I don't know if it's true of the PPP, but there are vendors who sell downloadable versions of programs, usually for about 60% of the cost of the boxed version. You download from a secure server, and are sent passwords to unlock it. You also can download the manuals from a separate secure server. If you do this, keep a VERY good record of your transactions; without the boxed materials, if your hard-drive goes, you're completely out the software if you can't prove the purchase. I learned this the hard way!