Rating:  - Great book
I am a programmer by trade, but find it useful to be aware of, if not proficient in, web technologies. I purchased this book because I have been dabbling in web design for a long time now, but never as a primary task. This book is useful as a review of the current web standards and techniques, as well as an introduction for individuals who may be new to the topics discussed therein. The chapters are succinct, providing the reader all the necessary information to become informed without wasting time on details that may be distracting for review or overwhelming for beginners. I highly recommend this book.
Rating: - Great Start to Web Design
This book is a great beginning guide to web design. The book does not overload you and sticks with the basics, but offers you other resources to dive deeper into various topics.
This book also gives you great examples to follow and exercises to do on your own. I found that doing the exercises helped me gain a better understanding of the various web design techniques.
This book has given me a huge head start with xhtml, css, and web graphics. I started with zero understanding of web design and now I have the tools to make a good looking functional website.
Rating:  - Good Survey of (X)HTML
This book provides a very thorough survey of building web pages using XHTML guidelines. The book progresses logically and intuitively, however that is one of it's main drawbacks. In my opinion the book would benefit from being more hands on. As it stands, there is a distinct lack of application after understanding. It would serve the book better to use a fusion of CSS along with XHTML so that one could learn both types of documents at the same time in order to develop an understanding of how the two work together.
That being said, I learned a ton from this book and am now able to make my own web pages. I consult the book often when need requires and find it very useful and easy to use.
Rating: - Great book for learning web design concepts
For those who are serious about learning web design and its concepts and new standards, here is my favorite book from O'Reilly: "Learning Web Design" by Jennifer Niederst Robbins. This book is "a beginner;s guide to (X)HTML, style sheets (css), and web graphics.
This book was a great insight on using HTML markup for structure and css for presentation. I heard this concept for a while, but couldn't quite grasp it until I read this book. It gave real examples with downloadable files and it's structured more like a classroom in a book so you can follow along the lessons. Jennifer also gave some exercises to test the readers understanding of the material and provided the solutions so reader can check their work. Since I actually was working on menus for my clients, the menu example really came in handy.
This is my very absolute favorite book on web design and I highly recommend it for anyone trying to understand the concepts of HTML markup and CSS
Rating: - excellent book
The book is in excellent condition. The shipment was quick.
Thank you very much for it
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