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Initial Business Response /* (1000, 5, 2015/08/26) */
8/12/15 Customer sent the following email to [redacted]@[redacted].com
Dear Ma'am/Sir,
I recently purchased this publication through Amazon.com. The review book makes numerous references about information that is in the LARE Reference Manual...

that is not. The current LARE Reference Manual does not list buffer or setback requirements P 17, there are no specific requirements given P. 37, P.39. On page 53 it summarizes information from the LARE Reference Manual from 2006. It is now 2015 is this information still valid?
8/13/15 PPI Sales Support responded with
Hello [redacted],
LACR was published several years ago, and it is even acknowledged on the product page for the book (http://[redacted].com/[redacted]) that Section C of the LARE had transitioned to Section 3 in December 2012. A cross-reference chart comparing the old sections (A-E) to the new sections (1-4) can be viewed @ http://[redacted].com/[redacted]. It's very possible that the LARE Reference Manual (not published/distributed by PPI) has been updated since, but LACR and its information can still be considered a valuable resource.
PPI website currently describes the book as follows:
LARE Review, Mastering Section C: Site Design (LACR)
Section 3 of the LARE assesses your skills in evaluating and designing graphical site solutions. LARE Review, Mastering Section C: Site Design shows you how to approach site planning and design through three basic tasks: analyzing the site and requirements; understanding the relationships between the land and the land's uses; and creating optimal plans and design solutions.
Comprehensive Review for the LARE Section 3
19 vignette practice problems with detailed solutions
A thorough review of important vehicular, pedestrian, and parking circulation topics
An easy-to-use appendix of LARE specifications
LARE Transition Information
Section C of the LARE transitioned to Section 3 in December 2012. The problems in this book correspond to Section 3 topics. Click here for an old exam section (A-E) to new exam section (1-4) cross-reference chart
[redacted] purchased her material on Amazon.com. Based on our research we discovered that Amazon product copy was not updated when the test changed. We have now provided the trade industry with updated product copy that matches the information we provide on our website.
PPI material is authored and edited to help students prepare for the exam. Our review manuals, practice problems, and sample exams are all based on the exam specifications and do not include any actual exam questions. We do not solicit exam details from candidates and we do not make claims of an association or endorsement by CLARB.
PPI works hard to stay current with exams, but we are not always able to publish new editions when exams or other supporting material change. Exam candidates should always educate themselves on exam specification and put together their study plan accordingly. Our landscape architecture books may no longer be comprehensive in their coverage, but that does not reduce their value as a study resource.
Initial Consumer Rebuttal /* (3000, 7, 2015/08/28) */
(The consumer indicated he/she DID NOT accept the response from the business.)
Before purchasing the book on Amazon I verified that the ISBN numbers were the same as the book advertised on PPI's website; and they matched exactly. Amazon even advertised it as the new edition.
The fact still remains the references made to the 2006 LARE reference are invalid and will only confuse individuals using this information when doing other practice vignettes. I know because it happened to me when I did the new vignette from the ASLA web site.
Practice vignettes with correct and up-to-date information are helpful, but the information they are selling is not up-to-date.