Re: Microsoft Manual of Style where oh where

Subject: Re: Microsoft Manual of Style where oh where
From: Janice Gelb <Janice -dot- Gelb -at- Sun -dot- COM>
To: TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:40:35 +1000

Deborah Hemstreet wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Could anyone provide me with an online version of the MS Manual of Style?
>
> I am desperately looking for it via Internet. Apparently V3 was
> available for free for a time, but none of the links work anymore.
>
> If anyone has a free copy that they obtained, would you be willing to
> make it available to me? I don't have the astronomical sums I'm finding
> to get a copy from Amazon and other places.
>

You can get reasonably priced used copies through ABE

http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?sts=t&tn=microsoft+manual+of+style&x=0&y=0

Also, some are for sale on half.com for as low as $1!

http://product.half.ebay.com/The-Microsoft-Manual-of-Style-for-Technical-Publications_W0QQtgZinfoQQprZ700076

-- Janice

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