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Summary:
Lemay's book is the only HTML reference that you need!
Review: The first half of this book contains almost all the essentials required for designing a www presentation. The information is very clearly presented and is a pleasure to read. It took me three days (3 or 4 hours / day) to master the basics (using Laura's book) and I now make lots of money designing sophisticated web sites.
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Summary: A fairly good book but ...
Review: As Associate Professor for Computer Science and Information Technology, I teach a block of classes that cover various Internet and Web technologies. When I developed the lesson plans for the courses "Introduction to Web Publishing" and "Advanced Web Publishing", I focused closely on two books: Laura Lemay's Teach Yourself Web Publishing Premiere and William Stanek's Web Publishing Unleashed Professional Reference Edition. Both books are hard-cover editions by well-respected authors who are leaders in their field.
The book I chose to base my lesson plan on is William Stanek's Web Publishing Unleashed Professional Reference Edition. The primary reason for the choice is that organizationally, Web Publishing Unleashed Professional Reference Edition is the clear winner. For learning and teaching Web publishing techniques, Web Publishing Unleashed Professional Reference Edition is the clear winner as well. During the Spring '97 semester, I taught 85 students Web publishing basics and advanced topics using this book. Because of the overwhelming response by students, I plan to use the book again for the Fall '97 semester. Incidentally I conduct an informal survey on the first day of my Introduction to Web Publishing class that asks students to list their previous knowledge and experience as well as books they've read on the subject. The results from students that are just getting started and had read a book covering Web publishing show that 52% had read Stanek's Web Publishing Unleashed (first edition/Professional Reference Edition), 29% had read Lemay's Teach Yourself HTML (in one of the many editions), 9% had read the HTML Sourcebook, 6% had read HTML: The Definitive Guide and the rest had read a different book. For readers of all skill levels, the result show that 45% had read Stanek's Web Publishing Unleashed (first edition/Professional Reference Edition), 22% had read Lemay's Teach Yourself HTML (in one of the many editions), 11% had read HTML: The Definitive Guide and the rest had read a different book. (Students that had read several books were asked to list their favorite or the one from which they had learned the most.) Although one of the math professors may argue with me, the results tend to indicate that 5 out of 10 of my students read/like/prefer William Stanek's Web Publishing Unleashed, 3 out of 10 read/like/prefer Laura Lemay's Teach Yourself HTML, and 2 out of 10 read/like/prefer a different book. My strong recommendation is to get William Stanek's Web book. If you are on a budget you may prefer the soft-cover edition. Otherwise, get the professional edition with the hard-cover. Professor Reginald Harrington
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Summary: A fairly good book but ...
Review: As Associate Professor for Computer Science and Information Technology, I teach a block of classes that cover various Internet and Web technologies. When I developed the lesson plans for the courses "Introduction to Web Publishing" and "Advanced Web Publishing", I focused closely on two books: Laura Lemay's Teach Yourself Web Publishing Premiere and William Stanek's Web Publishing Unleashed Professional Reference Edition. Both books are hard-cover editions by well-respected authors who are leaders in their field.
The book I chose to base my lesson plan on is William Stanek's Web Publishing Unleashed Professional Reference Edition. The primary reason for the choice is that organizationally, Web Publishing Unleashed Professional Reference Edition is the clear winner. For learning and teaching Web publishing techniques, Web Publishing Unleashed Professional Reference Edition is the clear winner as well. During the Spring '97 semester, I taught 85 students Web publishing basics and advanced topics using this book. Because of the overwhelming response by students, I plan to use the book again for the Fall '97 semester.
