BOOK ABOUT THE ONLINE WORLD RELEASED AS "SHAREWARE"

Odd de Presno, a Norwegian author, has released his work "The Online World"
as a shareware book through global online services and networks like the
Internet, CompuServe, and others.

The Online World was previously published in Norwegian as a 275 page
hardcover book (ISBN 82-90628-67-6), and is still available in traditional
bookstores. Local language versions are in the process of being published
on paper in Denmark and Germany.

The non-fiction book deals with the practical side of using the global
online information resource. It explores selected applications across
network  and service boundaries showing how such needs can be met. The
examples range from databases to entertainment  and the bizarre  to
special services for professionals and organizations.

While the author lives in Norway, the reader is  not  expected to live in
any particular country. The breadth of the offerings is described by 
using applications on  major global networks and services as the Internet,
Fidonet, Usenet, CompuServe, BITNET, IASNET, and many others.

According to the author, the book is not being issued into the public
domain and, in issuing it as shareware, he does not waive any rights or
copyrights.

de Presno claims that the work is "being distributed electronically so that
hundreds of thousands more people can get aware of the wonderful
opportunities that are waiting for them in the online world." He hopes
this will make more people buy modems and get online for the first time.

The book is distributed as an ASCII text file suitable for sending to a
printer, searching, and reading with a wordprocessor or a file viewing
program.

Odd de Presno has published several books about the subject.  Besides being
an author, he is the founder and project director of  KIDLINK, a global
project working to get as many 10 - 15 year old children as possible
involved in a global dialog.

The book is available as ONLINE.ZIP from Library 5 in CompuServe's IBMCOM
forum.

Internet-connected users can obtain the book automatically using the File
Transfer Protocol (FTP). FTP is a term used to describe the automated
transfer of a file from a remote computer system over the Internet, using
standard protocols. It may also be retrieved by electronic mail from
various sources.

For current information about how and where to get the book, send email to
LISTSERV@VM1.NODAK.EDU (LISTSERV@NDSUVM1 on BITNET). In the TEXT of your
mail, write the command:

        GET TOW WHERE

This will also give information about TOW, a mailing list set up as an
information service. It is used for announcements of new updates of the
book. Members can also use it to report and discuss their discoveries in
the Online World.

Odd de Presno can be reached via: +47-370-31378 (voice); +47-370-27111
(fax) Email over the Internet: opresno@extern.uio.no.

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