  Pure ASCII is
the only accepted format, so that it will work on as many types
of systems as possible.

Guidelines:

RUNE'S RAG, ARNOLD'S PLUTONOMIE$, LTD., Box 472, Waynesville, MO
65583-0472. Editor, Evelyn Horine. Managing Editor, Rick Arnold.
100% freelance written.  A monthly international electronic
magazine (provide your own tree), publishing the best in poetry,
fiction, non- fiction, humor, satire, interviews, religion, book
reviews, mystery, drama, fantasy, suspense, western, short
historical, science fiction, SCI-FI, romance, horror, person's
rights, mainstream, ethnic, topical issues, essays, tasteful
erotica, op-ed, film reviews, business, economics, computers
(relating to increased productivity and writing), and humor
noire. Byline given and bio, space permitting. Publishes within
3 months of acceptance. Reports in 4 weeks on queries. Takes
first North American serial rights. Pays 90 years from
publication. Pays $1.00 per article. Length: 1-20,000 (lager
works serialized).

TIPS: Send your ms(s) by modem PREFERRED: 1-314-774-5327
(300-14,400b 8-n-1) Fax: TBA. Disk media second preference: 360,
1.2m, 1.4m. Zip, Arj, Lha, Arc or Text formats, prefer PURE
ASCII text format on disk media. LEAST Preferred medium: printed
(under 900 wds maybe). Layout: Standard submission format, 10R,
10L margin, ragged right. Pure ASCII only. Rights: Copyright of
each separate contributing article is held apart from the
collective work as a whole, and vests initially to the author of
the contributed article. The copyright holder of the collective
work acquires the right of reproducing and distributing the
contributed article, as part of the collective work, any
revision of that collective work, and any collective work in the
same series.

So dig out those moldy oldies, dust them off and submit.  The
worst thing that can happen is -- you could receive one more,
but, highly personalized rejection message.

This electronic magazine will attempt to remain a vehicle for
new authors to demonstrate their works to their most valued
critic -- the reader.  RUNE'S RAG will be freeware to the end
user -- the reader -- and if warranted, a semi-annual or annual
may be produced in hardcopy form.  The hardcopy issue will be
marketed for sale and the proceeds will go towards supporting
the continuation of publication and payment to authors.

I hope to obtain grant monies, as well as solicit from patrons
of the arts, so we may be able to pay contributors by the 4th or
5th issue. RUNE'S RAG will be released into the FILEBONE upon
publication and always archived at WRITERS BIZ BBS
1-314-774-5327.
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY PRESS

PUBLISHERS ANNOUCE PARTNERSHIP FIRST IN ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING

In an industry first, Rutgers University Press and electronic
publisher Floppyback Publishing International (FPI) have
announced that they have begun copublishing books on floppy disk
for IBM and compatible computers. Beginning with six titles from
the Rutgers list, the publishers expect the collaboration to
demonstrate concretely the market value for books in what Paul
Peacock, President of FPI, calls "Floppyback Editions".

Kenneth Arnold, Director of Rutgers University Press, said that
Peacock had contacted him when both of them appeared in separate
Publishers Weekly articles on electronic publishing. "Rutgers
have been looking for the right partner to begin experimenting
with books in electronic format," Arnold said, "and Paul seems
to have come up with a workable system."

Floppybacks were developed by Peacock in 1990. Books published
under this partnership come with an embedded software program,
Dart, developed by UserWare. Users have only to turn on their
IBM compatible computers (only 200K memory is necessary) and
type "GO" at the A>. The program runs the text. The program
contains extensive search capabilities. Multiple passages can be
displayed simultaneously on the screen. Footnotes and other
"backmatter" can be accessed immediately. Passages can be marked
for later consultation. Content cannot be changed, and the text
appears on screen in a simple "typewriter" font.

The revolutionary collaborations between Rutgers and FPI will
provide an opportunity to explore issues of copyright and
licensing that vex publishers entering the electronic
environment. In addition to the first six titles to be produced
in Floppyback Editions, the two companies are exploring ways of
publishing together via the Internet.

