Internet Books

This is Dr. Mellors third book on programming in the "Learning by Example" series. The DHTML book lives up to the standard of the first two (ASP and XML). As usual the book comes complete with web support (download the codes). It is concise and clearly written, with all examples clearly explained and increasing in complexity throughout the book. Covers CSS, DOM and JavaScript, both alone and in combination (dynamic scripting). Well worth the price!

This book (and indeed all of the books in the "Learning by Example" series) are simply great for people in the education branch. They are ready-made courses with web support. The style is streamlined, the examples are simple but are logically build up, so that by the end quite a high level of complexity is achieved. Why waste time developing your own material when this is difficult to beat, and costs only pennies!

I don't know that I can add much to what the other reviewers have said, except that the book is very very well written and even the complicated techniques appear to be easy and logical. The book has a nice flow, building up stepwise in complexity. With the codes (downloaded from the web support) to help, then you can't really go wrong.

This book has been adopted by us (and other colleges) because it is an excellent introduction to DHTML at the beginner level, for 1-credit courses. The book is well built up, pedagogically correct and at a price that suits the students pocket. It covers HTML 3.2 and 4 tags, the DOM, CSS1 and 2, plus XML, XHTML and Active X. Client side scripting is illustrated using JavaScript and VBScript. Finally the book ends with Dynamic Scripting (CSS, DOM and JavaScript in combination). It covers RegExp (which is unusual and very refreshing for a beginner book) and even touches ASP, Java and UNIX. Recommended for all teachers (and students).

This book has been adopted by us (and other colleges) because it is an excellent introduction to DHTML at the beginner level, for 1-credit courses. The book is well built up, pedagogically correct and at a price that suits the students pocket. It covers HTML 3.2 and 4 tags, the DOM, CSS1 and 2, plus XML, XHTML and Active X. Client side scripting is illustrated using JavaScript and VBScript. Finally the book ends with Dynamic Scripting (CSS, DOM and JavaScript in combination). It covers RegExp (which is unusual and very refreshing for a beginner book) and even touches ASP, Java and UNIX. Recommended for all teachers (and students).

Digital aboriginal is a quite different way to see the current business environment. And provides to the readers an innovative vision of the business and economics. It goes more beyond the metaphoras and you feel really as if the companies were as the ancient tribes. I really recommend and congratulate the authors because of their originality and imagination.

Here's the amazing thing about Digital Aboriginal... it was written in 2002! Based on the information gathered through their research, Mikela and Philip actually touched on technology advancements and new businesses that had not even existed yet.

This book is a must read for those of you that would like to understand human behavior and it's impact on how the Internet is changing the world we live in and how we are living in the world. This is a fantastic book.

This book is about business and how it is evolving faster than the speed of light. This book will help enlighten you on how and why you must consider technology as the way to enhance and grow your business from the inside out. Your customers expect it, your prospects expect it and your employees will too.

Technology can pave the way to a future you may not have envisioned yet. Hold on to your hats - it's going to be an exciting ride! This book will help you be a part of the POSITIVE side of the inevitable.

I love this book! Few business books have ever inspired me to buy multiple copies for friends and colleagues but none has ever kept me up at night like this amazing work.

Drawing on the metaphor of Australian nomad culture, the Tarlows weave a web ranging from the implications of intellectual property practices on ALL businesses to the value of co-designing experience and storytelling over passive media. The final chapters on idea communities, social genius, trust and tribalmind are both mind-blowing and hopeful.

Perhaps what I enjoy the most about this book is the tension between future vision and present practicality. In many ways, Digital Aboriginal suggests a way to navigate the future using imagination, ethics and a heightened sense of participation in the world.

I cannot recommend this work highly enough!

Mikela and Philip Tarlow invite the reader to deliberate this question by sharing their wisdom and knowledge about the Aboriginal belief in the connectivity of relationships. As a reader, an observer of the story, you will travel through time both past and future, chapter by chapter, experiencing the opportunity to dream about the possibilities of a new business design where ownership ideas are replaced with a regard for creativity and innovation. You are brought to an intersection in time where ideas create a place of order and rules are forever rewritten. You will not be able to resist being part of an evolution of both spirit and thought.