Incidentally I conduct an informal survey on the first day of my Introduction to Web Publishing class that asks students to list their previous knowledge and experience as well as books they've read on the subject. The results from students that are just getting started and had read a book covering Web publishing show that 52% had read Stanek's Web Publishing Unleashed (first edition/Professional Reference Edition), 29% had read Lemay's Teach Yourself HTML (in one of the many editions), 9% had read the HTML Sourcebook, 6% had read HTML: The Definitive Guide and the rest had read a different book. For readers of all skill levels, the result show that 45% had read Stanek's Web Publishing Unleashed (first edition/Professional Reference Edition), 22% had read Lemay's Teach Yourself HTML (in one of the many editions), 11% had read HTML: The Definitive Guide and the rest had read a different book. (Students that had read several books were asked to list their favorite or the one from which they had learned the most.) Although one of the math professors may argue with me, the results tend to indicate that 5 out of 10 of my students read/like/prefer William Stanek's Web Publishing Unleashed, 3 out of 10 read/like/prefer Laura Lemay's Teach Yourself HTML, and 2 out of 10 read/like/prefer a different book.
My strong recommendation is to get William Stanek's Web book. If you are on a budget you may prefer the soft-cover edition. Otherwise, get the professional edition with the hard-cover. Professor Reginald Harrington
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Summary: Lemay = Lame
Review: Can you say HYPE? Can you say BORING? Can you say not worth your hard earned cash?
I don't know about you but I am tired of buying paperweights AND this book is definitely little more than a dressed up paperweight, a very expensive dressed up paperweight. Lemay may know the basics, but the technology revolution has left her and her ideas behind in the dust.
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Summary: Proof-positive that PIGS can fly!
Review: Despite all the hoopla I must say this is a poorly written book. Lemay doesn't have a clue. Why the heck anyone would pay double for this inflated paperback I will never know, but I do know this I won't buy any other books by Ms. Lemay
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Summary: As a "HTML beginner", I found this book to be very helpful.
Review: Ever since learning MS DOS, I've enjoyed plowing through "How-to" books about various aspects of computing. If you like to learn this way, Laura Lemay's HTML book is great. It takes a lot longer than 14 days (unless you have absolutely nothing else to do, and fantastic powers of concentration) but you will learn the basics of HTML 3.2. My advice is to work through the examples on your computer, rather than just read through the book like a novel, and check Lemay's Web page for corrections! I have seen courses advertised at an Australian University for $2 000 (Australian) that don't teach much more than this book. At $100 (Australian) this book is a bargain.
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Summary: 9 out of 10 people learned HTML from Laura Lemay
Review: For the beginner ONLY, Laura Lemay lays out the latest HTML specifications to get you started. From your first <BODY> tag to your </HTML> she's got you covered. If you already know HTML, I'd recommend this book only as reference, but for the beginner, an excellent starting point. Even those of us using HTML editors still need to have a working knowledge of how HTML works for those situations that may come up where the editor just won't do exactly what we want. I learned HTML from Laura Lemay back in 1994, and since then millions of others have learned it from her as well
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Summary: Wonderful HTML Tutorial for the Beginner
Review: Forget the carping about Lemay's career. This
is an excellent, complete look at HTML 3.2
if you've never worked in it. The "frames"
training here is the best I've ever seen in any
HTML book. And, to Lemay's critics, yes, some
of what's in here is outdated, but it wasn't when
she wrote it. There are millions of people who
still need this information, and this book is one
excellent way to get it
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Summary: Exhaustive look at HTML 3.2
Review: Forget the carping about Lemay's career. This is an excellent, complete look at HTML 3.2 if you've never worked in it. The "frames" training here is the best I've ever seen in any HTML book. And, to Lemay's critics, yes, some of what's in here is outdated, but it wasn't when she wrote it. There are millions of people who still need this information, and this book is one excellent way to get it
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Summary: Great book!
Review: I found this book to be an excellent, in-depth text book on how to program in HTML. It reads very quickly, with good examples. Despite the title, I found that I could cover the information in the book more quickly than the expected time. Also, you can get a basic Web page up in less than a day (as I did). It isn't intended for real beginners, but anyone with any programming background will find this book to be a snap. People without programming backgound should be able to get through it, but may want a book with more basic background information. My only complaint was that the CD-ROM had some problems. These were known problems that were covered in the book's own Web site
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