-- America Online has continued to grow as the world's largest Internet service provider -- An official guide to the internet from AOL would be widely received by the Internet community
-- AOL is very pleased with the first edition of this book -- they have bought over 300,000 copies -- and have already committed to buy 100,000 of the second edition
-- AOL's release of version 4.0 in January 1998 presents an excellent opportunity to revise the existing book to cover all the new and improved features
-- Officially endorsed by America Online -- Clearly displayed AOL logo identifies this as the book of choice for AOL
-- The most comprehensive, accurate, and accessible book covering AOL available
-- Technically reviewed by America Online product managers
-- Author was on the development team for America Online's Internet Help and Internet Search forums
-- Goes further than first edition in highlighting AOL's value-added features, including the Mail Center, Driveway, AOL News Ticker, Keywords, Instant Messenger, Favorite Places, and others
-- Special "Only on AOL" sidebars show AOL's advantage over other Internet service providers (ISPs)