WILEY CUSTOM PUBLISHING SYSTEM

ISBN 0-471-04702-3, CD-ROM & Sample Book

Description:

The Wiley Custom Publishing System is a complete CD-ROM database of key Wiley introductory engineering textbooks. With the material in Intro to Engineering courses varying so widely from school to school, this library allows professors to build a customized textbook that fits their courses better than any traditional book could. The system gives instructors the tools to create their own text, made up of material pulled together from a minimum of two Wiley texts and their own material.

The result is a text that truly fits the course while passing a savings to the student but without the professor needing to gather the numerous complex permissions needed for a course pack. Books from Wiley's lists in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, and General Engineering present a cross section of disciplines broad enough to match any syllabus.

With the complete text of each book in the Custom Publishing Library on the CD, the professor can easily select which material is appropriate for the course and create the table of contents. She or he merely selects the material chapter-by-chapter, adds in their own material, prints out the order form and brings it to the bookstore. Three to four weeks later, their new customized Wiley Engineering book is ready. Appropriate for any Introductory Engineering course.

CD-ROM Hardware Requirements

• 386 SX, 25 MHz (486 DX, 66 MHz recommended)

• 4Mb of accessible memory (12Mb recommended)

• VGA monitor (SVGA recommended)

• 6 Mb of available hard drive space

• CD-ROM: XA Compatible, Double-speed

Ordering Requirements

• 30 copy minimum order.

• Net price is $0.10 per page for Wiley material and $0.09 for original material.

• A minimum page count of 200 is required.

• Material from at least two Wiley books must be selected.

• Only complete chapters may be selected.

• Original material will appear exactly as submitted, unedited by Wiley.

How Does it Work?

• Professors access the CD-ROM easily on their computer -- the context sensitive "Help" function guides the user through it.

• To browse through the database of Wiley Engineering texts, the professor simply clicks on any title of interest to examine the material.

• Chapters can be selected from as many Wiley texts as desired, as long as they meet the requirements of 2 Wiley books and a minimum page count of 200.

• Original material can be added into the table of contents and arranged in any order they like. The hard copy submitted to Wiley will not be altered in any way.

• Finally, to generate the customized text, the Professor arranges the material chapter-by-chapter, including their own material, prints out the completed order form and brings it to the bookstore. All text material and the order form are contained on the CD. Once the order has been placed, Wiley will create a special ISBN for their custom textbook.