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Subject:Re: Idiot Audience From:Marilynne Smith <mrsmith -at- CTS -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 17 Nov 1997 08:38:58 -0800
I agree with Dave. My pride won't let me do it! I cannot read something
when the publisher and author think I'm an idiot.
Marilynne Smith
At 11:27 AM 11/17/97 -0600, DAVE SNODGRASS, EXT. 7562 wrote:
>Describing the audience as idiots seems to be a very successful publishing
>strategy for many computer how-to books.
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>Pure pride will never let me drag one of those yellow & black books to the
cash
>register.
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>Dave Snodgrass
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