If you have DocBook markup that you need to turn into html or pdf YOU CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT THIS BOOK! That's right I'm shouting. This book is really that important, and that well written. Do bear in mind that you need to know a thing or two about XSLT and XSL-FO or you won't understand a thing you are reading.

The DocBook stylesheets have been carefully written to be both customizable and extensible; after all, no two organizations are likely to have the same format requirements for their documents. This book describes how you can develop your own customization layer between the DocBook stylesheets and your formatted document. Most developers, even those with a lot of time on their hands, would be unlikely to discover all of the techniques described in this book for accomplishing that task.

This book is especially useful if you need to produce pdf documents using XSL-FO. The html output is nice but you can easily format it with CSS. XSL-FO is a large and complex specification for marking up text and images to produce pdf documents. XSL-FO is so detailed that it takes a ton of markup to create even a modest document. The DocBook stylesheets generate a ton and a half of XSL-FO markup and the beauty of the techniques described in this book is that you only modify those things that represent the special needs of your document. I totally agree with previous reviewers, this book is essential.

This book is, without a doubt, one of the most helpful resources available to anyone seeking to understand DocBook XSL. Bob Stayton has done an incredible job gathering everything you need to know regarding this topic, and he presents it in a style that is both easy to navigate and easy to understand.

DocBook XSL: The Complete Guide takes the reader from the very beginnings of how to create custom output (whether print or HTML) using DocBook XSL. It includes information on the tools you need and how to set them up, giving you all the information you need to get started. But this book doesn't stop there--it continues with detailed, organized information on the myriad of ways you can create custom stylesheets that will generate your project precisely the way you want it. Everything is covered--from titlepages to bibliographies, this book leaves no topic unexplained.

It is extremely rare to find a book that truly is a complete guide to its subject matter. DocBook XSL: The Complete Guide more than lives up to its name--you will not find a better resource for understanding DocBook XSL.

This book needs to be beside the computer (and I do mean RIGHT beside) anyone who is attempting to support or modify docbook applications for the first time. Do that, and you may just be able to put away the extra strength excedrin. Without it, you might have a few problems......

Here's why:

Last year, I had the pleasure of implementing docbook for a large company down in Oklahoma. However, I didn't know much about XSL at the time or for that matter docbook; other than how to markup documents and make changes to the DTD. In other words I was a rookie. I had two tools at my disposal; the definative guide and docbook documentation. Any developer would understand what a rookie who is trying to muddle through docbook documentation is trying to go through..... I had a bit of consulting from Arbortext but other than that I was on my own. The definitive guide has very little information on publishing XML information and barely even mentions XSL. Thus, my modifications consisted of looking at existing code and attempting a patch job. Even with the training I'd had on XSLT it did not help me to find files that I didn't know existed. This book solves that problem and gets you off the ground running.

While the book is NOT a tututorial on XSL is does give a brief overview on the subject. This book talks about implementing XSL in a docbook environment as there are plenty of books in the market that teach you how to code XSL. An understanding of XML is expected and knowledge of docbook is certainly helpful. Topics covered include how to find docbooks XSL stylesheets (or obtain them for free, if you don't already have them)and tells you how to set them up, customize them for your environment, use special stylesheet output features and work with docbook options.

In short, if you need to learn how to implement XSL in a docbook environment; get this book in your hands and don't let it go. It's too valuable a commodity!

I purchased that book as soon as it came out: I just knew I'd need it some day. That day came three weeks ago and I got into the book with a vengeance. I needed to utterly customize the docbooks stylesheets and produce 12'000 different pdf's in four languages out of a huge documentation DB. With the book next to me it was a breeze. Extremely well written, knowledgeable, accurate, just verbose enough to get the point across and and and.

Beware: this is a book for people who are already very well versed in docbook in general, and in XSL in particular.

