As anyone in the publishing business will tell you, electronic publishing is the hot topic. There have been several attempts at bringing disk-based publications to the PC over the years, most of them too complex and unwieldy to make any impact. The magazine-on-a-disk is popular in many areas, and book titles have begun to migrate to the personal computer, but the software required to create such publications is expensive and difficult to master. ^UUntil^u ^Unow!^u For short run publications, putting your newsletter or book on a diskette can be an economical alternative to traditional, paper-based printing. And for promotions, your diskette is far less likely to end up as garbage than would a printed mailing. Of course, printed media will continue to have its placežit's still not comfortable or safe enough to read your computer while sitting in your favorite overstuffed chair or in the pool. But for many applications, the computer offers definite advantages over print in combining color, sound, and interactivity. NeoBook allows you to construct publications which would be impossible to duplicate in print: storybooks in which the pictures speak the dialog, recipe books which print out a list of ingredients to take to the grocer, cartoons which only reveal the speech bubble when you click on the character, historical timelines which bring up significant events when you click on a year, interactive sales support materials and many more exciting new applications. NeoBook's easy-to-use graphical interface consists of a floating tool palette and command bar. To create a publication, you simply use the mouse to drag out frames to contain text and images. Command buttons are then added to allow the reader to turn pages, exhibit additional information, display images, jump to another section of the publication, etc. Tools are provided which allow setting font style, colors and screen backgrounds, as well as for adding rules, titles and other graphical elements. Elements may be displayed on a single page, or over many pages. NeoBook links to your favorite text editor (or word processor) and paint programžso you can use the commands and programs with which you are familiar without leaving NeoBook. Once you have placed your text, any images and page turning command buttons, you simply compile your publication, name it and copy the resulting EXE program to a diskette for distribution. Students will find that NeoBook stimulates abstract thinking and creative writing skills, and budding journalists will find NeoBook allows easy entry into the new world of electronic publishing. In the hands of experienced professionals, NeoBook offers a whole new approach to communicating ideas, educating, selling, and informing. We urge you to try this program we know you'll continue to amaze us with novel and productive uses, just as you have with our other products. NeoBook comes in two versions: NeoBook, which contains all the basic features and carries a suggested price of $45; and NeoBook Professional, which adds support for Sound Blaster compatible cards, linkage to sound editors, support for audio playback using the PC's internal speaker and ability to run external DOS commands from inside the publication, is priced at $89.95. Evaluation copies of both versions are available from our BBS at (503) 383-7195. To order, call NeoSoft Corp. at (503) 389-5489 or Fax your order to us at (503) 388-8221. We can process your order over the phone with VISA and MasterCard. If you prefer to mail a check or money order you may use the enclosed order form. To print the order form, simply click the "Print Order Form" button on this page.