Flash 99% Good: A Guide to Macromedia Flash Usability

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Summary: Why aren't all software books like this?
Review: Great work! With my burgeoning experience in flash programming,
the authors have hit the nail on the head when it comes to relevant solutions to some everyday problems I've encountered while working on my own flash projects. The book is well laid out, easy to understand - and STRAIGHT TO THE POINT! I would recommend this guide to any flash user who needs good workaround solutions for their designs. (Cool cover, too!)

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Summary: This book is worthless
Review: I am surprised that even macromedia.com showcased this terrible book on their site a while ago... This book is not about Flash Usability... it is just like reading a magazine! with nice stories about people doing usability mistakes and then realizing they can do better... no tables, schemes, graphics, recipes, procedures, catalogues, user interface analisys or any solid clear material is in this book... If you are looking for a book that will teach you about usability get all Jakob Nielsen's books... those books are serious, reference type (will serve you for a long time)... This Flash 99% good book is on the contrary 99% bad... like I said It's like a magazine...

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Summary: A book I really enjoyed
Review: I've been waiting for a book that dealt with usability as it relates specifically to Flash for a long time now. I manage a web development team and am constantly having to address the issue of "should we or shouldn't we use Flash for this project...". While a good majority of this book simply confirms what I think I already knew, there are many parts of the book that bring up some really good usability-related points that I just hadn't thought of. I'll be using this book as a reference to refer back to when future issues arise on when and how to use Flash in our projects. Overall, I really enjoyed reading this book.

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Summary: A book I really enjoyed
Review: I've been waiting for a book that dealt with usability as it relates specifically to Flash for a long time now. I manage a web development team and am constantly having to address the issue of "should we or shouldn't we use Flash for this project...". While a good majority of this book simply confirms what I think I already knew, there are many parts of the book that bring up some really good usability-related points that I just hadn't thought of. I'll be using this book as a reference to refer back to when future issues arise on when and how to use Flash in our projects. Overall, I really enjoyed reading this book.

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Summary: not worth reading
Review: this book really isn't worth buying. I am student in web design and have used flash on occasion. If you have never used flash before I recommend this book but for everyone else it doesn't tell you anything you don't already know. It's a small book for a heafty price, it could actually be cut in half because they repeat everything 3 or 4 times.

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Summary: Very nice, easy to read and understand
Review: This book was an easy read, and very straight foreword. The examples helped me understand many of the mistakes I have been making in my own work. I was disappointed the book didn't come with a CD-ROM, but the book web site more than made up for it.