Amazon

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Electronic Textbook of the Future, February 2, 1999
Reviewer: A reader from New York City
This is a fully interactive electronic textbook that covers the essentials of Financial Accounting. This is one of the most interesting and informative pieces of instructional software (CD) I have ever encountered!

A great way to learn!, December 24, 1999
Reviewer: Tumult from New York
I was a student in an MBA financial accounting course that used Dan Gode’s Financial Accounting Tutor software instead of a textbook. This turned out to be of great benefit. The Tutor presented and explained financial accounting in a straightforward and insightful manner. The interactivity of the software added another dimension to learning, making me more involved in the learning process and making it more enjoyable to solve problems. I would highly recommend this to anyone who wants to learn financial accounting on their own and I would highly recommend the Tutor for any introductory/intermediate accounting course in college or business school. Another thing to consider is that the cost of the software package is much less compared to an average accounting book running you upwards of $70 and an average MBA course running you upwards of $2,500. --This text refers to the Software edition.

Terrific!!, October 13, 2000
Reviewer: A reader from Chestnut Ridge, NY USA
Without question the most interesting (just plain fun) of all the brief and/or electronic accounting books available. You "play" this serious academic CD similar to the way you play sophisticated CD games like "Sim City 3000". And, the playing is so enjoyable that you're unaware that in the process you've learned all of the basic fundamentals of financial accounting most anyone ever needs to know!
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Training Media Review

"Best Value for Money: Value for money is always a subjective comparison. Financial Accounting Tutor is absolutely feature-laden and for its ridiculously low price, it easily takes the prize for value."

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Softseek

"Pick" Click here for the Softseek site. If this link is broken, click here to view a PDF version of the website.
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ZDNet

There have been 8,000 downloads of the trial version from the ZDNet site.

"Killer Download" Click here for the ZDNet review site. If this link is broken, click here to view a PDF version of the website.

"Excellent resource for students or others" ZDNetReview of the previous edition in PDF format

"Great starting point for those interested in accounting and bookkeeping principles"
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CNET

There have been approximately 9,000 downloads from the CNet site. Click here for the CNet site. If this link is broken, click here to view a PDF version of the website.
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Accounting Software Services - UK

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"Financial Accounting Tutor is a self-paced manual that introduces the basics of accounting in a clear, well-organized etext format. It’s a great starting point for those interested in accounting and bookkeeping principles. Take a look at the first four chapters then register to get all 32. The etext covers introductory and intermediate accounting in an easy-to-understand interactive format, with plenty of examples and graphics. Search the text, add your own notes, bookmark pages, and pop up the calculator to work through the examples at any time. The FACT Assistant provides basic tools for calculating depreciation, cash flows, bond prices, interest rates, and more. The etext can be studied independently or as a classroom text."
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Feedback from students at the Stern School of Business, New York University

The software has been used very successfully in the financial accounting and reporting course for the undergraduate and MBA students at the Stern School of Business, New York University. The course does not use any textbook, Financial Accounting Tutor (FAcT) is the only e-text for the course. The software makes learning accounting easier, more fun, and allows more time for discussions in class. Some sample evaluations from these classes are included below:

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