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CSS: Book Review (Core CSS)
Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2003 11:40 pm
by nigma
I was recently browsing Powells technical section and found a new CSS book called Core CSS. The price was a little hefty, $49.99, so I decided to see if any of the CSS enthusiasts who hang out around here have anything to say about the book before I spend the money?
Book Title: Core CSS
Publishing Company: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 002-4201485-6088043
Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2003 11:53 pm
by scorphus
Amazon's price: $29.99, here is the link:
Core CSS: Cascading Style Sheets (2nd Edition). I'll take a look to the reviews and reply later.
Cheers,
Scorphus
Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 11:02 am
by scorphus
It seems to be a good book. It covers CSS1, CSS2 and CSS3

and browser compability issues (8 browsers including IE, Mozilla, Netscape and Opera).
The only thing is that it's a bit old (1st edition is dated early 2000). But most browsers atempt to follow these standards nowadays. With this book and W3C's
Cascading Style Sheets Specifications on hands you can be happy with CSS.
Take a look to
o ther books on same topic, read editorial and custumer reviews and see if this is really what you need.
Regards,
Scorphus.
Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 8:07 pm
by nigma
Hmm, I belive the edition I was looking at was a 2nd edition and had been released September 2003.
http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?i ... 30092789-0
Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 9:46 pm
by scorphus
And it is, Amazon's
Core CSS: Cascading Style Sheets (2nd Edition) was published by Prentice Hall PTR and it is on the 2nd edition (August 29, 2003). But the 1st edition was released early 2000.
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 9:24 am
by gavinbsocom
If anyone cares at all.... I bought the CSS in a nutshell in it covers things in great detail. I definitly recommend. I have about 9 of the nutshell books. I'm hooked.
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 10:17 am
by nigma
Gavinbsocom: I will check the nutshell book out, I have like 3 Orielly books right now and am happy with all of them.
Thanks for the help!
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2003 9:23 am
by m3rajk
http://www.bookpool.com
they only do this type of book and are genereally the cheapest, even for me, and i have to pay sales tax!