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LaTeX: A Document Preparation System (2nd Edition)
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Author: Leslie Lamport
List Price: $54.99
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ISBN: 0201529831
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub Co (30 June, 1994)
Edition: Paperback
Sales Rank: 14,909
Average Customer Rating: 3.39 out of 5
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Customer ReviewsRating: 2 out of 5
Disappointing purchase
Seems to be an okay resource for people just getting started. However it is completely inadequate as a reference. Better resources are available on the internet for free.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Like the content, hate the binding.
I am a recent immigrant to the world of LaTeX, and find this book a very adequate guide. My needs are modest, and this book is well enough organized to meet those needs without fuss. Four stars for content.The cover (paperback) fell off the signatures within the first month, though - the glue failed completely. One star for shoddiness, only because the scale goes no lower. Three stars averages the two ratings, rounded up.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Everything you need to know about LATEX
This is the only book you will need on LATEX, however, you are required to make a few "leaps of faith" in understanding. The latex markup language is extremely powerful and sometimes you have to try things and discover the power for yourself. Having said that, the author does an amazing job of fitting so much information into such a thin book! Stick with it, persist with it a little, and you will come to know and love it. I write many papers in LaTeX and this is the only reference I have ever needed.
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