"The future of monograph publishing certainly belongs to
electronic systems," Arnold said. "Paul has shown us that books
of more general interest may also benefit from electronic
availability. The investment for both of us is relatively small.
The return is potentially tremendous."

A sampler disk containing extracts from six books and the Dart
program is available free of charge. Those wishing to  obtain a
copy should send $5.00 (to cover shipping and handling) to Steve
Maikowski, Assistant Director for Marketing and Sales, Rutgers
University Press, 109 Church Street, New Brunswick NJ 08901.

Inquiries for additional information should be directed to
Tracey George, Rutgers University Press, at 908-932-7762, or to
Paul F. Peacock, FPI Inc, at 201-963-3012.
                          PRESS RELEASE

Ron Albright                           Contact: Ron Albright
Digital Publishing Association
1160 Huffman Road
Birmingham, AL 35215

Voice: 205-853-8269   FAX: 205-853-8478   BBS: 205-854-1660

DPA ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF FIRST ANNUAL "DIGITAL QUILL" AWARDS

Birmingham, Alabama: The Digital Publishing Association has
announced the winners of the First Annual Digital Publishing
"Digital Quill" Awards for Excellence in electronic publishing.

Over fifty entries were received for the various categories with
the "Short Story" category, alone, having twenty works. Judging
was done on a "100 points possible" scoring system. There were
12 judges, selected from the DPA membership. Selection of judges
was based on the members' qualifications and writing expertise.

The individual categories and winners are:

Regular Computer/Technical Publication - a weekly, monthly or
bi-monthly publication that has been in publication for 6 months
or more relating to computers or technology.
  WINNER: "Files and Stuff" newsletter; Henry Barfoot and Lupe
  Tingle, Editors.

Regular Literary Publication - a weekly, monthly or bi-monthly
publication that has been in publication for 6 months or more
relating to literature, fiction, and/or poetry.
  WINNER: "Ruby's Pearls," Del Freeman, Editor.

Fiction Book - an original (eliminating reprints of the
"classics" in digital format) electronically published novel.
Length: 50,000 words, minimum.
  WINNER: "Tavern," Anastasia Smith; Publisher, UserWare.

Short Story - a single original story appearing either alone or
as part of an anthology or magazine and published in digital
format. This category shall exclude reprints of stories
originally published in a paper publication. Length: 1000 words,
minimum.
  WINNER: "The Wolfbard Curse," C.G. Burner.

Publishing software - a software program (Shareware or
traditionally marketed) designed for publishing text and/or
graphics and facilitating their distribution and viewing.
Nominations will be accepted from users as well as original
authors.
  WINNER: "DART," Ted Husted, UserWare.
                            PRESS RELEASE

Ron Albright                           Contact: Ron Albright
Disktop Publishing Association
1160 Huffman Road
Birmingham, AL 35215

Voice: 205-853-8269
FAX: 205-853-8478
BBS: 205-854-1660


DISKTOP PUBLISHER FPI SCOOPS HARDCOVER EDITION

Hoboken, NJ (USA) July 22, 1992: The signal that electronic
publishing has, indeed, arrived comes from Floppyback Publishing
International (FPI). The small New Jersey publisher has released
information about how the company's imminent release of the novel
"The Angel of Death" caused the books paper publisher to change
the entire schedule and the size of the initial printing run.

The story goes like this. Author Bruce Gilkin and FPI's Paul
Peacock struck a deal to publish the book on disk (using
UserWare's DART interface) and carried through an active
publicity campaign for the book's on-disk release. Copies of the
novel-on-disk were sent throughout the publishing industry. FPI's
campaign for the book, which deals with Vietnam veteran Bruce
Gilkin's experiences with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, was so
effective it brought endorsements from Rolling Thunder, Pointman
Ministries, the Philadelphia Veteran's Center, and other large
veteran's groups. Due to growing publicity surrounding the book
and the endorsement of the book by a growing number of veteran's
organizations, the book publisher for "Angel" pushed up the
numbers for the initial press run to 100,000, a number almost
unheard of for a novel of this type. Even more significantly, the
book publisher pushed the publication date ahead from one year to
just three months.

