FROM THE PUBLISHER
Three main challenges faced me as I prepared this fifth edition of The Bedford
Handbook. First, because today's computer-age students want quick access to
information, preferably through visuals, I hoped to simplify the book's
reference system and enliven it with icons. Second, because technology has
changed composing behaviors so dramatically over the past four years, I looked
forward to bringing the book into the electronic age. And, finally, because many
instructors assign writing based on one or two sources (rather than on personal
experience or many sources), I wanted to emphasize text-based writing early in
the book, not just in later sections.
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