diff --git a/libburn/trunk/cdrskin/cdrskin.1 b/libburn/trunk/cdrskin/cdrskin.1
index 643efbdd..7d22271e 100644
--- a/libburn/trunk/cdrskin/cdrskin.1
+++ b/libburn/trunk/cdrskin/cdrskin.1
@@ -190,6 +190,11 @@ DVD+R.
 Quite deliberately write mode -sao insists in the tradition of a predicted
 track size and blank media, whereas -tao writes the tracks open ended and
 allows appendable media.
+.br
+.B Note:
+Option -multi might make DVD media unreadable in some DVD-ROM drives.
+Best reader compatibility is achieved without it
+(i.e. by single session media).
 .PP
 .B Overwriteable DVD Media:
 .br
@@ -465,7 +470,10 @@ program. mkisofs and genisoimage expect particular info about the situation
 which can be retrieved by cdrskin option -msinfo.
 .br
 To retrieve an archive file which was written as follow-up session,
-you may use option -toc to learn about the "lba" of the desired track number. 
+you may use option -toc to learn about the "lba" of the desired track number.
+This lba is the address of the 2048 byte block where the archive begins.
+.br
+Note: -multi might make DVD media unreadable in some DVD-ROM drives.
 .TP
 .BI \-nopad
 Do not add trailing zeros to the data stream. Nevertheless, since there seems
@@ -796,9 +804,12 @@ This option overrides option -multi. It will not fill up media if option -sao
 is given with CD media.
 .br
 .B Caution:
-This option might increase read compatibility with DVD-ROM drives but
-with some DVD recorders and media types it might also fail to produce readable
-media at all. "Your mileage may vary".
+With multi-session media this option might increase readatibility on DVD-ROM
+drives but with some DVD recorders and media types it might also fail to
+produce readable media at all. "Your mileage may vary".
+.br
+You can expect the best possible read compatibility if you do not use -multi at
+all. 
 .TP
 .BI grab_drive_and_wait= seconds
 Open the addressed drive, wait the given number of seconds, release the drive,
diff --git a/libburn/trunk/doc/cookbook.txt b/libburn/trunk/doc/cookbook.txt
index da9b150d..3a68fe1a 100644
--- a/libburn/trunk/doc/cookbook.txt
+++ b/libburn/trunk/doc/cookbook.txt
@@ -1088,8 +1088,19 @@ closed by Close Function 101b rather than 010b. This finalizes the media
 "with minimal radius".
 (mmc5r03c.pdf 6.3.3.4.4) 
 
-Note: growisofs has code for that gesture but explicitly avoids to use it.
-Instead it recommends to fill up the media with zeros.
+Note: growisofs has code for that gesture but explicitly avoids to use it, if
+the media was appendable before writing began. Instead it recommends to fill
+up the media with zeros. This gesture nevertheless caused error replies from
+the drives in my own experiments.
+The reason given by Andy Polyakov is that some DVD-ROM drives get mislead by
+the lead-out information of (formerly) appendable media unless the media is
+fully written.
+(http://fy.chalmers.se/~appro/linux/DVD+RW/ , "Compatibility: caveat lector")
+
+Own experiments showed no such problems with PC attached PATA DVD-ROM drives.
+For best DVD-ROM compatibility one should avoid appendable media at all
+by closing them already after the first session.
+
 
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 Hearsay about DVD+R/DL (Dual Layer) :