Publisher: Top Floor Publishing
Author: Peter Kent
ISBN: 0966103289
Publication Date: June 98
Retail Price: $37.95
Web site: PoorRichard.com
Sample Chapters: http://poorrichard.com/sample_chapt/index.html
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If you've been looking for a no-nonsense book on almost all aspects of developing a Web site, look no more. Poor Richard's Web Site - Geek-Free, Commonsense Advice On Building a Low-Cost Web Site is not only well-written, but it covers many aspects of Web site development that any ten books still don't cover. Written in a no-nonsense, time saving style, author Peter Kent explains in an easy-to-understand manner how to create your ultimate Web site without resorting to spending thousands on Web software or services.
When I say that this book covers almost all aspects of Web development, I really mean it! Here's a small sampling of the topics that Poor Richard's Web Site details:
why develop a site * connecting to the Internet * email accounts * Web servers * Free Page sites * Web hosting * virtual domains * dedicated servers * domain names * disk space * MS Frontpage * hit and transfer rates * domain registration * shell accounts * FTP * Secure Servers * shopping cart software * credit card processing * image maps * CGI scripts * Server side includes * database access * Java applets * RealAudio * password protected pages * trademarks * HTML tag basics * HTML Authoring tools * Web awards * reducing image size * careful with links * counters * frames * finding CGI scripts * online ordering * Web forms * autoresponders * collecting email addresses * searching the Internet * search engines * registering your site * signature files * press releases * advertising * access logs * web hosting services *
Did I mention that this book covered a lot of info? If you're inclined to think that a book with less than 500 pages couldn't possibly provide more than an encyclopedia approach to all these topics, you should check out the samples chapters that the author has put online. This book doesn't simply provide definitions of the topics--it provides enough information to teach the reader how to use the technology, and it provides info about where you can find additional information on each topic.
Let's pretend that you don't know the first thing about developing a Web site, and you're interested in finding the right HTML tool for your needs. Kent tackles the topic with ease "If you are more interested in the ends (the creation of your Web site) than the means (learning HTML), then a WYSIWYG editor is for you." He goes on to list a multitude of HTML tools and editors, tells you his own favorite, and tells you where you can find more information about these editors and tools (and he even includes Internet World magazine, which is a plus in my book!).
While this book was not specifically written with advanced Web developers in mind, most developers could learn a thing or twenty from Poor Richard, and beginners should consider making this the first Web development book they read. With so many topics covered in such detail in such a readable book, why look elsewhere? Poor Richard's Web Site gets a permanent spot on my book shelf!
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