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Web Publishing Unleashed: Professional Reference

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If I could give this book a lower rating than one star, I would. I made the mistake of following the reviews on this page, so I'd like to set the record straight. To call this book a professional reference is a joke, it is padded out with chapters on using such 'professional' software as Netscape Navigator Gold and Microsoft Internet Assistants. The first and last time I opened this book was on the day it arrived 6mths ago. Any worthwhile content is surrounded by junk and makes the book completely unwieldy. If you know nothing about web publishing, you may gain an education from this book but before you finish it you too will be looking for something lighter to lift but heavier on serious content! I can't get rid of this book soon enough. Buy the HTML Sourcebook (Graham) instead - but you serious developers already know to do that anyway....

this book is the sum of all knowlage about Web Publishing and site management. this book delves into mysteries from how to use HTML to how to get those pages to load faster and easier... and more. I use this book as a self-study reference and I have learned more than I would have had I taken a formal course on web publishing.

If you've got plenty of both to waste then buy this book. But I strongly suggest you check this title out at your local bookstore or library before spending your hard earned money. This book was outdated long ago and contains many errors. This author writes terribly. This publisher needs to employ a good editor. I suspect the raves are fallacious and a ruse. Amazon should investigate why a title that has not been on their computer best seller list for ages has so many more reviews than other more well proven titles, as allowing this nonsense to continue impeaches their credibility considerably.

This book tries to cover everything and in doing so, severely limits the amount of information that the reader needs for comprehensive coverage. The book is vastly overpriced and much more detailed information can be found in numerous less pricy books that are out on the market today. I would not recommend this book - it is a waste of money.

I am a learn by example type of guy. The book should include some case studies and full complete implementations using this guy's suggestions. You have to have a degree in library research to find things in this tome.

I am also glad that I borrowed this book from the library instead of paying for it. The book has 1500+ pages of mostly fluff. It tries to do everying but doesn't do any one of them well. The old wise saying is true. If it sounds too good to be true it usually is.

An author writing a book on a particular subject should know his subject, right? In this case, wrong! I went to Mr. Stanek's personal web site and he has white writing on white background! Duh, no thanks.

Highly recommended to learn everything you need to get rolling in Web publishing. I use it everyday.

I heartily recommend Web Publishing Unleashed Professional Reference Edition as THE reference book every professional and want-to-be Web publisher should have on their desk. Recommended by HTML Author's Guild and my local chapter of the Webmaster's. Although the publishing date is 1997 the book hasn't lost its luster. It remains the best general HTML book on the market! I definitely prefer this to HTML: The Definitive Guide and Teach Yourself HTML. No matter how many other HTML books you have this is the one you need and will use the most.

Stanek knows the Web like nobody's business and this book is one of his best. I use this book all the time. There is no other like it! If you want to publish Web pages everyone can enjoy you need this book. It is that simple. You'll learn powerful mainstream approaches that won't break in other people's browsers. I've used Mr. Stanek's approaches for a long time and I've never had a dissatisfied customer. To say this book has paid for itself many times over would be an understatement. This book took me to where I am today! Buy it you won't be disappointed.