I just recently read two great books for anyone who is building their first website and wants to do things right the first time. These books are also fantastic for anyone who has been doing this for years, but who wants to understand how their pages work, and why.
The first book is called Spring Into HTML and CSS by Molly Holzschlag. This book is perfect for the people who want to give up FrontPage and learn to correctly hand-code their own pages. The book is organized sequentially, so you start from the first line of your html document, and learn to understand each element of the page. The information is presented in small chunks and the lessons build upon each other. One of the handiest features of this book is that the actual example pages are available for download from the publisher. If you are new to HTML, XHTML, and CSS, or you are an old hat who wants to learn a few new tricks, I highly recommend this book.
The second book I have to recommend is Don’t Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, by Steve Krug. This book is an easy read and filled with useful advice on web usability. The examples are great, the text is both humorous and informative, and the concepts are sound. This book is ideal for everyone from the seasoned web designer to the merchant considering his or her first web site.
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