I just purchased the Bryce5 upgrade. To answer your question a new manual is included. The only problem is that the upgrade does not work. I have been waiting for two days for a response from Corel on this. The upgrade asks for a serial number from a previous version of Bryce. I enter the serial number from my copy of Bryce4. The install program claims the serial number is invalid. I have tried a dozen different ways to enter the serial number with no luck.