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Summary: They say you can't judge a book by its cover - trust this!
Review: "HTML Complete" indeed!The book is by far the most complete and user friendly book on the subject. If you want to get the most out of your website like I did, buy and read this book. To be perfectly honest, the book is a collection of other works placed together for your convenience. The book is an amalgamation of some of the most simplified but not simplistic language around. "HTML complete" is divided into 4 parts. First, it takes you on an tour of the fundamentals of building a web page. When I started out, I picked up another book from the Kids section but soon outgrew it. This first section re-inforced the basic concepts of page building. Before you even begin to code in HTML, it is essential that you conceptualize your site and think about things like goals, target audiences and design and Part I deals with all that. Then Part II cranks it up a notch or two by introducing things like cascading style sheets, color and graphics. Part III takes you beyond the one dimensional, no interaction page layout by a brief primer - no coding - of Perl and CGI. Your page is suddenly interactive and things are taken to another level. The sort of Holy Grail of web page design rests in the area of Dynamic HTML, JavaScripting and XML, Part III closes out with an introduction to this. The real value of the book is contained in Part IV, an HTML Master's Reference. If you use it as a reference, you will unleash upon the web, a page you can be proud to present. If you read and internalize Part IV and use, there is absolutely no telling where it will lead. The possibilities are endless. I say again, it is complete but it is only an HTML book. The second in a series of affordable and valuable by Sybex, you should not miss "Internet Complete" to round out your understanding of the net. I'm not on commission so I think you can take my word for it. Miguel Llora
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Summary: The Soup to Nuts guide to HTML, and a bargain at that
Review: A really easy-to-read book with a terrific reference section in the back covering HTML, cascading style sheets, good/bad web design, browser differences, safe colors, JavaScript. Within 30-40 pages, this book has the beginning reader creating a simple web page, then goes on to progressively build the reader's expertise bit by bit.
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Summary: Another excellent reference from Sybex
Review: A true bargain and right hand reference for new and intermediate emerging WebMasters. Was at first put off by the book seeming to be all things to everyone, but ended up being pleasantly surprised by its readability, ease of reference, and completeness. This is an excellent, excellent book.
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Summary: Good reference
Review: HTML Complete contains pieces from several other web design books. While I would consider myself an intermediate web designer, I still managed to learn some new things from this book. The appendix is really great and is easily worth the price of this book by itself! I was a little bit disappointed that more wasn't said about server-side scripting (ok, there's a whole chapter on Perl, but no mention of Microsoft's ASP or the very popular PHP programming language). But apart from this there's plenty of good examples. The early HTML chapters have a tendency to say "don't use this tag, you should really use CSS to achieve the same result", which is ok, except when you get to the chapters on CSS the book advises you that plenty of people are still using browsers that don't properly support CSS (or even support it at all), and that you should therefore be cautious when using CSS!
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Summary: Teaches the Essentials
Review: HTML Complete teaches the essentials that every Web Designer should know, both beginner and expert alike. For experts it serves as a great reference book. Beginners will find themselves interested in HTML instantly. HTML Complete breaks passed the boundary of teaching programming through text. It comes off as more of a teacher than a text book - just like it should be. Later on other topics such as Perl, ASP, Java, and much more are introduced after a significant portion of HTML is covered. While those topics are left in the dark, they do not hinder the overall feel of the book and the knowledge it shares.
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Summary: Comprehensive, Easy-read, Complete
Review: I am an HTML programmer of an intermediate level. And this book is taking me to newer heights. This book has everything you can ask for regarding HTML. In-depth coverage of all tags, their descriptions, usage (yes, I said USAGE) is given in a lucid, easy-read language. I was also pleasantly surprised to find chapters pertaining to web design (how to make good web sites/pages), something that is sorely missed by other so-called books on HTML. And just when you thought you had every piece of HTML tag under your belt, the book comes out with more topics - in terms of CGI, javascript, DHTML & XML. What more can one ask for at such a low price! Even though this book is a mix of several books, continuity and readability is thoroughly maintained throughout the book. And examples, yes examples, they are a plenty everywhere - taken in from the real world. This book keeps getting better and better. This book is excellent & highly recommended for beginners and intermediates. One is bound to be awed by the amount of information contained in it. I am sure even advanced/expert HTML programmers will find something of their interest in this book. Acts as a great reference look-up for them.
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Summary: Move on from WYSIWYG authoring tools and get this book!
Review: I am not a programmer - but a print designer making the transition to web. After using Adobe GoLive studio, I found I wanted to learn HTML to give me more creative freedom, and to understand what I was doing. This book is easy to read, even enjoyable. Well laid out chapters and practical applications that make learning HTML fun and easy. I highly recommend it to the beginner!
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Summary: A great reference
Review: I bought this book at a local bookstore and it's one of the best computer books I've purchased. It starts from the beginnings of HTML, covers CSS and everthing inbetween, and finishes with an introduction to advanced HTML. There are also numerous reference tables (color, tags) for the more experienced web designer.
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Summary: Gave what needed but could have used some of it's own advice
Review: I bought this book because I wanted to learn HTML, and I did. The price was certainly good, and the writing mostly lively for technical stuff. I did think that it was odd that when the chapter on design and style rolled around they were kind of heavy handed and snobbish about style, yet when they put together the appendix they crammed alot of good information into one of the worst print designs I have every seen for reference material. They could have stolen a style book from the phone company and come up with something better.
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Summary: Finally an affordable book with all the goodies
Review: I have always been an advocate of the O'Reilly line of "...In a Nutshell" books but Sybex has tipped the scale. HTML Complete is a COMPLETE collection of markup that is easy to referrence when needed. The book is an easy (although long) read packed full of tips and tricks. Most importantly, the 1,000 page collection is under $...! Amazing.
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