# Friends of Ed shut down **URL:** \ **Category:** random\ **Created:** [March 14, 2003, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/friends-of-ed-shut-down/15473 "2003-03-14T16:32:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f07891/32.png) [@pom](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pom)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2003, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/friends-of-ed-shut-down/15473/1 "2003-03-14T16:32:52Z")
Well, that’s what Bit just said. It sucks ☹ ☹ ☹ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2003, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/friends-of-ed-shut-down/15473/2 "2003-03-14T16:36:40Z")
Woah… Anybody know why? I figured they’d be selling really well? Hmm… I have one of their books and it’s top notch research. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2003, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/friends-of-ed-shut-down/15473/3 "2003-03-14T16:40:43Z")
that´s sad… and weird too. i thought they’d be selling well too. i have one of theyr books too, the Fmx designer´s AS reference. any particular reason? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2003, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/friends-of-ed-shut-down/15473/4 "2003-03-14T17:22:24Z")
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! ☹ ☹ ☹ This is a sad day in the world of Flash :\*( ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2003, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/friends-of-ed-shut-down/15473/5 "2003-03-14T17:31:02Z")
Are you guys sure that’s true? I have foundation AS for MX… and I wanted to get more of their books after I finished this one. I don’t want them to go away:( ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2003, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/friends-of-ed-shut-down/15473/6 "2003-03-14T17:31:29Z")
Well Bit is part of Friends of Ed, so he would know more than any of us 😉 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2003, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/friends-of-ed-shut-down/15473/7 "2003-03-14T17:32:26Z")
But… but… but… but… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2003, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/friends-of-ed-shut-down/15473/8 "2003-03-14T17:33:08Z")
What if I donate all 500 of my posts to them? Do you think then they might stay open? I bet that would help… yeah… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2003, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/friends-of-ed-shut-down/15473/9 "2003-03-14T17:39:22Z")
Lost, Pom…How about we start our own book and call it “Friends of EG”? :sigh: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2003, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/friends-of-ed-shut-down/15473/10 "2003-03-14T17:40:33Z")
LOL!!! That sounds Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreat! :geek: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2003, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/friends-of-ed-shut-down/15473/11 "2003-03-14T17:41:25Z")
or friends of EDwin har har ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2003, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/friends-of-ed-shut-down/15473/12 "2003-03-14T18:22:40Z")
Thats terrible. The put out some really great stuff… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2003, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/friends-of-ed-shut-down/15473/13 "2003-03-14T18:35:04Z")
thats pretty sad eh… see what it says on their site… > ED is dead > by ped (03 14 03) > keep designing, > keep flashing, > keep photoshoping, > keep doing whatever it is you do. > remember what we believed in: designer to designer. > it’s been swell, > you’ve been a great audience. over…and out… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2003, 1:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/friends-of-ed-shut-down/15473/14 "2003-03-18T13:06:35Z")
It seems some boards are being liquidated as well, Wrox Press being one of 'em. I just found this at: [http://www.hotfootmail.com/hotfeet/](http://www.hotfootmail.com/hotfeet/) I’m not sure how accurate it is, but check it out… Dead - Writers lose again These emails that current authors got says it all: -----Original Message----- Dear all Please note that Peer Information, our parent company, has just been declared officially insolvent (bankrupt). This means that all current book projects end immediately and there will be no more friends of ED books. All of us that worked here are now unemployed. Please accept my apologies for the sudden announcement, but it came as a bolt out of the blue to all of us here - we knew the company had been in trouble but had been led to believe it would be able to pull through, this turned out not to be the case. Many thanks, you’ve all been a joy to work with… All the best, Chris Matterface ex-Author Agent, friends of ED ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2003, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/friends-of-ed-shut-down/15473/15 "2003-03-18T15:52:01Z")
hmmm…I’m late on this…but, I can’t belive what i’m reading!! no way, I have like 5 of their books. they were the best to me. that really really sucks. ;( ;( ;( ;( ;( ;( ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2003, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/friends-of-ed-shut-down/15473/16 "2003-03-18T17:32:18Z")
ditto… create online announced they were stopping publication last month as well… is the future bright anymore? ::::: AnOraK ::::: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2003, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/friends-of-ed-shut-down/15473/17 "2003-03-18T18:16:10Z")
nooo! i have one book, but i need to get another, i am going to go out to the store and buy as much as i can…and you never know…one day it might be back…just maybe… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 2:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/friends-of-ed-shut-down/15473/18 "2003-03-19T02:20:28Z")
man, their writing is excellent! i love their books…hope this isn’t true hopefully they can figure something out and continue somehow ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 2:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/friends-of-ed-shut-down/15473/19 "2003-03-19T02:25:16Z")
Yeah, it is quite unfortunate. I heard about this from SWFNews a week or so ago (I was linked to it by a friend). I thought it was just a joke, but I never thought it would actually happen ☹ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 2:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/friends-of-ed-shut-down/15473/20 "2003-03-19T02:59:11Z")
don’t worry, it’s been a year since Macromedia has changed the version enough to need new books for a while… I hope… But then again, since I have just begun to get a grip on MX syntax, they will prob come out with a new version… Rev ![](http://www.aulman.com/rev.gif) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/friends-of-ed-shut-down/15473.md?page=2)