Babaluie just grow-up will you. The manual comes as a PDF file so new users and oldtime users get the same manual. If you want the printed version of the manual than you pay for the print version. YOU don't go buy it at a store you ask for it when you place your order and include the charge to your order and you get a printed manual. Your order is cheaper than C4Pro upgrade. For the ones that want the printed manual than don't request it when placing our order. Maybe the other here are getting the Carrara 5 handbook confuse with the manual and so they think they need to go buy the manual at a store...when in reality you don't. Ringo