A review of two distance learning books: Teaching and learning at a distance: Foundations of distance education (2nd Ed.); Simonson, M., Smaldino, S., Albright, M., and Zvacek, S.; Merrill (Ed.); Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2003, 302 pages, paperback, ISBN 0-13-094629-X (US$ 44.00); Distance Learning: Principles For Effective Design, Delivery And Evaluatio3n; Mehrotra, C. M., Hollister, C. D., and McGahey, L. (Ed.); Sage, Thousand Oaks, CA, 2001, 242 pages, paperback, ISBN 0-7619-2089-7 (US$ 37.95)