HTML Goodies

by Joe Burns

Book Overview

HTML Goodies, Second Edition is based on the most popular tutorials at HTMLGoodies.com. It starts with a series of short primers teaching the basics of building Web pages, then continues with detailed... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789726114
• ISBN13: 9780789726117
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Que
• Length: 624 Pages
• Weight: 2.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.5" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Best Book to Start Learning HTML from Scratch

Joe Burns' easy-reading style will keep learning HTML interesting and fun for any beginner. If you're clueless about HTML, this is where to go. You start at the very beginning and end up at some fairly advanced techniques.If you want to get a taste of his teaching style, check out The Basic Primers at www.htmlgoodies.com.People will say to just use the website and not read the book, but I disagree with that for a number of reasons:1) You can make notes to yourself in the book2) You can access the information in the book anywhere, not just at a computer.3) Using the book will force you to type out the HTML (and thus greatly aid you in learning) rather than be tempted to copy and paste source code given at the website.4) The book is a steal at $16. It has MUCH more value and is way more effective than those $40 and $50 monsters out there.So if you wanna give making your own webpages a shot, you've found the right place to start.

Buy It Now!

I bought this book, and it's sister publication, JavascriptGoodies, sight unseen! The site was soincredible, I knew I had to support the guy and buy his book(s).As it turned out, this book was even better than I had anticipated. A lot of the stuff was on the website, but now I had a reference I could carry around with me AND that I could look at while programming, rather than switch back and forth between web pages.Probably the best asset is the author's writing style. It's in an everyday how-do-you-do-plain-English style. You can tell he's a very well liked professor at the college he teaches at.When Dr. Burns tells you how to do something, he also tells you WHY you'd want to do that way, as well as other ways you could do it. This book is just fantastic. Visit the website, and come back here and buy it. END

This book is what I was searching for.

I wish that I'd bought this book first. Dr. Burns explains, in a conversational tone, very complex HTML techniques. Along with reading the book I visit the companion website almost daily. It is constantly being updated. I also subscribe to his e-newsletter. The best I've seen.Look no further than this book if you are serious about creating a quality webpage.This book has enhanced my career, plain and simple!

And I thought HTML was going to be complicated....

I am someone who researched a BUNCH of books on HTML, not knowing if any of them were going to be what I was looking for - I've NEVER written a webpage, (and still haven't) - but after reading this book, I know I can. It's great, because the author answers any questions that he may raise as you would think of them! This is a great book that introduces anyone to HTML, and leaves out NOTHING. It also goes into the higher levels of HTML too, for fast learners (like you and me). It's not written in a hard to understand technical manner, but a very real-world straightforward approach. (It's like having a friend over who knows how to write webpages). HIGHLY RECOMMENDED if you're wanting a point to start learning about HTML, and a great reference to come back to for anybody, experienced or not.

One of the Better HTML Help Books Available Today!

Website programming has become a fun, exciting, and highly profitable experience for many people. Whether someone is a seasoned pro working for a large Web development firm or just doing it for fun and pleasure, it offers something for everyone. Joe Burns has written HTML Goodies to provide a storehouse of cool programming features that will help anyone's site get noticed big time! This 527-page book is loaded with basic and advanced Website features that are accompanied by printed HTML coding as well as live viewable examples online at its accompanying Website. Readers have many cool features to choose from at their fingertips such as various design options (frames, tables, menus, style sheets, guest books), using audio and video clips, graphic images, creating links, altering text (size, color, font, and placement), and much much more. All of the Web pages, scripts, and graphics used in the book are available online - free for the taking! Another neat feature of this book is that readers are able to pick and choose what they want to incorporate into their own Websites and then allow Joe to show them how it's done. Plenty of FAQ's (frequently asked questions), and the answers are provided throughout the book to aid in the learning process. Students and budding entrepreneurs should have no trouble incorporating these features into their Websites. They will look sharp online and no one will need to know who the teacher was! This is one of the better HTML help books available today. It's packed, easy to follow, and the author has gone to great lengths to help his readers catch on. In short time they can pick up the programming skills they need to become successful. It will be a real boost to their confidence! Perhaps one day they will be able to pass along much needed helpful advice to others! Highly recommended!