FPI President Paul Peacock commented on the implications of this
development by noting "There are three significant points here.
The first is that the hardcover publisher brought forward the
publication schedule once they had seen the publicity generated
by the diskette. This can only be good news for authors and
publishers. The second point is that the book is still coming
out first in floppyback. I think it's the first time that a book
that's due to come out in hardcover has come out in floppyback.
This demonstrates the maturity of the electronic media market.
The third is that the floppyback is priced at $15 and is $10 less
than the price of the hardcover, but Bruce is not losing out in
any way." Peacock notes that since the cost of producing a book
on disk is so much less than a paper version, the lower price
still allows for a significant profit for both author and
publisher.

FPI Inc. is a creator and distributor of floppybacks. Its motto
is "Liberation!" and its mission, according to Peacock, is to
provide authors a means of getting their work into the
marketplace directly. "I am an author myself," he says, "and
that's really why I started the business. Floppyback publishing
can be a great way for authors to go."

The floppyback can be ordered directly for $15 in IBM compatible
format by calling FPI order fulfillment at 1-800-526-9153. All
major credit cards are accepted. FPI can be reached at P.O. Box
2084, Hoboken, NJ 07030 or at 201-963-3012. FPI Inc. is a member
of the Disktop Publishing Association, the trade organization for
electronic publishers.
                          PRESS RELEASE

Ron Albright                           Contact: Ron Albright
Disktop Publishing Association
1160 Huffman Road
Birmingham, AL 35215

Voice: 205-853-8269
FAX: 205-853-8478
BBS: 205-854-1660


LARRY BLASKO'S 'ABCs OF COMPUTING' RELEASED ON-DISK

Birmingham, AL (USA) September 21,1992: Syndicated Associated
Press computer columnist Larry Blasko has teamed with the Disktop
Publishing Association (DPA) in releasing a disk-based version of
Blasko's popular "ABCs of Computing - A Plain-English Guide."

Blasko, who has written his column - called "Compubug" - on
computer technology for eight years, first released his "ABCs" in
1989. The author, currently Director of Administrative Services
for the Associated Press, has updated the book annually and it is
now in its fourth edition. Written for the first-time computer
buyers and existing owners thinking about upgrading their
computer, the "ABCs" includes chapters on "What's a Home
Computer, and why should I care?," "Do I need a home computer?,"
"What kind of computer do I want?," and "What computers fill
those needs?." The book includes an extensive glossary of
computer terminology. "ABCs" runs 170 pages in the printed
edition.

With the release of the book on-disk, the material is presented
in a new, exciting way. Utilizing "hypertext," "ABCs" becomes
interactive - with the reader directing what they read and where
they go within the book. Blasko says "Hypertext is a way of
organizing information so that you can jump from any point to any
other logical point. If, for example, you are reading a sentence
that talks about RAM and you don't understand the term, a
keystroke or mouse click will flip you into the glossary for a
definition of RAM. Then you can hop back to where you were in the
sentence. Hypertext allows a reader to go anywhere they please
whenever they please. Unsettling, but nifty when you try it."

Ron Albright, founder of the DPA and a consultant on hypertext
authoring and electronic publishing, designed the hypertext
version of the book. He used "HyperWriter" from Ntergaid, an IBM-
compatible authoring package, to format the text into workable
nodes and links. Albright commented that "ABCs comes alive for
the reader using hypertext. If there is a concept they don't
understand, readers can follow the text to the definition of the
term and back with a keypress or mouse-click. Then, they can
follow their own interests through the document and are not
controlled by the author's ideas of what they should read next.
With hypertext, the reader is really the author of their own
custom document."

CompuBug's book, "ABCs of Computing, a Plain-English Guide," is
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