TED PADOVA, Author: As I wrote my Acrobat 7 PDF Bible I looked at the many new features in version 7 for both Acrobat and Reader. After working with the commenting features when Reader users work with PDFs enabled with usage rights and other features such as security and digital signatures, it just seemed to me that it was time to publish a book on Adobe Reader. Part of my inspiration was also related to many emails I receive each month from my Acrobat Bible readers asking questions related to Reader and why it can't do one thing or another. There still is a lot of confusion in the user community as to what Reader can and cannot do and still quite a bit of unawareness that there exist Acrobat viewers for authoring PDF documents.

PADOVA: I'm hoping that many users of Adobe Reader and prospective users of the program gain appreciation and skills for working with the new version of Reader in many different ways. Too many people use Reader to view and navigate documents and don't think much more about other tasks they can perform. Now in version 7, I'm hoping many Reader users at least become aware of the new comment and review opportunities and know they have a source to guide them through using these new features. In addition to Reader users, I also thought about IT managers and Acrobat users who might want to know what the Reader users can do with the product. All too often an Acrobat user talks on the phone to a Reader user giving instructions on using a menu command. The Reader user thinks the Acrobat user is crazy because no such command appears under a menu. The Acrobat user thinks the Reader user is a simpleton because the person they're talking with can't select a menu command. Ultimately, I get some emails from the Acrobat users asking what went wrong with their client's Acrobat or Reader installation. Hopefully, my new Reader book can be a help to Acrobat users who often never look at the Reader program and are not completely aware of what Reader users can do.

PADOVA: Asking this question is like asking who comprises the Windows XP or Mac OS X audience. It's so broad that it's hard to nail down the primary targets. I tried to focus the book at anyone who may use the Reader program for business or personal use. Obviously, those markets where Acrobat has penetration such as government entities, legal profession, engineering, creative professionals, and business office workers were not left out. Anyone working in these or other professions who use the Reader program should benefit from the content of the book.