--- product_id: 46092433 title: "William Andrew Publishing Technical Writing Series: Single Sourcing: Building Modular Documentation" brand: "william andrew" price: "€ 66.40" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 7 category: "Book" url: https://www.desertcart.pt/products/46092433-william-andrew-publishing-technical-writing-series-single-sourcing-building-modular store_origin: PT region: Portugal --- # William Andrew Publishing Technical Writing Series: Single Sourcing: Building Modular Documentation **Brand:** william andrew **Price:** € 66.40 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** William Andrew Publishing Technical Writing Series: Single Sourcing: Building Modular Documentation by william andrew - **How much does it cost?** € 66.40 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/46092433-william-andrew-publishing-technical-writing-series-single-sourcing-building-modular) ## Best For - william andrew enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted william andrew brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![William Andrew Publishing Technical Writing Series: Single Sourcing: Building Modular Documentation - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41hoBRvSijL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐ Annoying Repetition *by M***0 on Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2015* Since I'm a beginning student of technical writing - the book introduced a lot of good ideas for me. However, it repeats itself so much - I have to quote the other reviewer who said it so wonderfully "if you don't have much to say on a subject, repeat it as often as possible." The ideas on how to chunk documentation was useful, the style guidelines I can get elsewhere. Bottom line - I used some information from the book, but the repetition was so annoying that I am giving it a 3 star rating. ### ⭐⭐ Somewhat disappointing *by B***S on Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2007* I was recently investigating options for single sourcing when I came across Kurt Ament's book Single Sourcing: Building Modular Documentation. Based on the glowing reviews the book received, I decided to order it from Amazon.com.Unfortunately, the book was not what I expected. For the price of $[...] on Amazon, the book provides little help to experienced professional writers. My biggest complaint is that too many pages of the book are spent promoting the author's own ideas of style and usage rather than discussing true single sourcing issues. (134 out of 210 pages, to be precise, were dedicated to matters of style.) Some of the style and usage guidelines are handy for modular documentation, however, I believe each company should decide its own appropriate guide for style and usage rather than relying on the author's word. Had he couched his preferred guidelines as examples, perhaps I would be less inclined to view them negatively.Granted, understanding how to simplify and standardize language is key to developing text for reuse within a body of work and reuse text for localization. Writers need to understand how to simplify and standardize text before starting to think about how to leverage tools for single sourcing. Describing how to use standard language, however, is different than promoting a writing style, and probably requires far fewer pages than Ament dedicated to it.One of the reviews on Amazon raved about how well this book could be applied in conjunction with Information Mapping. I disagree. The author clearly does not approve of breaking processes or procedures into tables, which is a cornerstone of Information Mapping. In fact the author has very strict guidelines about when you should use a table and when you shouldn't. (Again, he is pontificating a particular style rather than offering solid advice on single sourcing.) Don't take my word for it; examine the table of contents very carefully before you buy this book.What the book does well, is offer good general advice on where to start thinking about chuncking your documentation in order to reuse it again and again. Also, Ament provides a concise lexicon of single sourcing terms that will help you properly articulate your ideas to your teammates. Most of the flags and highlighting I used in the book were confined to chapters 1, 2, and 5.This book might serve well in an introductory professional writing course, but if your company is seeking guidance on single sourcing, find a book that is tool specific or find a book that sticks to single sourcing and leaves style and usage decisions up to you. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A style guide for modular documentation *by J***N on Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2013* The book provides a well-organized list of documentation features and how the features should be considered in the light of building modular documentation. The book includes good examples for just about every section. It could be used as the basis for building your organization's own style guide.I gave the book 4 stars instead of 5 because a fair amount of the content is repeated verbatim from one page to a following corresponding page. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pt/products/46092433-william-andrew-publishing-technical-writing-series-single-sourcing-building-modular](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/46092433-william-andrew-publishing-technical-writing-series-single-sourcing-building-modular) --- *Product available on Desertcart Portugal* *Store origin: PT* *Last updated: 2026-05-16*