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Subject:Re: Dummies books and more on "Idiot Audience" From:Bob Morrisette <Robert -dot- Morrisette -at- ENG -dot- SUN -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 17 Nov 1997 10:23:49 -0800
"Eric J. Ray" <ejray -at- RAYCOMM -dot- COM>
hit the nail on the head:
>Based on reader feedback on one book in particular--the
>HTML for Dummies Quick Reference--our audience includes
>a substantial chunk of the readers of this list, HTML
>teachers and trainers, and a healthy proportion of
>12-14 year olds (!) from around the world.
Those who are put off by the Dummies label should consider
the content and purpose of the book more carefully.
I was using computers before most of the people on this
list were born and I own several Dummies books, including
a well-used Windows 95 for Dummies.
Bob Morrisette
writer1 -at- Eng -dot- sun -dot- com
