Books for your first Web Page

I’m going to list and rate books on occasion that I have read cover to cover or have used extensively for reference and tell you whether it’s worth a buy or not to waste your money. Now is a good time to get acquainted with O′Reilly Books if your new at this stuff your going to need some good learning and reference books and this is the place to get them.

I have bought stuff from Amazon for years but I have found that for technical books O′Reilly can′t be beat and here is why. You can purchase a bundle and get the book in three different formats and this has been a huge help for me. The first format mobi is for the kindle so when I′m on the road I have all my technical books with me and don′t have to actually lug around all 185 pounds of books. Laying in bed reading is also much easier with the kindle verses holding a large book. The next format is pdf for the computer, this is a huge help for having the book open on your computer so you can cut and past code out of it or do a quick search to find the exact spot within this 800 plus page book that your looking for. When your doing lessons out of the books it′s nice to have your project open with the book right along side for quick and easy reference. With pdf you can also highlight paragraphs, make bookmarks and add notes. The third format is epub for your iPhone, I use the application Stanza to load all my books and this is a nice place to have them if you spend much time on the road. I am constantly sitting in an airport reading ahead and absorbing material to put to use later.

Head First HTML with CSS and XHTML, If your new to this whole website building gig this is your starting place. Great book with solid lessons and exercises, Head First does an incredible job explaining things clearly and then following up with great examples. This book by the end will give you the skills necessary to start building your own web site. Buy this book and get started! Five Hearts ♥♥♥♥♥

Head First Web Design, If your new to website building your most likely new to web site design, there is more to this than you think. I was not to interested in this book and thought it would be a quick read with not much learned. I was wrong! I spent more time with design than I did with actually building, get this book and read up on design, navigation and ease of use. Also, visit lots of websites and write down what you like and why, take screen shots of websites you like for future reference. Five Hearts ♥♥♥♥♥

CSS Pocket Reference, as your writing your CSS you will be constantly picking up this book to jog your brain with the appropriate property and property values. Small size that is easy to carry, highlight stuff you always use, take notes in it. You will not regret this pocket reference book. Four Hearts ♥♥♥♥

HTML and XHTML Pocket Reference, companion book to the CSS Pocket Reference. All of this information is online but I found that a small paper copy that I could highlight and take notes in was a better reference for me. You will not regret this pocket reference book. Four Hearts ♥♥♥♥

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