New Ventana Title Introduces America Online Users to the Internet

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. and VIENNA, Va., December 12, 1991 New from Ventana
Press, America Online's Internet, Macintosh Edition and America Online's
Internet, Windows Edition, provide complete descriptions of AOL's Internet
Connection. A listing of the best the Internet has to offer highlights
this introduction to the information superhighway.

In a jaunty style well known to readers of Ventana's Official America
Online Tour Guide, author Tom Lichty points out top Internet attractions
and leads his audience through the process of accessing them. America
Online's Internet starts with an AOL QuickStart for new members, and
continues with insightful advice on "Netiquette" and the culture of the
Internet. Explanations and exercises for sending and receiving e-mail,
subscribing to mailing lists, participating in newsgroups, searching with
WAIS and Gopher, and downloading files with FTP. A comprehensive glossary
translates Internet and telecommunications terms into everyday language.

"We continue to increase the visibility and availability of America Online
with direct marketing programs, OEM bundling, software trials, media
partnerships, and the America Online's Internet books" said Steve Case,
President and CEO of America Online.

America Online's Internet includes a companion disk with the AOL software,
ready to install, and ten hours of free online time for new members.

America Online's Internet Connection features graphical icons and menus,
which provide simple navigation through the Internet. The Internet
services available from AOL include online publications and support forums
designed to educate users about the Internet, an Internet mail gateway,
and access to Internet Mailing Lists, Usenet News Groups, FTP file
transfer, and Gopher and WAIS databases.

America Online's Internet, Macintosh Edition and America Online's Internet,
Windows Edition are distributed by Ventana Press. The books are 400 pages,
illustrated, with disk and 10 hours of free online time for new users.
ISBN, Macintosh Edition: 1-56604-175-9. ISBN, Windows
Edition: 1-56604-176-7. List price: $24.95. For U.S. orders only, call
800/743-5369.

Author Tom Lichty is the retired director of the University of Oregon's
microcomputer program. He has written a number of popular computer books
including Mac, Word & Excel Desktop
Companion and Desktop Publishing With Word for Windows, both from Ventana
Press.

Ventana Press is a division of Ventana Communications Group, Inc., a
diversified publisher of computer-related information tools. Ventana Press
publishes books and other materials that help computer users become more
productive, including Mosaic Quick Tour; The Windows
Internet Tour Guide; The Mac Internet Tour Guide; The Mac Shareware 500;
Windows, Word & Excel Office Companion and Looking Good in Print. All
titles are available in bookstores and by writing Ventana Press, PO Box
2468, Chapel Hill, NC 27515; by calling Ventana's toll-free order line,
800/743-5369; by faxing Ventana at 919/942-1140; by sending email to
orders@vmedia.com or via the World Wide Web at
http://www.vmedia.com/index.html.

America Online, Inc., based in Vienna, VA is the nation's fastest-growing
provider of online services. The Company offers its more than 1.25 million
subscribers a wide variety of services, including electronic mail,
conferencing, software, computing support, interactive magazines and
newspapers, and online classes, as well as easy and affordable access to
services of the Internet. Founded in 1985, the Company has established
strategic alliances with dozens of companies including Time Warner, ABC,
NBC, Knight-Ridder, Tribune, Hachette, IBM and Apple.

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