Current 14th Edition
Dedicated to the 400th Anniversary of the settlement of Yorktown in Virginia; after all, without Yorktown, there would have been no interstates!
1992
The "upside-down" book with two front covers. Our first edition, now worth US$155 on the First Edition collectors market.
1993-1994
We changed the metal spiral binding to plastic.
1995
The last of the "upside-down" books.
1996
Completely redesigned - this book won the prestigious "Excellence in Design" award.
1997
We won Writers Digest "Certificate of Merit" with this one.
1998
Another great year helping our I-75 traveler friends.
1999
The first of the textured cover books.
2000
The year Georgia decided to change all their exit numbers. This book showed both the old and the new.
9th (2001)
To ensure a major book chain catalogued our book correctly, we had to remove the year from the front cover - this one became known as our "9th" edition.
10th (2002) Edition
The first of our "themed" covers - the 25th anniversary of the completion of I-75.
11th (2003) Edition
Dedicated to the Wright Brothers of Dayton, Ohio.
12th (2004) Edition
Dedicated to the 200th Anniversary of Steam Locomotion.
13th (2005/6) Edition
Dedicated to the 100th Anniversary of the publication of Mrs. Mileva Marity-Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity.
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Our current 14th edition (see cover image to the left) has been completely updated ready for snowbirds heading south for the winter. It has a cover featuring an old Appalachian Mountain home in Tennessee.
Many of the colored maps have been re-drawn showing the contouring of the hills and valleys along the way. Elsewhere we've added many new features, stories . . . and have doubled the "restaurant recommendations" and "Insider Tips." The book won a "Travel Book of the Year" Bronze Medal in a recent publishing industry competition. We think it's the best edition yet.
If you would like to learn more about the new edition of "Along Interstate-75, click here.
Here are some thoughts about using an older edition for your I-75 trip . . .
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According to an article in the Wall Street Journal (August 25, 1995),  many travel books take 12 to 16 months in production before they reach your book store shelf. This means that a book with this year's date on its cover will probably have travel information that is at least two years old! How stale can that information be?
(Hint - always look at the "copyright" date on the title page - this is the book's "real" date; it might be quite different to the "cover" date.) |
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Using special computer technology, we take about six weeks to update and produce our new edition of Along Interstate-75, every second year. We update it every "even" numbered year ("Along Florida's Expressways is updated every "odd" numbered year). Research is cut-off in August of the update year and the finished book is on the bookstore shelves by October. Now, how fresh can you be?
(Hint - to have a fun and stress free drive to Florida, always make sure you have our latest edition in your car.) |
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We make thousands of changes to update each edition. In fact, virtually every page in our book requires changing. Whether it's new services or ones that have gone out of business at interstate exits, or new stories, recommendations, Insider Tips and other editorial features. Every updated edition is a brand new book. |
| To find out more about the current edition and how to buy it, click here.
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