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 -- 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:
Photoshop 101,
From Monitor to Print: Photoshop Workflow, and
Leveraging Layers). 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!