Einar,

>I believe that Whil said that he would not be publishing any more VFP books. I don't think any other publisher would publish such book. I would buy a VFP9 book if such book became available but I am not holding my breath.

You never know... I didn't think I'd ever see a VFP-related book from a major publisher, but there is Les Pinter's book, published by Sams or Que -- don't remember for sure which one, but they are both part of the same company.

I have heard rumblings that someone might be working on a book related to VFP9, and I have been exploring the possibilities of some book publishing. Some authors also might be looking into self-publishing or forming some kind of consortium (that's just speculation).

The key to it is a compelling topic, author(s) willing to take a chance, a publishing model based on short-run commitments, as well as some type of well-established distribution channel.

Time will tell. I think the more important and interesting questions from my point of view are:

1) what type of VFP 9 book would appeal to the largest possible audience? (Overview What's New type, Reference Guide type, Code Examples type narrowly focused on a part of the product, etc)

2) what price are you willing to pay for great technical info

3) what topics have not yet been covered in great detail already?

Several books on the Reporting System could probably be written, but how many people would buy them?