Rating:  - Excellent starter, but...
I found this book an excellent review on DotNetNuke for beginners. However, there are some things that are already outdated for the latest versions of DDN. For people who already tried DDN out, I would recommend just reading documentation that you download with the product.
Rating: - Dot Net Nuke
Good but more advice then the novice needs!Basicly their web site help is free for a Novice!I would like a book published for beginners.This is way over my head as a Front Page girl!
Rating: - Very comprehensive
An excellent book, perfect for beginners to advanced users. The first part of the book goes through how to configure and use DotNetNuke, with the remainder delving into more comprehensive topics such as the creation of your own "skins" and module development. Shaun gives an in-depth account of how many of the features work, and why they were implemented the way they were, which gives developers a good foundation to work from when coding. Finally, although it may seem obvious, this book is great in that it is an "all-in-one" resource - in the past, new users have had to scour the web to essentially "build their own manual".
Rating:  - it sucks
the writers are cheating money
they are just copying the documentations that come with DotNetNuke
Rating:  - Not worth the wait
I recently discovered DotNetNuke as a solution to a set of problems. As far as DNN goes, it is outstanding. But this book, like so many Wrox books, is not very good. By the time I had finished the book, I had a good idea of what the team was thinking, but almost no resources on how to extend DNN. I would say that if you are serious about wanting to create modules and skins, and otherwise administer DNN, buy "Building Websites with VB.Net and DonNetNuke 3.0" by Daniel Egan. It's not that much better, but it is better. Also, the videos available on the DNN site are better than either of the books, and they are free.
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