One does wish the author would have offered ant versions of his scripts as well as Make versions. But that's a matter of taste.

With this book and "DocBook: The Definitive Guide" in-hand, I
really can't imagine any other DocBook guide you'll ever need.

The book thoroughly covers just about every possible aspect of
DocBook publishing (that is, generating HTML, PDF, HTML Help, man
pages, etc. from your DocBook XML source) -- from general tool
setup down to the level of stuff like fine-tuning content of
headers and footers, title pages, cross-references, indexes, etc.

I have reviewed and used it a lot, and tried hard to come up with
suggestions for Bob for topics that should be added to it. But I
rarely manage to find anything that it doesn't already cover. When
I have a DocBook publishing question, I can almost always find the
answer in this book.

And if you're not familiar with the author, here are some details:
in the DocBook world, Bob is basically "The DocBook Answer Man" --
he is the most active contributor to discussions on the
docbook-apps mailing list (where DocBook publishing and tools
discussion takes place) -- patiently answering "How do I..."
questions posted by new users and following up on DocBook XSLT
stylesheet bug reports.

He's also a member of the DocBook Technical Committee, responsible
for overseeing refinements to the DocBook vocabulary, and he's a
major contributor to development of the actual DocBook XSL
stylesheets themselves.

Which is all a roundabout way of saying that this guy knows his
stuff, and in buying and using this book, you'll be benefitting
from a wealth of knowledge and experience with DocBook that you'll
not find anywhere else.

The internet is a source of a tremendsous volume of data that can be hard to translate into useful information. Dr. Weinberg's guide is a comprehensive compilation of useful and reliable links that provide information on a broad array of health issues.

Dr. Weinberg makes the difficult task of finding good, sound medical resources on the web manageable. As a consumer and as a mental health professional the information that I have found is user friendly and helpful. This book is a must have for everyone, especially those of us who have a medical condition that we are seeking understandable information about.

Dr. Weinberg's Guide is a terrific source for the novice to find great, practical medical information on the internet. The Guide takes the guessing out of the equation when researching or asking questions on everyday medical topics. This is a "must have" for every person and every home with kids.

A MUST HAVE GUIDE FOR ALL. dR. wEINBERG HAS CREATED A NASTERPIECE. tHIS GUIDE SHOULD HELP THE AVERAGE PERSON SURF THE WEB TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON THEIR MEDICAL ISSUES AND CONCERNS. DR WEINBERG HAS HELPED TO ELIMINATE THE SO CALLED GARBAGE WEBSITES THAT ARE ALWAYS TRYING TO SELL SOMETHING.tHANK YOU dR. wEINBERG.

Dr. Weinberg's Guide for health resources is an excellent collection of references covering clinical disease, medical social issues and a section for Spanish-speaking patients. Health professionals as well as patients will find this book a valuable resource for educational/academic information on the web. Just remember that this guide is "Knowledge for your Health."

I had to write a term paper about the Internet and privacy issues. I was initially overwhelmed by the amount of information on this topic and didn't know where to start. This book helped focus me and identify major issues whereas I got lost in similar volumes. Some of the info is more technical than I needed, but I'm sure it is useful to other readers with a different perspective. If you are trying to understand what the privacy debate is about, I recommend this book.

I have waded through several volumes on privacy issues, but most of them are too academic or legal in their focus. I needed a book that clearly explained my rights and responsibilities vis-a-vis my customers' privacy. I am a small business entrepreneur of a successful dot.com, and I need to understand the issues affecting me and my customers. I found this book extremely helpful. Whereas it only touches on several topics of interest to me, the scope is comprehensive enough to get me started. I highly recommend this book to anyone struggling to understand the thorny problem of privacy in the electronic age.

This book lays out privacy issues for businesses and employees alike in a clear and concise manner without getting bogged down in legal or technial jargon. As the head of a company with an expanding e-customer base, I have been looking for a book that explains the larger issues facing my organization. With the knowledge I've gained, I can now go off and investigate those aspects of the privacy issue of tantamount importance to me. Many thanks to the authors for this roadmap.

