No problem, I guess I am concerned about names like AW becoming not just acquired but absorbed in such a way that makes me wonder about the future. When I'm int

No problem, I guess I am concerned about names like AW becoming not just acquired but absorbed in such a way that makes me wonder about the future. When I'm interested in a book, one of the things I look at is the publisher - if it is one of the names I respect, then they probably took the time to make sure the book isn't a waste of time. No doubt staff is drastically reduced in these acquisitions. How does a high-quality name avoid falling apart? Do they start shoveling crap to compete? The available titles in computing have certainly vastly increased since I started out (for that I am thankful), but for many publishers the quality of editing is very poor.