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Summary: A must-have book for webmasters.
Review: Every webmaster should have a shelf groaning under the weight of O'Reilly books if they actually want their websites to work.
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Summary: The only webdesign book you need!
Review: Clear, concise, and written so anyone can understand it, this is the only HTML book I used while creating "Dragonlords of Dumnonia". It covered everything. I still keep the volume within easy reach; it's an absolutely fabulous, everyday reference source as well. I've never seen anything to compare.
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Summary: where is the third edition?
Review: i am a self-taught (is there any other kind?;) web designer for Icon Medialab. this is (or was, at least) by far the best book on HTML, when it came out a year ago. edition 1 was 5-96, edition 2 was 5-97, so where is edition 3? revisions to the HTML (4), browser bugs/support issues, CSS and XML/XSL are all sorely needed! i am putting off buying other books becuase i REALLY REALLY hope O'Rielly releases a new edition of this must-have book soon!
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Summary: Mediocre footstool; Horrible ref book
Review: The book is too thin to be a good footstool but that's just about the only useful use. The book is so far out of date it is surprising it is still in print. I wouldn't use it even if I got it free and I did. I recommend Liz Castro's HTML book.
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Summary: a very VERY nice, informative book
Review: This book is not only informative, it is very organized. And contrary to what some say, the book can be used as a tutorial book. I had no expierence at html whatsoever and I was already making my own interactive web pages after reading only about 1/5 of this book. The only con about this book is that it focuses on html 3.2 which is not the current version.(oh well) If this book or anything about it is "dry", it would be the cover art. But, you can't judge a book by its cover...(besides, the koala is really cute :c))
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Summary: For intelligent HTML users
Review: When I started using HTML a few years ago my husband came home from the bookstore with two armfuls of HTML guides. I was immediately attracted to the colorful, catchy-looking guides and instantly disliked the humble little 'Definitive Guide.' Well, to make a long story short, I design web sites and work on them every day. What do you think happened to the colorful, chatty HTML books? They're stacked up inside a cabinet--they're actually a little embarrassing to have laying around. And which book did I quickly reassess and become a dedicated user of? That's right--HTML, The Definitive Guide. Of the few computer reference books I use, TDG is on the top of stack, close at hand. It is the most practical book I own--and I buy HTML books regularly. I use it every day and wouldn't be without it. Oh, yes. It is dryly written--but, I like that, now. It is no-nonsense, to the point--exactly what I need. I do wish the authors would be less conservative when advising content over style. Time to loosen up, fellas.
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Summary: Get Web Publishing Unleashed Professional instead
Review: For the money I found Web Publishing Unleashed Professional to be a better value. The book is thorough and enjoyable. Out of all the web books I have purchased in the last few years that book is the only one that I use regularly. As for HTML: The Definitive Guide, you definitely cannot say it is thorough and enjoyable. It is a reference book that is not entirely thorough and certainly not enjoyable to read. It is not a tutorial either. I bought the book but I never use it. It just gathers dust!
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Summary: Excellent, Excellent Reference
Review: As a reference to HTML, this book definitely rates a ten. I have the first published edition, and am now about to purchase the second to bring myself up to speed with the newer CSS, Layer and Object "technologies." I own many O'Reilly books, from C Programming through Photoshop reference. They have all served me faithfully. I wholeheartedly recommend them.
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Summary: Good reviews; mediocre book
Review: All these glowing reviews really makes me wonder? I'm scratching my head trying to figure out why. The book is mediocre at best. Sure O'Reilly books are "supposed" to be the premiere tech authority but are they really? Is this book "really" that good? Did the authors plant these good reviews? Somethings fishy and I'd like to know what it is. I read this book. It is a rather ordinary reference book. The text is dry. Really dry. I think there are many other books that are much better.
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Summary: It is a definitive guide -- is that what you want?
Review: I script web pages for the US Navy, and I own many HTML books. I use two: Peachpit's HTML for the World Wide Web -- Visual Quickstart, and O'Reilly's HTML -- The Definitive Guide. When I need a quick reminder or a visual example of how something will look, the Peachpit book has never let me down. When I need to know every gritty detail about a particular HTML tag, or how to use HTML more effectively, I open the O'Reilly book. If you are just starting with HTML, come back for this book later. You'll want it! But not now. If you want to KNOW HTML, this is your book. I would use the first three chapters as a text for an introductory HTML class. And the subsequent chapters cover every topic imaginable in complete detail. If this book is lacking in one area, it is its coverage of Cascading Style Sheets. But if you are going to be using CSS, you will want Lie and Bos's book anyway. Sooner or later, buy this book.
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