Outstanding coverage of E-privacy from the political end as well as the technical end. With the renewed emphasis on personal liberties and personal privacy, this friendly and easy-to-read guide will help everyone who runs an E-business to mind their customers privacy or risk it all in the justice courts of in the courts of consumer preferences. Do yourself a favor and buy this book NOW!

I'm an information technology manager for a large municipality. This book helped us get a handle on the issues involved when migrating city applications to the web. One of our main concerns was protecting citizen privacy and I thought the book provided a great overview of the issues involved. The book is clearly written and it is particularly good at shifting gears from what starts out as an overview of the issues to specific concerns that we were having. For example, we were able to use the sample privacy policy provided as a jumping off point for what has evolved into our city's web privacy policy. I strongly recommend this book.

The book was in great condition and delivery was on time, I couldn't expect anything more.

This is a brilliant book for beginners and home page designers alike. Excellent online support and resources. Slightly dated now (July 2005), with nothing about CSS or "Style", so eagerly awaiting their next book which will hopefully cover these topics.
A great reference book.

Never seen anything better--probably never will. I have read about Web design, HTML, etc. in other books and articles, but I have never been completely at ease with the subject and didn't bother to read the material in detail. It never really sunk in. Then, this book came along and it opened my eyes. The whole book is superbly structured and the mystery about Web design is all cleared. Everything in the book is so well presented and appears in the right sequence. And there are so many tips strewn about. I now know HTML much better. Your confidence grows as you keep reading. I have a website done in Word2000 and I didn't quite use Word's full potential till I read Chapter 9. I had ignored WordArt for example. Now I am much the wiser in so many ways. I can't imagine any better book coming along.

I have been working with web page and web page design for about two years and I also teach the design of pages through HTML and FrontPage. For most people they need more than 1 or 2 days in a classroom in order to understand the concepts and this is where this book comes in handy.

Using the color photos of screen shots in order to make the understanding better, this book is broken down into 3 parts. Part 1 is the basics, helping you crawl in web design before you run. You'll be treated to topics like the elements of the web page, adding graphics, which include types of art, colors, pixels, photos, drawings, backgrounds and bullets.

Part 2 is the creation of the web page, which deals with subjects like posting, HTML layout, using Microsoft Word and FrontPage as web editors. The ideas and techniques for both Word and FrontPage are well explained and the screen shots included make it easier to visualize what the final outcome will look like.

Part 3 is the going live phase of the design, with the uploading of pages with the FTP protocol and web page updating after you have gone live. The hands-on really starts in part 2, which may be a drawback to the book, but overall information wise this book will transform the novice designer into a serious web master in no time flat.

Finally, a computer book that looks at the task at hand beyond the computer. I was looking for a book to help me do a decent looking web site on my own. This is the book to get. They talk about ALL aspects of the process - from how to write and plan the content to writing the HTML to do it AND everything in between like hosting, fonts to use, colors,... everything. I have found this to be a rare commodity in info systems books. This book gives you advice based on their experience and lets you know what to expect if you don't follow it. This is what I want in a computer book, not a step by step guide on how to execute menu items. This is truly a well-written book and I wish the authors would do many others. Good job!

If you want to build your first web site and you have no idea where to begin this is definatley the book to read! This book is very detailed and full of visuals that you will see when you are actually in the process of creating your web page. I find that the pictures are so much more beneficial than long drawn out explainations of what to do. The book is broken into 10 parts. Each part has a series of short, instructional lessons designed to help you create the best web page using your computer. This book starts off with the very first thing you need to do; it makes sure you have a web authoring tool and moves on to creating your web page. This book is like having your own personal professor teaching you how to create your web page. A very helpful glossary and index are also included that will help you understand key terms. This was definatly money very well spent. A stress free way to create a web page!

