Build Your Own Website The Right Way Using HTML & CSS

This is a great educational building block 4 those that want 2 jump into the world of web sites. It's clear & very understandable. You forget how 2 do something just go back & find your answer in the book. I was very happy 2 read this, it's very good.

Despite the title the book is teaching you XHTML, a more standardized & stricter version of HTML.
XHTML is set 2 be the progression from HTML so you should learn the XHTML standards rather than HTML.

This book is ideal 4 anyone starting out in web development/programming, you need no prior skills in it whatsoever.
It is particularly well suited 4 self-study.

The focus is on using XHTML & CSS together, all explained in a non-technical manner; the author does not have an academic degree in computer science so you will get a humane explanation of things.

The book is structured like one large tutorial: you build a website (about diving) from scratch.
The first part of the book covers basic (X)HTML stuff - fonts & such.
It then quickly dives into CSS.
The author shows you how 2 integrate CSS into all major (X)HTML functions as you learn how 2 build tables, forms, insert images & sounds, etc.
At the end of the book you will have built a complete website.
The final chapters cover more administrative things such as setting up a website & updating it.

I have a few minor perks though:
- the reference section is not very good
- because the book is built up around a single tutorial it is not very
practical 4 looking up specific things, this is a problem only
if you are using this book as a complement 2 a course & not
4 self-study

I just finished reading this book & it was a very excellent beginning introduction 2 HTML & CSS. Thank you Ian lloyd.
This book edition was updated January 2008.

This book is brilliant, CSS is easy 2 learn using this book, the progress you can make is also very good as it is easy 2 understand. The book arrived earlier than stated & was in perfect condition. Full marks 2 everyone. ThanksBuild Your Own Website The Right Way Using HTML & CSS, 2nd Edition

This is a very good book. I have been stumbling around 4 some months now trying 2 figure out how 2 do web site development, yet never having had any training 2 do so. I'm only half way through this book, but it is like the lights have come on. This book really made sense 2 me. It was easy 2 understand & the directions were written in terms that anyone could understand & follow. I agree that it would have been nice 2 have some color, but it was okay not having it if that meant keeping the cost down. Once I finish this book, I'll be moving on 2 another that will teach me how 2 work in the Dreamweaver CS3 Suite, a program I have been stumbling around in 4 some months now with no success. I feel like Ian Lloyd's book has provided a firm foundation on which I could build before moving on 2 DW & CSS.

If you are a first time wanna be web site designer, with no computer training or experience, yet want 2 learn a firm foundation on which 2 build, I would highly recommend this book.

Build Your Own Website The Right Way Using HTML & CSS teaches web development from scratch, without assuming any previous knowledge of HTML, CSS or web development techniques. This book introduces you 2 HTML & CSS as you follow along with the author, step-by-step, 2 build a fully functional web site from the ground up.

However, unlike countless other "learn web design" books, this title concentrates on modern, best-practice techniques from the very beginning, which means you'll get it right the first time. The web sites you'll build will:

Look good on a PC, Mac or Linux computer

Render correctly whether your visitors are using Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, or Safari

Use web standards so your sites will be fast loading & easy 2 maintain

Be accessible 2 disabled users who use screenreaders 2 browse the Web

By the end of the book, you'll be equipped with enough knowledge 2 set out on your first projects as a professional web developer, or you can simply use the knowledge you've gained 2 create attractive, functional, usable & accessible sites 4 personal use.