Why to upgrade from LaTeX2.09 to LaTeX2e.

Compares font rendering and typographic accuracy in WYSIWYG word processors (like Microsoft Word) and LaTeX.

Advantages and disadvantages of using LaTeX versus Adobe Pagemaker and Microsoft Word.

PDF document by Dr. Idris Hamid of Colorado State University.

PDF article, by Jim Hefferon of St Michael's College.

Article explaining the disadvantages of word processors when compared with a TeX or LaTeX system.