DocBook Publishing [Book and CD-ROM] [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier (Author), Kara Pritchard (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 19, 2001 | ISBN-10: 0761533311 | ISBN-13: 978-0761533313 | Edition: 1st

DocBook is an SGML format for writing structured documents and it has been adopted by a large and growing community of authors writing books of all kinds. DocBook Publishing provides clear, concise information on how DocBook can be used for publishing in-house documentation projects, academic purposes, and much more. This comprehensive reference covers all aspects of using DocBook, from writing a book or article to using Jade to convert DocBook files to finished products. Writers looking to publish a book, an article, or Web content will find all they need to know in this hands-on resource.

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About the Author

Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier has been using and writing about Linux and Open-Source software since 1996. He is a contributing editor to Linux Magazine, a senior editor with UserFriendlyMedia, and is the author of Install, Configure, and Customize Slackware Linux from Premier Press.

Kara Pritchard has been promoting the use of Linux in corporate and educational facilities since 1995. She is the Director of Exam Development for the Linux Professional Institute and runs the Linux User's Group resource project at www.linuxusersgroup.org.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Prima Publishing; 1st edition (April 19, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761533311
• ISBN-13: 978-0761533313
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,314,400 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Once over lightly, August 18, 2001

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Vladimir G Ivanovic - See all my reviews

This review is from: DocBook Publishing [Book and CD-ROM] (Paperback)

For a complete beginner, this book is OK, otherwise I think people are going to find it light on the details. Of course, it's the details that are hard to discover and get right.

Also, space was devoted to topics that are not really germane, like CVS, Emacs and vi. Of course one has to edit DocBook files, but devoting 3 chapters (out of 12 total) seems like padding.

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Fluff and Errors, October 16, 2001

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J. Herzog - See all my reviews

This review is from: DocBook Publishing [Book and CD-ROM] (Paperback)

Save your money and spend your time on the Linux Documentation Project web site.
This book does not contain a single useful detail on how to install and configure the software used to render documents, so make sure you're using a distribution of Linux which includes the tools. Windows users are out of luck.
None of the Chapter 5 example links work on the CD-ROM. The examples in the book and on the CD-ROM are not very complete or useful. The book and CD seem slapped together without organization or quality control. I'm sorry I bought it.