Planning/strategy/info books and publishing?

[ppony]

Not sure if this is the forum to put this in but it's all about planning and strategies there-in sooooo.

I know books like the official and unofficial WDW guides are published every year somewhere around Sept/Oct. But what about the PassPorter? Or other's favorites? I thought that one was only every couple years or so? I'm not going until Dec 2006 so I'll TRY like heck to wait until this time next year to buy them. They are like a shot of Disney to me even with the redundant and repatitve info. I would buy them every year and some times do just to keep hope alive that we'll be going.
I have been out of the loop for a while. Coming to the DIS boards when I don't have a trip in the works, planning, is depressing because I WANT to go so much and reading just depresses me. Lord, but go away for a year or so and all the stuff one learns when they come back! CRIMENY! Deposits and no show fees on PSs? That one took me by surprise! I feel like I ahve to start from scratch learning. Perhaps I'll need to get the unoffical guide early to try and bone up now so I don't miss too much!

Thanks in advance!! I know questions like this are reptative and annoying to the regulars. Sorry!

 

[GIOny]

I think the Passporter comes out every year, I say that because I know the DIS shop has a sale (really good sale) on last year's guide books. They sell 2004 Passporter for $5.00 as opposed to buying a new one for $21.95. Same thing with some of the other guide books: http://www.disshop.com/subcatmfgprod.asp?0=209&1=218&2=-1 It's a great deal, and most of the time not that much changes in those books so if you wait a couple months you can probally get 2005 for $5.00.