Rating: Summary: Not very organized Review: This must be my most disappointing WROX book so far:- The authors haven't done a very good job of integrating their texts. It is sometimes very obvious that different persons wrote parts of the same chapter. Some information is repeated unnecessarily, other information is omitted. - Like the other reviewer said, sometimes the title of a chapter doesn't cover the content very well. Also, some XML standards aren't explained very well, and text seems to go on forever, instead of explaning it with a bit of code. - My book fell apart in my hands after only a few weeks use. This was a first for a Wrox book for me (I own about ten). I tried to contact WROX about this, but I got a canned reply, stating that they no longer do support through email. All they do now is the P2P forums, and code download... Thanx WROX! - WROX' standards seem to have slipped lately. It used to be that any book from WROX could be bought unseen, since they were of a good quality no matter what the subject. Lately things have slipped badly, and to make things worse, prices have gone up. I won't be assuming the 'only good books come from WROX' mantra anymore. I have been impressed with the Microsoft books lately, and may switch to them.
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