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Summary: The Perfect Resource for Non-Geeks
Comment: This book is an outstanding resource for anyone who wants a thorough introduction to HTML and CSS! I purchased it when I was first learning (and using) HTML and CSS. It was definitely my preferred resource throughout that process. Now, I keep it nearby as a handy reference tool. It's very easy to read, it's well organized, and it offers a seemingly endless array of examples so that you can see exactly how a particular task is best handled. There are a few rapidly changing issues covered in the book that are not quite current (such as the section on "link swapping"). However, I definitely recommend this book for anyone with a need to learn basic HTML and CSS.
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Summary: Couldn't have done it without this book
Comment: I was in search of a book that was simple to follow but all inclusive on how to get a website built and running in a short amount of time. Build Your Own Web Site The Right Way helped me do just that. From the moment I started reading the first chapter I found myself drawn through the book, eager to find out how to do this or that. I especially liked the section on blogging and how to move a Blogger site to a personal domain. I would highly recommend this book to a newbie web developer like me. You will be amazed at how fast you learn and how quick you can build that site you dream about launching.
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Summary: Beyond just "good"
Comment: I view this book as a great update on older HTML books (like Visual HTML series). While many of those were really good, many were also missing some important information on things like Cascading Style Sheets.
In this book, you have it all - basically, you start with a small project, which eventually grows into a very nice site (if you're willing to invest energy into reading/working, of course). Along the way you learn stuff which may seem ultra-complicated, but when explained by Mr. Lloyd, it suddenly turns into something that (almost) anyone can understand.
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Summary: The GREATEST reference so far.
Comment: Buy this book, not only if you're a beginning web designer, but also if you're transitioning from table based design to CSS. Read it from cover to cover (it is soooo easy to read and EVERY bit of info is useful), and keep it by your side for quick reference. Follow it up with 'html utopia' by sitepoint and you will see how easy, effective and rewarding it is to build a website using html and CSS. I wish I had this book when I first started monkeying around with web design. The distribution of 'how-to' content, the theory behind it and references for more info on each topic couldn't have been better. Yay for that.
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Summary: Extremely Easy to Read
Comment: I had tried learning HTML & CSS for about the last year by going to various "educational" websites and by looking at the source code from sites that I visit. What I found was conflicting ways of doing things.
Eventually, I stumbled across this book and decided to order it. It was so easy to follow that I breezed right through it. Along the way I learned exactly what I had been trying to learn for the last year or so. The information is presented in such a logical and straight-forward manner that I easily absorbed the information.
It has a very extensive reference appendix that I'm sure will come in handy for a long time.
I just can't wait to start building my site!
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