>>there are 5 or 10 others, but none available til october 1.
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>I must be doing something wrong, then. I go to http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ats-query-page/002-9022510-0598667 (Amazon's query page), enter "visual foxpro" in the Subject field, and get back 23 hits, two of which are for Microsoft books on VFP 6.0, and no others on the new version.
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>Could you please tell me the steps you use to dig up those October release books, because I'd like to order some of them.

might be the 'query' page is saved from a previous search. i go to amazon.com from my web page (or just www.amazon.com) and enter 'visual foxpro' in the search box on the main page. that gives me 47 hits.