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New Perspectives on the Internet: Comprehensive (New Perspectives (Course Technology Paperback))

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A typical text book with a huge amount of information and outrageously overpriced. I bought this book for $86 on Amazon, the school bookstore wanted $115. I needed this book only for the class that I was required to take. However, I am happy with Amazon.

This book, like everything else in the "New Perspective" series, is utter garbage. You don't actually learn anything from it that's useful. You'll learn how to click buttons, but you will not gain an actual understanding of the subject. It's riddled with mistakes, out-of-date information and the changes from edition to edition are very minor and irrelevant to the actual subject, instead they're merely re-arranged homework assignments. The only reason anybody would buy this book is when it's required for a college course. Why anybody thinks this is college-level material, I do not know. You'd be better off with one of the "...for dummies" books if all you need is a feeble grasp on the topic. If you must purchase this book, don't pay full retail on it; it can be had for a minor fraction of the retail price all day long.

I had to buy this book for class, and it is what I expected. Its a text book that is overpriced that was mandatory to buy. I really did not get that much out of it. Buy it if you need it, but do not if you don't have to.

I rented the kindle book from Amazon so that I could read it on my phone or pc whenever and wherever I am and make it easier for studying. However, this book includes Tutorials in which you need to be able to view the book while performing the actions on the pc. This was pretty awkward and I realized that I really needed the physical book. I ordered the physical book from Amazon after 1 week of renting the kindle book. I called to get some kind of a credit for the rental or an adjustment since I ordered the book and they cannot give me one. So, in trying to save a little bit of money, I am out an additional $35.00 and am renting a book that I do not need. I am very disappointed in Amazon's policies and had only wished that I had known that there were tutorials in it. I have no idea why they would even offer this in an electronic version.

Contrary to other review, this book is very good.

It has 10 chapters, covering every buzzword you need
to know about the technology of Internet.

Most people treated Internet as a tool. All they do
is to use Google and Facebook. This book tells you
a lot more than that.

I recommend this book to all professors and students.

The book will be better if more real-life applications
can be covered.