Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- About This Book -- Foolish Assumptions -- Icons Used in This Book -- Beyond the Book -- Where to Go from Here -- Part 1 Some Cord-Cutting Basics -- Chapter 1 Why Cut the Cord? -- What's So Bad about Cable? (Let Me Count the Ways) -- Cable TV is expensive -- You still get bombarded by commercials -- You probably watch only a teensy fraction of what you pay for -- Bundles are (usually) bad -- Long-term (read: loyal) customers pay more, not less -- You're getting nickeled-and-dimed