Books and Book Reviews on Web Design and Development

This is a comprehensive book on web publishing, covering everything from HTML and CSS to JavaScript and Ajax, to hosting and CMS. This is my review of the book by Laura Lemay and Rafe Colburn. I reviewed this book at the request of my readers, find out what I thought.

If you have a site that you've never done SEO on and you don't know how, this book is a good, if dense, way to start. Find out what I like and don't like about this SEO book.

This is a review of the book Designing Web Interfaces by Bill Scott and Theresa Neil. If you build web applications, but have a difficult time getting customers to interact with them, then you should read this book to find out what principles of web interfaces you may be ignoring. Find out what I think of this book.

This is a review of the book HTML5 Canvas by Steve Fulton and Jeff Fulton. Learn more about how to use the CANVAS element to build online games.

This is a book review of the SitePoint book HTML5 and CSS3 for the Real World. Find out what I think of this book that can help you learn HTML5.

There are many books on CSS3, but this small book by Dan Cederholm is both fun to read and has good coverage of relevant CSS3 features. Read my full review to learn what I thought of CSS3 for Web Designers.

In 24 lessons, you will learn how to install and run a Drupal CMS website. Each lesson is designed to take an hour or less.

XML Visual Quickstart Guide is a great book for XML beginners. In it you'll learn about XML, XSLT, schemas, and more. Plus it includes a section on how XML is used in the real world. Read my review of XML Visual Quickstart Guide 2nd edition by Kevin Howard Goldberg.

If you're looking to start writing a blog for your business or just for yourself, Google Blogger for Dummies is a great book to help get you started. Google Blogger for Dummies by Susan Gunelius takes you through all the steps you need to start a Google Blogger blog and then make it useful to you and your company.

HTML for Dummies has been in print for a long time and has helped a lot of people learn how to write HTML and build Web pages. This latest edition provides all of the same information as previous editions but includes more information about CSS and exciting new technologies like podcasting. HTML for Dummies is not just for dummies, it has a lot of information for beginners wanting to lear…

An excellent overview of how to write for the Web.

If you want to learn XML, you should buy this book. It is a good introduction to the language.

This is a book review of the excellent beginners Sitepoint book Build Your Own Web Site the Right Way by Ian Lloyd.

A review of the Sitepoint book Everything You Know About CSS is Wrong by Rachel Andrew and Kevin Yank. This book gives an interesting perspective on a new CSS property that will be supported by IE 8.

A review of the Sitepoint book Principles of Successful Freelancing. This is a great book for anyone considering making the jump to full-time Web design freelancing.

This book seemed to be the answer to how to get people to come and stay on your site by making Web graphics that are appealing and interesting. But it's not.

If you're looking to create a website for a modern corporation or just look like one, then you need the book Website Optimization by Andrew B. King.

If you're looking to create a website for a modern corporation or just look like one, then you need the book Website Optimization by Andrew B. King.

Glossary of jargon terms related to web design, HTML, XML and the internet.

Review of the book Teach Yourself CSS in 24 Hours by Kynn Bartlett

Using design patterns is a great way to create a site that works and is easy for your customers to use. The second edition of the book The Design of Sites, by Van Duyne, Landay, and Hong provides a huge number of paterns.

A comfortable and colorful book on CSS and how to use it on your Web site.

A very comprehensive book on Web accessibility and how and why to do it.

A significant increase in size, this second edition of CSS Cookbook is a welcome addition to any Web designer's library.

Book review of the book Information Architecture by Louis Rosenfeld and Peter Morville.

This is a very technical book for Web developers who want to learn Ajax. It covers the basics of Ajax including XHTML, XML, JavaScript, and the XMLHttpRequest. It also goes into detail about other technologies like Xpath, XSLT, and Ruby on Rails.

If you were avoiding JavaScript or eyeing it with skepticism then you should get this book. You'll be pleased to find out how much fun DOM scripting can be, and how you can improve your Web sites without bloating your code or creating inaccessible nightmare pages.

A book review of the SitePoint book Build Your Own Ajax Web Applications. While not a book for beginners, this book will teach intermediate and advanced Web developers how to implement Ajax on their Web sites.

A review of the book HTML Utopia: Designing Without Tables Using CSS by Rachel Andrew and Dan Shafer

A review of the book Head Rush Ajax by Brett McLaughlin. A quick and dirty way to get your Web site up and running using Ajax.

A review of the book _Web Concept and Design_ by Crystal Waters

A review of the book Don't Make Me Think by Steve Krug

A review of the book Firefox Secrets by Chean Chu Yeow from Sitepoint Press.

A review of the book The Zen of CSS Design by Dave Shae and Molly Holzschlag from New Riders Press

A review of the book CSS Pocket Reference by Eric A. Meyer from O'Reilly press

A book review of the book XSLT 2.0 Web Development by Dmitry Kirasov for Web developers and designers interested in using more advanced techniques to move their Web site forward.

A must have book for Web developers.

Book review of Mikkel Aaland's book, Photoshop for the Web.

An all-encompassing book about Web design that is perfect for beginners and people wanting to get more out of their basic skills.

Book review of Creating Cool HTML 4 Web Pages by Dave Taylor

Review of the book Cascading Style Sheets: The Definitive Guide by Eric A. Meyer (review written 8/15/2002 jkk)

Understanding HTTP is key to understanding how your server works, and this book covers all you need.

Book Review of Instant Netscape Dynamic HTML by Alex Homer and Chris Ullman

Get this book if you're at a loss for how to get people to come to your site.

I actually like this book more than the Apache Definitive Guide. It's easier to read and covers important information.

