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Sams Teach Yourself HTML 4 in 10 Minutes (2nd Edition)

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A very fast read. I bought this book as suggested by one of my professors. Within a few short reads I had a web page up and running. That web page has already won several awards. The book is a little lean and tends only to cover the need to know basics. Ideal for the beginner, too plain for the pro.

if you need to create a website and you need to do it NOW - no time to plow through the bigger books that you bought and planned to read one day - then this is the book for you! Great self-contained primer but also great intro for other books such as Sams teach yourself web publishing with HTML 4 in 21 days. But use this one first and do that website!

This is a good resource for a beginner. I use it at work too for quick reference but often find it lacking in terms of professional content. The book is true to what it was designed to do....get a beginner up and running.

Although I like the writing style of the author, this book has just too many errors (especially when you consider its audience--beginners). I'm a beginner too, and found the mistakes while working through the book. Granted, a lot of these mistakes are minor, but as there are so many, I found myself not trusting the rest of the book. So what are the mistakes? Here is a sampling (and again they're minor but to a beginner they may just be enough to make one quit altogether from frustration):

--Page 25 and 87/The closing "/head" tag is in the wrong place(should be after the style ending tag) --Page 43/The word "line" probably is supposed to be "link." --Page 75/Table 9.1 the plus/minus symbol is incorrect as well as the special character code to display it. The book has "&plusmin;" (without the quotes of course)when it should be "±" (again without the quotes).

I quit reading the book at that point so there are probably many more errors.

Few technical books go to print without some errors being found later but most reputable publishers have a web site listing the errors. If there's a page ... for this book's errors I missed it.

Too bad because this book has a lot of potential.

This was the first teach-yourself tech book I had ever read, and it really gave me a desire to learn other skills; this coming from a recent highschool grad thats just about burnt out on dry-as-whole-wheat-toast text books. This book gave me the foundation to attack javascript and other web design elements. Heck, in a couple a days reading time you can learn the cornerstone langauge of the web. Convienently laid out and organized, promotes learning while doing, and makes a quick reference while not diving too deep into the intricacies of HTML.

Bravo! This book is well organized, concise and the ideas are clearly articulated- perfect for a beginner in HTML. Author Deidre Hayes took a subject that seemed overwhelming and made it accessible for a non-techie like myself.

Awesome, to say the least. This book covers the information quickly & precisely. Though you will most likely need another book for more reference, this book will get your feet wet and get you ready to "mark-up" HTML. Touches on some important topics and is an ASSET to anyone who is in a rush. I read the book in 3 days in my spare time.

If you look at some other HTML books, there are parts that are lacking. This book should not be the only HTML guide in your library if you're serious about building a site, but it is definitely great for filling up those potholes from other books. It was especially helpful with the "back end" of forms and the frames section was very concise. I started my web site with books like HTML 4 For Dummies by Ed Tittel, et. al., I finished it with SAMS Teach Yourself HTML 4 by Deidre Hayes.

I have no idea if this book is any good or not, but I do know that Ms. Hayes is very knowledgeable on this subject and is also one of the nicest individuals on the planet. Buy her book!