While the expectations of web page viewers has never been higher, it also has never been easier to build them. Software to semi-automatically create pages is available, efficient and often inexpensive. One of the packages that most satisfies these criteria is Microsoft FrontPage Express. Bundled free with many applications, including Internet Explorer, it is the package illustrated in this book.
The style of presentation is a series of screen shots with notational marks indicating where to click. These pictures are all in full color, closely matching what you will see on the screen. All of the fundamental steps of using the wizards to create a basic page are covered. Specific topics include: adding links, modifying the colors of text and background; embedding pictures, including tables and forms; posting the page online and announcing the page to the world. Throughout this, there is the occasional tip to help the appearance of the page. Presented at the level of the novice, the only prerequisite is the basic knowledge needed to point and click.
Realistically, the day is no doubt coming when your web page will be as much of your public persona as the job you hold, the car you drive and your place of residence. If you have a desire to have a web page and have no idea where to begin, this book was written for you. It is the best introductory book to building pages that I have seen so far.

Published in Journal of Recreational Mathematics, reprinted with permission

Ned Snell's Easy Web Pages will assist members of the online community to put together great looking and highly functional Websites with the use of Microsoft's free FrontPage Express that is supplied with Windows 98 and Internet Explorer. This book offers clear step-by-step instructions on how to use this program to create Web pages without the need to learn and incorporate advanced HTML programming.

Readers will learn a number of exciting techniques, shortcuts, and tips that will make Website creation a breeze. Readers will also learn how to add a variety of impressive features to their Websites such as sounds, pictures, animations, and other cool features! Only a modest knowledge level of HTML, the Internet, and computers is necessary to get started. Readers will have no trouble at all learning how to create Web pages and Websites.

Easy Web Pages is a wonderfully colored and illustrated book intended to be a starting point for designing Websites. As are other books in Que's popular Easy ... series, this large easy-to-read book is well suited for students of all ages from grade school through senior citizen who desire or may require an effective illustrated approach to learning. It easily rests in the open position on a table or on a lap and was written with beginners in mind.

FrontPage Express and this book does not offer all the bells and whistles that more advanced programs and books will but they do provide beginners with an inexpensive way to get started. If you would like to learn how to design and create Websites for yourself and possibly for others, this is a fun and great way to learn. Get started today!

Easy Web Pages second Edition by Gina Carrillo is a great book for building your own web pages. It provides meticulous step by step direction on where to get free resource, and how to use the resource. I was surprised when I read this book, because it supplies so many good website resources, and it even show you places to promote your finished site. The book contain three catogories, which then divided into numerous chapters.(But they are really fun to read and easy to understand). The first one teaches how to use programs to build website. The second one teaches how to use HTML to build website. The third one provides all the general informations that a beginner should know for websites.

This is an excellent book for someone who wants to use Front Page Express and create simple web pages. It is well laid out, has a good index, and is easy to understand. An excellent place to start creating web pages. freelandz28@mindspring.com

The eBay Seller's Tax and Legal Answer Book: Everything You Need to Know to Keep the Government Off Your Back and Out of Your Wallet

This is a great book written by an attorney who has a sense of humor who can have you laughing while you are realizing that the tax collector has his hands in your pocket.

The writing is crisp and to the point. It is well organized and indexed so you can find something you need to know when you need it.

If eBay is your major sales outlet and you have little business experience beyond it, you need The eBay Seller's Tax and Legal Answer Book, which packs in everything from what taxes need to be paid and what to deduct to protecting yourself when buying inventory and resolving seller-buyer disputes. Chapters address common problems with an eye to their legal and tax ramifications, come with sample forms, checklists and contracts, and provide clear instructions on communication processes with all entities, making this a 'must' for eBay sellers and for any general-interest public library catering to eBay sellers.

Cliff Ennico has written this book to be not only packed full of great legal information and tips, but his humor throughout the book made it fun to read. I am so glad I bought this book before I got too far into ebay (or any other online selling) because it answered so many of my questions regarding tax issues. Buy it, use it, and keep it handy! Definitely worth every penny paid!

My husband and I are thinking of starting an eBay store. We have been buying and occasionally selling since 1998. When you set up a store, you are creating a BUSINESS. There are rules that must be followed to stay out of trouble. This book says it all. A must for the serious seller.

