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4.5
I think it is great that several of these reference books are being put into PDF format; however, I see several areas that need improvement.The good:Like many PDF books, it is searchable.Clicking on the table of contents will take you to the desired section. (Edit: After reading another review, I found out there used to be a table of contents for each section. Like the previous reviewer stated, this no longer exists.)The bad:You pay the extra money for the handbook because it is supposed to be more explanatory and offer more pictures to highlight what is being discussed; however, this was minimal in the book. I purchased this book because it has the NFPA stamp on it, but I think a little bit more effort needs to be placed in the handbook.It is searchable, but it is often confusing to determine what section you are in. No effort was made into making the search portion user friendly. You literally have to page back, which is extremely time consuming, to determine what section you are in. (You could find out you are in a section about swimming pools or residential housing, when you want to be in the industrial building section).Overall, I feel that more effort needs to be placed in making this book user friendly for someone using the PDF version, and the handbook needs better and more illustrations.
