 | Head First Web Design by Ethan Watrall
Buy new: $31.49 / Used from: $25.00 This book is designed to bring information to you in a memorable, practical, enjoyable way. It covers site architecture, color choices, and navigation, podcasts, user testing, and lots of things in between.
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 | Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML by Elisabeth Freeman
Buy new: $26.39 / Used from: $9.99 This book helps you learn the essential tech stuff.It's designed for absolute beginner (one of the early lessons is on how to pronounce "URL"), and it's entertaining and thorough.
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 | Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition by Steve Krug
Buy new: $26.40 / Used from: $21.27 Don't Make Me Think won't tell you how to build web pages -- it'll tell you, once you have the basic skills, how to plan web sites that really work for human beings and for search engines.
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 | Build Your Own Web Site the Right Way Using HTML & CSS by Ian Lloyd
Buy used from: $9.26 This is a good, straightforward book on using HTML and CSS to build websites with Notepad. Aesthetic issues aren't key here, and basic computer skills are assumed. It's hands-on and engagingly written.
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 | HTML and XHTML Pocket Reference (Pocket Reference (O'Reilly)) by Jennifer Niederst Robbins
Buy new: $9.22 / Used from: $2.81 This is not a book for learning to use HTML. It's for looking stuff up while you're using it. Everything is in there, including both the new and the old, and it's arranged alphabetically with a good index so you can find it fast.
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 | The Principles of Beautiful Web Design by Jason Beaird
Buy new: $26.37 / Used from: $22.00 Once you've got the basics down and can get a simple page up on the web, you'll want to move on to making really cool pages. I tend to think that there's something like innate talent involved in truly artistic web design, but this excellent book will help you create the best-looking web designs that you personally are capable of designing.
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 | Transcending CSS: The Fine Art of Web Design by Andy Clarke
Buy new: $34.64 / Used from: $20.00 This is not a basic book that everyone has to own. It is an inspiring book that will make you think in new and exciting ways about your web design.
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 | Teach Yourself VISUALLY Dreamweaver CS4 (Teach Yourself VISUALLY (Tech)) by Janine Warner
Buy new: $19.79 / Used from: $12.00 You can build websites without special software. I love Dreamweaver, though, and this is my favorite book for learning how to use it well. It's very visual, as the title says, easy to understand, and takes a step-by-step approach.
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