Hi everyone.
I'm also waiting for the book for Photoshop Elements 5 to be published.
I still haven't read all of the Photoshop Elements 4 book though.
I have managed to make the tools for the Photoshop Elements 4 book run with Photoshop Elements 5 without any difficulties. The thumbnails for the tools are missing in Photoshop Elements 5, but I can live with that. It's more important for me that the tools are working.
I still want to upgrade the tools and buy the book for Photoshop Elements 5 whenever it's released. Hopefully very soon

Best regards
Roland Hansen
Denmark (Europe)

Hello Roland...

Welcome to RetouchPRO and congratulations on getting the HPE 4 tools working with 5. :bow:

I believe I read that Richard recently finished the writing and the new edition will be published within a few months.

Danny,
There will not be an Elements 5 book from me...I was diverted by a PHOTOSHOP book project. My new book is The Adobe Photoshop Layers Book (http://aps8.com/taplb.html) -- out in July.

I will be coming out with new tools for Elements 5. Some of the old ones from Elements 4 may work, but certainly not optimally. I'm currently testing two additions: Classic Curves (a more powerful Curves tool bundled with an explanatory chapter), and Magic Mask (Blend If functions for quick, powerful masking options in Elements). Regretfully updating my online courses is getting in the way (see them on betterphoto.com (http://betterphoto.com): Photoshop 101 (http://www.betterphoto.com/courseOverview.asp?cspID=136), From Monitor to Print: Photoshop Workflow (http://www.betterphoto.com/courseOverview.asp?cspID=92), and Leveraging Layers (http://www.betterphoto.com/courseOverview.asp?cspID=103)). The updates need to be done for one course this week. I'm updating so both Elements and Photoshop users can take the courses (Mac or PC, of course!) for various versions of the programs (Photoshop 7, CS, CS2 and CS3; Photoshop Elements 3, 4, and 5).

I haven't forgotten Elements 5 users...Just too much to do!