This book is a wealth of information for ebayers of all levels. Loaded with excellent legal and accounting advise.

The book provides good overview on the ebXML architecture, and gives lots of business case examples. I highly recommend this book for business manager looking into implementing ebXML and web services in their company.

I was looking for an executive level summary on B2B services, and this book help me to understand the issues without overwhelming me with the technology.

The book provides good overview on the ebXML architecture, and gives lots of business case examples. I highly recommend this book for business manager looking into implementing ebXML and web services in their company.

My company is just starting to look at ebXML for handling b2b transactions. I'm familiar with XML but really needed a quick primer to get me up-to-speed on the essentials of ebXML. This book is very clearly written to guys like me--it covers the basics very clearly, with good examples. Now I am ready to get my company rolling with ebXML.

This book really helped me build on what I already knew in order to get a handle on ebXML. The author does a great job of showing how ebXML builds on XML standards, and also how ebXML relates to Web Services, which I'm just starting to get a handle on. It provides good technical detail on the ebXML architecture, and gives lots of business case examples and reasonable guidelines for developing a strategy for staging implementation of ebXML. Coverage of security and the other major specs is very complete and readable--I highly recommend this book!

Due to the advanced technology, marketers should also think about market products and services through electronic methods. This includes Internet, Web, Email, FAX back systems, CD-ROM and other media. This book gives out some ideas if hands-on experts and industry leaders. It is valuable to read.

We are a small child care center, but Margo Komenar's book and website helped us do big things on the web. We keep it in our office library as as source of ideas for us and our parents.

If you could read only one book before launching a product in the online marketplace, Margo Komenar's "Electronic Marketing" should top the list. This thorough, engaging and well-researched guide will help you navigate the tangled web that is the global electronic marketplace. Komenar wrote several of the sections chapters and had experts contribute chapters pertaining to their specialties. The book covers basic marketing principles, promotional strategies, and advertising concepts as they apply to the electronic realm. Legal issues are explored in-depth in a chapter written by two multimedia lawyers. In the chapter "Interactive Advertising," Komenar provides case studies and interviews with leaders in the field. The highly actionable chapter discusses the transformation in the way business is conducted in light of technological advances. Other useful chapters cover fax-on-demand, smart cards, and interactive kiosks. Each of these products and services are described in great detail and rationales for their implementation are described. In the chapter "Marketing Opportunities on the Commercial Online Services," Komenar reviews the past, present and future possibilities open to the intrepid online entrepreneur. The succeeding chapter explores business and marketing opportunities on the Internet. Here, customer service and support, reseller relationships, multimedia delivery, interactivity, database-driven information, and many other topics are discussed. Komenar ties up the wealth of information with two final chapters on how businesses use electronic marketing and what lies ahead for today's industry leaders. These case studies are fascinating reading: informative and inspiring. I would highly recommend this book to anyone entering the electronic marketing arena.

With the vast majority of Web sites providing "Internet Brochure Marketing" the new millennium has new rules for marketing success. This book takes a comprehensive look at all of the currently available "electronic media" available to market, sell and service products and services. Subjects include the Internet, Web, Email, FAX back systems, CD-ROM and other media. This book has a synergistic approach to evaluating marketing methods in general and guides the reader through the process of understanding the roll of "electronic marketing" within the larger context of an overall marketing plan. The book contains a compilation of interviews and writings from many hands-on experts and industry leaders. Easy to read and very engrossing if you are confronted with making decisions on where to spend on the different marketing vehicles available today.

Very thorough and well rounded guide to electronic marketing. I like the way it treats the internet as just one of the tools to utilize and should be a required read for anyone who thinks that building a company through the internet is a simple step by step process of plug - in systems and methods. The internet is only one tool and she shows that to grow a company using electronic marketing is usually a very detailed process. I like that she has so many experts giving their first - hand knowledge. The tone is professional and thorough. Required reading if you are getting into this field for business reasons and understand that knowing your field is essential to starting a new business