diff --git a/src/main/docbkx/book.xml b/src/main/docbkx/book.xml
index 331986faee5..1bbd4bae0c3 100644
--- a/src/main/docbkx/book.xml
+++ b/src/main/docbkx/book.xml
@@ -269,8 +269,8 @@ HTable htable = ...      // instantiate HTable
 
 Scan scan = new Scan();
 scan.addColumn(CF, ATTR);
-scan.setStartRow( Bytes.toBytes("row"));                   // start key is inclusive
-scan.setStopRow( Bytes.toBytes("row" +  (char)0));  // stop key is exclusive
+scan.setStartRow(Bytes.toBytes("row")); // start key is inclusive
+scan.setStopRow(Bytes.toBytes("rox"));  // stop key is exclusive
 ResultScanner rs = htable.getScanner(scan);
 try {
   for (Result r = rs.next(); r != null; r = rs.next()) {
@@ -280,6 +280,8 @@ try {
 }
 </programlisting>
          </para>
+         <para>Note that generally the easiest way to specify a specific stop point for a scan is by using the <link xlink:href="http://hbase.apache.org/apidocs/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/filter/InclusiveStopFilter.html">InclusiveStopFilter</link> class.
+         </para>
         </section>
       <section xml:id="delete">
         <title>Delete</title>