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It looks to be useful. But there are a couple of qualificiations. The free version only converts a maximum of 3 pages at a time. Long documents would be a bit of a nuisance. Also this free package is a convenient way to get the new paid version 3.0 in front of user eyes.

Still, free is free. And it works.

Thanks for your comment on my blog about Nota Bene. Would you be willing to write a Guest Reivew about that program? I own an earlier version of it, but found the rigid document structuring a bit too confining for most of my work — but I still think it is a fine, powerful and under-appreciated software for its niche.

Also, for the first time in a year, I clicked my way onto your Intense Debate comments page. That answers your question about how often people actually use that facility! And you are one of the few commenters on my blog who's got an IntenseDebate profile. But I'm glad I did visit, because I learned a trick about use of bit.ly — I'll look into it today and probably follow your suggestions. THANKS.

BTW, my frustration with the Intense Debate comment form on your blog may encourage me to ditch that service and try something else.

However, I found myself slowly using it less and less, for these reasons: I found the rigid structuring and layout of content according to academic standards very constricting for most of my work. I tried to set up my own "layout and format style", but found the process difficult and never got results I liked. And, finally, at the time of purchase, it was not possible to include photos or graphics in the body of my work. Some communications with the Nota Bene help desk [they were very responsive] indicated that graphics capability might come along in a future release, but I have not checked out later releases.

I've never tried Mellel — have only read user reviews. I'm intrigued, but not enough to get a Mac or the software Parallels, which allows running Mac and PC software on the same computer.

I've always wanted to do a thorough review of Nota Bene on this blog. I agree, it has not received the attention it deserves. It's a powerful program for academic writing.

QUESTION: Would you be willing to do a GUEST REVIEW for my blog?