Books That Work and Hearst New Media Introduce New CD-ROM Car and Truck
Buyers Guide

Popular Mechanics New Car Buyers Guide - 1995 Enables Buyers to Compare,
Contrast and Choose Cars Like Never Before

PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 17, 1994 -- Books That Work and Hearst New Media
today released an innovative CD-ROM buyers guide designed to take the
guesswork out of buying a new car or truck. Using data from the 1995
edition of the Popular Mechanics New Car and Truck Buyers Guide, this
interactive program provides consumers with everything they need to make
an informed car purchase at the best price. Now, car-buyers can view color
photos and video footage of their dream car in action, compare and
contrast vehicles, estimate car payments and yearly gas expenses, minimize
research time and learn negotiating tips.

The Guide contains specific information on more than 800 new vehicles,
including dealer prices for the vehicle and all options. The consumer
simply selects requirements and the program searches through the database
to find the exact match. The program sells for around $30.00.

Smart Car Buying From Search to Purchase

Purchasing a car is one of the largest investments a consumer makes. The
easy to use, interactive Popular Mechanics New Car Buyers Guide provides
the essential data and advice to make the right decision. The Showroom
Search feature eliminates the hassle of flipping through pages in buyers
guides. You can select a Stock Search or Design Your Own Custom Search.
The Stock Searches include, Economy Cars, Sports Cars, Sport Utility
Vehicles or Luxury Cars. A Stock Search presents a list of cars that match
the criteria for one of the four "stock" categories. If you want to Design
Your Own Custom Search, you are presented with a set of selection criteria
whereby you select what you are looking for in a car, such as price range,
car type, body style, manufacturer type, and available options, and the
New Car Buyers Guide quickly scans through more than 800 vehicles to find
precisely the cars that meet your needs.

When you are presented with the list of cars that meet your criteria, you
select the car that most interests you and watch your car or truck appear
on your computer screen with color photos, including interior, exterior or
dashboard shots, full motion color video to view cars on the road from
many different angles and sound. You can even view the car in different
colors and view several cars side-by-side to compare features, such as
options, performance, road handling and maintenance, to choose the perfect
car that meets your exact needs.

Once you have narrowed your selection, you can get detailed information on
each car to make a well-informed and educated purchase decision. Popular
Mechanics Owner's Reports provide real customer feedback from detailed
satisfaction surveys of thousands of registered owners. Popular Mechanics
Editor's Reports provide the editor's professional analysis of the car.
Data from IntelliChoice, a leading automotive research firm includes,
vehicle specifications, options, fuel efficiency, consumer and safety
ratings, and pricing information. In addition, the Strategies Section of
the program provides information and advice relating to all aspects of
purchasing a new car, including talking to a dealer, deciding whether to
lease or buy, and selling your present car.

Software "Estimators" Calculate Your Expenses

With the Popular Mechanics New Car Buyers Guide - 1995, you can put your
car choices to the financial reality test before making the purchase. The
program's four Estimators factor in the user's personal living costs to
calculate how much car a user can afford, and what a specific model might
cost in the long run, from car payments to yearly gas expenditures. The
Estimators also provide a dollar-for-dollar comparison between leasing and
buying one of the new models listed.

Dealer Invoice Printouts Provide Valuable Negotiating Tools

Retail and dealer prices are provided in detail, listing costs ranging from
base models to fully loaded models. By providing reports that break down
all car costs, from dealer markups to shipping, you will be well informed
when negotiating with a dealer.

System Requirements

The Popular Mechanics New Car Buyers Guide - 1995 comes on a CD-ROM and
requires an IBM PC or 100% compatible, 386 or higher, 4 MB RAM minimum;
VGA or Super VGA monitor, and a CD-ROM drive and Windows 3.1.

Books That Work, Inc. is an award-winning developer and publisher of
interactive software devoted to the home how-to market. Books That Work is
based in Palo Alto, CA. For product ordering information, contact Books
That Work, 2300 Geng Road, Bldg. 3, Suite 100, Palo Alto CA 94303,
415-843-4400.

The Hearst Corporation is one of the nation's largest diversified
communications companies. It publishes 14 consumer magazines, 12 daily and
five non-daily newspapers, and numerous business publications. It operates
six radio and six television stations and the Hearst Book Group. The
Hearst Corporation also syndicates newspaper comics and features, produces
and distributes television programming, and is a joint venture in the
Lifetime, Arts & Entertainment and ESPN cable networks. For more
information, contact Hearst New Media, 959 Eighth Avenue, New York NY
10019, 212-649-2315.

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