LEADING TRADE ASSOCIATION BOOK DETAILS 1,100 SHAREWARE PRODUCTS

April 30, 1992 -- Muskegon, Michigan -- Almost 1,100 programs, marketed
through the shareware ("Try Before You Buy") marketing concept, covering
hundreds of subject categories, are detailed in a new book titled The
Shareware Compendium, edited by Rob Rosenberger and published by the
Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP).

With over 700 cross-referenced and well-indexed pages, this massive book
will serve as an invaluable guide to those who want to find the very best
software products that will fit not only their personal needs but their
pocketbook as well.

Each program listing in The Shareware Compendium has detailed descriptions,
hardware and software requirements, registration fees and benefits of
registration. Separate appendices list the programs by author or company
and how to contact them to order or get support. Also listed are hundreds
of BBSes and disk vendors where evaluation copies can be obtained either
free or inexpensively.

The book opens with an introduction by Jim Button, one of the pioneers in
the shareware world. It follows with solid information about what
shareware is and how this method of marketing software benefits both you
and the authors. It also contains information about the Association of
Shareware Professionals, a non-profit organization dedicated to the
advancement of the shareware marketing principle.

For anyone who is serious about selecting quality software products for
their everyday use, The Shareware Compendium will provide an irreplaceable
reference resource that will allow them to pick and choose the programs
that they're most interested in trying out.

Those unfamiliar with shareware should buy a copy of this book, if for no
other reason than to see how they can expand their choices of software by
considering the most popular, fastest-growing segment of the software
market today.

The Shareware Compendium has been years in the making. An interesting side
note is that this up-to-date version was largely "written" by an intricate
software package developed by the editor, Rob Rosenberger. It compiled the
descriptions, indices and table of contents from materials submitted by
the individual authors. The software itself, notes Mr. Rosenberger, took
nearly a year to perfect.

The Shareware Compendium lists for $24.95 and can be found in local
bookstores, or can be ordered by your bookstore from Business One/Irwin by
its ISBN (1-55623-914-9). Alternatively, copies can be ordered directly
from the ASP's World Headquarters at the list price plus shipping and
handling charges. Contact Jan Abbott (ASP Executive Director) at
616-788-5131 or FAX 616-788-2765 for further information.

Association for Shareware Professionals
545 Grover Rd, Muskegon, MI 49442-9427

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