This is the perfect book for people who are interested in creating content for the Web quickly and easily. It explains the basics of blogging and the many different ways to do it.

One of the best books available for learning to write CGI scripts in Perl.

If you're looking for a complete reference on CSS, you've found the book. This book has over 800 pages of Cascading Style Sheets from CSS1 and CSS2 and even CSS3.

This book takes you through everything you need to know to create Web pages.

If you want to build a Web page and have never even thought about programming, then this book has what you need.

This book is excellent for designers who want to improve their CSS skills. It goes through the basics of CSS to advanced topics with fluidity and ease. Highly recommended.

Web usability is the art of simplifying your site - and this book is invaluable.

This book has a lot of great projects with super ideas for improving your Dreamweaver Web site, but be sure to test everything on multiple browsers before you publish. This is not a book for learning advanced techniques, as the solutions are primarily found in the CD and not defined in the book itself.

If you learn by doing and you want to learn Dreamweaver, then this book is a must-have.

Unless you're comfortable learning a new program with minimal documentation, this book is important to pick up. Dreamweaver is a very powerful program.

I don't often like the idea of one size fits all, but if you have to have just one reference on DHTML, this should be your book. It doesn't go into as much detail as more specialized book, but what it covers it covers well.

If you're already into blogging, this book provides more of what you love. If you are not into blogging, this book can help you get started.

Hands on HTML by Greg Robertson is a good book for beginners who want to create a Web page quickly and learn some HTML.

From the basics of writing to clear instructions on writing for an electronic audience, this book covers all you need to create hot, vital Web content.

For the price, you won't find a more comprehensive book on HTML. This book excerpts from high-quality HTML books, to create a unified whole. This book is a good buy for intermediate web developers.

This book is a must have for Web developers.

With this book, you'll understand the basics of CSS and style sheets and how to apply them to your Web pages.

Knowing the backend is what distinguishes a good developer from a great one.

While a bit older, this book covers all you need to know about Netscape dynamic HTML.

This is a great book for programmers who already know another language and would like to pick up Perl quickly.

If you want to learn HTML or how to build a Web page, this book is the perfect first choice. It is easy to read and doesn't talk down to you. And it covers everything from beginning to advanced topics in the same clear style.

This is a really good beginners HTML book that doesn't talk down to the reader, and has all the information you need to create a Web page.

This is a great introductory book on XML. It clearly explains the language and will leave you hungry to get started on your documents.

The Web is words, but most Web sites seem to forget this. This book covers all you need to get and create great copy for your Web site.

This book is not for beginning Perl scripters, but once you're comfortable with writing CGIs with Perl, you will find that CGI.pm will help you to write CGIs more quickly.

A bit pricey, but good for visual learners and absolute beginners.

If what you're looking at is a more lighthearted approach to learning Perl, then you should check out this book.

If you can get only one book on Perl, get this book.

A good book for Web designers who are not graphic artists first and foremost.

This is less a book about mySQL and PHP than it is a book about creating dynamic Web applications. But you'll learn PHP and mySQL in the process.

A great reminder book for developers who are already familiar with PHP.

This book, written by the author of Perl, has everything you need to konw about the language.

Many beginning Web designers forget to think about the Web as a business. This book covers the issues behind running a Web site as a business endeavor and actually seeing a return on that investment.

Secure XML takes you through what you need to know to keep your XML secure.

This hefty book is a bargain if you have an ecommerce Web site, or you're learning how to sell online.

Buy this book for the reference materials and you won't be sorry.

The great thing about this book is the examples or patterns. These patterns show you best practices for creating working Web sites.

If you're trying to sell things on your site, you should review this book.

This is a fast and easy read for anyone designing Web pages. Every blooper is identified and solved clearly and easily. Highly recommended.

This is not a book to learn HTML. This is a book to learn to use HTML to good effect.

If you're looking for a one-stop-shop book for Web building - this is it.

An excellent overview of how to write for the Web.

This is one of the clearest books on XML, Java and creating Web applications available.

This book is one of the most comprehensive XML books available. You'll find an overview of all of the important XML specifications.

This is an amazingly complete book on Office 2003 Pro XML and how to use it.

This small book offers the advanced developer the chance to learn XML concepts quickly. It also provides a strong reference for XSLT, XLink, and XPointer.

This is a very specialized book, but if you're involved in knowledge management or XML this is a good book to pick up.

Linking between different types of documents is vital to make a robust Web and this book covers the basics and more of hyperlinking with XML.

This book covers what you need to know about XSL, but there are many other books and Web sites that do as good or better a job.

This book covers all the basics of XSLT and beyond.

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Whether you want to learn XML or you use it every day, these books will be a great resource. There are books for learning XML and books for reference, and all of them are good.

If you want to learn XML, you should buy this book. It is a good introduction to the language.

If you want to learn XML, you should buy this book. It is a good introduction to the language.

A book review of the book Instant Netscape DHTML.

Understanding HTTP is key to understanding how your server works, and this book covers all you need

Official Guide to Programming with CGI.pm by Lincoln Stein an easy way to learn to use one of the most effective Perl module for Web developers.

Perl in a Nutshell - If you can get only one book on Perl, get this book.

Web Concept and Design is an excellent book on web design and how to create a site that is meaningful for you and your customers.

Learning Perl by Randal L. Schwartz is a great book for beginning Perl programmers.

A simple book for beginners to learn to build web pages. This is a review of Paging the Web.

Beginners will like this book that takes you through learning HTML and CSS in just 24 hour-long chapters. There are exercises and quizes to help you retain what you learned. Find out what I thought of this book to learn HTML and CSS.