On Jul 12, 2010, at 11:22 AM, Jim Collins wrote: > I do not have the book from Scriptorium for Frame 8 but based on the > great > reviews it always gets here in this list, I strongly recommend it. > > Everyone goes through a fairly long learning curve with Frame - > probably an > indication of how powerful it is. It took me several weeks to get > comfortable with it too (7.0) even with the help of a friend who had > been > using it for years. > > Though it is undoubtedly better to get the newest book on Frame 8, > if you > can find a cheap copy of FrameMaker 7 - The Complete Reference (also > by > Sarah O'keefe), it is my current reference and so far has covered any > questions I have while trying to use Frame 9 (unstructured).
Hi everyone, Thank you for the positive reviews of the book(s). I just wanted to clarify the relationship among the various books. FrameMaker 5.5.6 for Dummies. Pretty sure it's out of print/ unavailable. 350ish pages. FrameMaker 7: The Complete Reference. Out of print. Published by McGrawHill-Osborne. Covers structured and unstructured FrameMaker 7. 850ish pages. Publishing Fundamentals: FrameMaker 7: Available as a PDF only. Published by Scriptorium Press (that's us). Nearly identical pagination to FrameMaker 7: TCR. Content is identical except for corrections. http://www.scriptorium.com/books/publishing-fundamentals-framemaker-7 Publishing Fundamentals: Unstructured FrameMaker 8: Available as PDF or print. Published by Scriptorium Press. Covers unstructured FrameMaker 8. 736 pages. This is an updated version of the unstructured FrameMaker content from PF: FM7. http://www.scriptorium.com/books/publishing-fundamentals-unstructured-framemaker-8 We planned, but due to weak sales of the unstructured book did not publish, a Structured FrameMaker 8 companion. We do not currently have a FM 9 edition, or plans to produce one. Regards, Sarah O'Keefe Sarah S. O'Keefe President okeefe at scriptorium.com phone: 919 459 5362 blog: www.scriptorium.com/blog twitter: sarahokeefe
