[thelist] RE: trusted computer book publishers

[Tanner Burson]

I have a stack of varias O'Reilly books on my desk at any given time. 
I've also got a subscription to their web based book service as well.


On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 13:02:30 -0800 (PST), Steven Streight
<vaspersthegrate at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I have several computer book ideas that I want to
> write proposals for and shop around--without an agent.
> 
> Now maybe someone can assist me in one particular.
> 
> What computer book publishers do you trust, admire,
> and value the most. Their books are reliable,
> accurate, practical, extremely authoritative, and
> comprehensive in treatment of subjects.
> 
> And which ones do you feel less confident about?
> 
> No harsh put downs, unless overwhelmingly warranted,
> please.
> 
> I find I favor Osborne/McGraw Hill, largely due to
> Thomas Powell's WEB DESIGN book, which was the first
> web book I bought. (First read was Nielsen's DESIGNING
> WEB USABILITY).
> 
> I also like New Riders.
> 
> I'm wondering what opinions are out there on such
> publishers as O'Reilly, Manning, etc.
> 
> Of course, I avoid any book with "Idiot" or "For
> Dummies" or "___________ for Brain Dead Drug Addled
> Piece of Work Nincompoops Who Are Exceptionally
> Retarded and Can't Understand Anything At All"
> 
> Thanks a lot. I value any input I receive.
> 
> Not titles of books this time.
> 
> Just publishers please.
> 
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> Steven Streight
> Web Usability Analyst/Content Writer
> 
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