New Perspectives on the Internet, Fifth Edition, Comprehensive 2005 Update (Paperback)

by Gary P. Schneider (Author), Jessica Evans (Author)

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“My hope is that students will retain their books for reference after taking my classes so

I always believe in picking the best of books, and whenever I teach an introductory

Internet course, this is the book I go to.” -Brian M. Morgan, Marshall University

“This book is very well rounded and covers a wide variety of topics related to the Internet. It would be an excellent choice for anyone teaching an Introductory to mid-level course on the Internet.” —Debbie Huffman, North Texas Central College --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description
Part of our New Perspectives Series, this updated text offers a case-oriented, problem-solving approach for learning the basic to more advanced features of the Internet-from browsing, navigating, and searching on the Internet, to using e-mail, advanced communication tools and other Web topics.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 736 pages
• Publisher: Course Technology; 5 edition (March 28, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0619268131
• ISBN-13: 978-0619268138
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #716,601 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Semi-valuable & overpriced, July 31, 2006

By	M. Thomson "jinxed" (Phoenix, Az United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I got this book as part of my required course materials for a class I'm taking. First thing that hit me was the price. $67 for a book on the Internet? Isn't the market already saturated with books on the Internet? Oh, wait... this is "New Perspectives on the Internet," it offers something the others don't. Right off the bat, I found the information only semi-valuable and much of it was innaccurate or just plain incorrect. Just one example, in the section titled "World Wide Web," Schneider incorrectly states that "In 1993, a group of
students led by Marc Andreessen at the University of Illinois wrote Mosaic, the first GUI program that could read HTML and use HTML documents' hyperlinks to navigate from page to page on computers anywhere on the Internet." I guess the author didn't do much research. Otherwise, he would have found out about Nexus (WorldWideWeb) and VoilaWWW. Oh well, they did not experience widespread adoption and so why mention them? This is just just once example of the many problems and inaccuracies I found in this book.

Don't get me wrong, I rated this book 3 out of 5 because, for the most part, it is well-written. It would give someone like my mom or my grandmother a basic understanding of the Internet. However, no one should pay $67 for it, and no one should rely on its information as 100% accurate.