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Even if you open a turnkey website, it is alway a good idea to educate yourself about web design and keep abreast of the latest developments on the webmaster front. So browse the selected books below and you’re sure to find a book for yourself or a loved one!
Don’t Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition
by Steve Krug
Amazon Price: $26.40
Customer Review: If you are looking for a book with the main principles about web usability do not hesitate and buy this book. It might be a little bit outdated but 90% of the book is still totally true. Don’t miss it!!
Landing Page Optimization: The Definitive Guide to Testing and Tuning for Con…
by Tim Ash
Amazon Price: $19.79
Customer Review: The book is okay for some audiences. There is a complete discussion of theory but it is short on case studies and examples. Money would be better spent on the books available from Jakob Nielsen.
Joomla! A User’s Guide: Building a Successful Joomla! Powered Website
by Barrie M. North
Amazon Price: $29.69
Customer Review: The focus of this book is on creating a successful website using Joomla, rather than explaining every setting and feature of Joomla itself. Whilst it does comprehensively cover many of Joomla’s useful features, leading the novice confidently from bas…
The Principles of Beautiful Web Design
by Jason Beaird
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Customer Review: I’m a programmer with an artistic side that is waiting to be born.
I didn’t realize that web designers are actually artists bringing their talents onto a monitor screen (duh?). They go through formal training and education in graphic …
Always Be Testing: The Complete Guide to Google Website Optimizer
by Bryan Eisenberg, John Quarto-vonTivadar
Amazon Price: $19.79
Customer Review: Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R31GB8LIZ6HPKQ This book has everything you need to know, and more, about how to do a/b testing that actually works for you. Serious marketers an…
How to Use the Internet to Advertise, Promote and Market Your Business or Web…
by Bruce C. Brown
Amazon Price: $16.47
Customer Review: I read this book a few years back. This was a great reference book and starting point if you are just getting into internet marketing. It’s a fast read you can pick up and start applying some of the recommendations right away.
Building powerful and robust websites with Drupal 6
by David Mercer
Amazon Price: $40.49
Customer Review: This book has been wonderful. It is well versed and easy to understand. It gives the basics on Drupal and I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to set up a Drupal site. I am impressed with the author’s ability to break down the basics in…
Web ReDesign 2.0: Workflow that Works (2nd Edition) (VOICES)
by Kelly Goto, Emily Cotler
Amazon Price: $34.65
Customer Review: I had to use this book on college, out of all my books this is the only one that I burned. I even kept my math books. Now that I am an instructor and author myself I look back on this book as the single worse publication currently in the industry of …
The Elements of User Experience: User-Centered Design for the Web (VOICES)
by Jesse James Garrett
Amazon Price: $23.09
Customer Review: Garrett clearly states that his aim is to articulate his vision that was captured in his sketch of the elements of user centered design for the web ([…]). He certainly accomplished this, but he did not go any further than that. For this reason I wo…
Creating Web Sites: The Missing Manual
by Matthew MacDonald
Amazon Price: $19.77
Customer Review: This is a good reference book. However, if you know nothing about creating web sites it may be of little use. Also, if you wish to start a blog or a blogging business, this book is NOT for you! It only talks about […], which is so easy to use it ha…
