Are there books about the web?

Yes, quite a few. A brief list follows. New entries are solicited. Please include ISBN numbers and/or ordering information.

HTML Web Publisher's Construction Kit

From Waite Group Press. $36.95. 700 pages. By David Fox and Troy Downing. Covers the proposed HTML 3.0 standard, CGI programming, server setup, and browser and editor issues. CD included. For more information, see <URL:http://found.cs.nyu.edu/downing/htmlbook.html>.

The Web Server Book

From Ventana Press. $49.95. 650 pages. By Jonathan Magid, R. Douglas Matthews, and Paul Jones (the sunsite.unc.edu team). A guide to creating a Web Server under Unix. Including server software, security, HTML, conversion, verification, graphics and multimedia, searching and indexing, forms, CGI, and next-generation developments. Includes CD-ROM with Linux, Netscape, and source and binaries for common UNIX platforms to all the tools discussed. Sample chapter, updates, and special order price available at <URL:http://www.vmedia.com/wsb.html>. ISBN: 1-56604-234-8.

World Wide Web: Beneath the Surf

From UCL Press. By Mark Handley and Jon Crowcroft. A look at the technologies that underly the World Wide Web. The authors have taken the unusual step of making the entire book available online <URL:http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/staff/jon/book/book.html>. ISBN: 1-85728-435-6.

HTML Pocket Reference Card

From Specialized Systems Consultants, Inc. 16-page reference foldout. $4.50. Covers HTML, URLs and related topics. ISBN 0-916151-79-4.

How to Publish on the Internet

From Warner Books. 275 pages. By Andrew Fry and David Paul. $17.95. Includes SPRY Mosaic software. A guide to publishing on the Web: HTML, graphics, style, strategies for maximizing audience by building information communities. Online "Next Chapter" includes an excerpt, New Tools review, links to Web publishing resources (URL is <URL:http://pathfinder.com/twep/Features/How_Pub_Web/How_Pub_Web.html> ). ISBN 0-446-67179-7.

Running a Perfect Web Site

From Que. 457 pages. By David M. Chandler. A complete guide to setting up a Web server, including hardware/communications issues, HTML, forms, CGI scripts, and server-side includes. Includes a CD containing Windows HTTPD, NCSA httpd for Unix, HTML authoring tools, and dozens of SLIP utilities. ISBN 0-7897-0210-X. Read more about it at <URL:http://www.netins.net/showcase/chandler/book.htm>.

Using Netscape

From QUE. 350 pages. A user's guide to Netscape, including information on how to search the web and a disk containing Netscape itself. By Warren Ernst. ISBN: 0-7897-0211-8. $19.99 US. "Your Internet discount price: $15.99."

The HTML Sourcebook

From John Wiley and Sons. 411 pages. By Ian S. Graham. Contains a detailed description of HTML 2.0, including allowed element nestings, as well as descriptions of many HTML 3.0 features. There are also chapters on CGI and the HTTP protocol, complete with examples, and chapters discussing browsers, editors, servers and archive sites containing useful CGI programs and Web development tools. A review can be found at <URL:http://mirror.wwa.com/mirror/reviews/books/95/htmlsb.htm> . ISBN: 0-471-11849-4.

HTML Reference Card

From SSC. 16-panel reference card. Covers basic and advanced HTML tags. $4.50. ISBN: 0-916151-79-4.

The World Wide Web Handbook

From International Thomson Computer Press. 350 pages. Covers getting connected to the web, designing HTML pages, and establishing a web server. Includes additional material on SGML and information regarding HTML 3.0. GBP 26.50. ISBN: 1-850-32205-8.

The Mosaic Handbook (Mac, Windows and X editions)

From O'Reilly. A short, sweet guide to the World Wide Web from a Mosaic user's perspective. Mac and Windows versions Include Enhanced NCSA Mosaic on floppy disk; the X Window System version includes NCSA Mosaic on CD-ROM. Telnet or gopher to gopher.ora.com (log in as gopher) or find details on the web ( Mac: <URL:http://www.ora.com/gnn/bus/ora/item/mosmac.html>, Windows: <URL:http://www.ora.com/gnn/bus/ora/item/moswin.html>, and X Window System <URL:http://www.ora.com/gnn/bus/ora/item/mosx.html>). Wherever books with arcane fauna on the cover are sold.

The World Wide Web Unleashed

From Sams Publishing. By John December and Neil Randall. Additional chapters contributed by others; I wrote the chapter on HTML editors and filters. Covers both user and provider issues in detail. Supporting pages available on the web (URL is http://www.rpi.edu/~decemj/works/wwwu.html ). 1057 pages. ISBN: 0-672-30617-4. Call 1-800-428-5331 or +1-317-581-3500 for ordering information.

Spinning the Web: How to Provide Information on the Internet

From Van Nostrand Reinhold. By Andrew Ford. Oriented toward those with an interest in putting their data on the web. ISBN: 1-850-32141-8 (New York), 0-442-01962-9 (London). Available in December 1994.

Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML in a Week

From Sams Publishing. By Laura Lemay. Also oriented toward those who plan to publish materials on the web. ISBN: 0-672-30667-0. 400 pages. Includes information on setting up servers and handling forms results as well as HTML writing and editing. (URL is: http://slack.lne.com/lemay/theBook/index.html ) Available December 22nd, 1994. Call 1-800-428-5331 or +1-317-581-3500 for ordering information.

The HTML Manual of Style

From Ziff-Davis Press. By Larry Aronson. Chapters: introduction to the WWW, the HTML language, writing HTML documents, and HTML examples. 120 pages. Available in December 1994.

The Internet via Mosaic and World-Wide Web

From Ziff-Davis Press. By Steve Browne. Details on obtaining Mosaic and Trumpet Winsock, getting it all set up, and what to do with it once it works. A chapter of interesting sites on the Web as well. ISBN: 1-56276-259-1.

MOSAIC Quick Tour

From Ventana Press. By Gareth Branwyn. A good guide to installing and using NCSA Mosaic under Windows. Includes basic HTML and trouble-shooting chapters. "More hand-holding than the FAQ and gives lots of details." - Mari J. Stoddard

Managing Internet Information Services

From O'Reilly and Associates. By Cricket Liu, Jerry Peek, Russ Jones, Bryan Buus & Adrian Nye. A good choice for those who will be installing and maintaining WWW servers; also includes documentation on HTML, imagemaps and the like. Also covers other types of Internet services. See <URL:http://www.ora.com/gnn/bus/ora/features/miis/index.html> for more information.

Hands-On Mosaic: A Guide for Window Users

From Prentice Hall. By Dr. David Sachs & Henry Stair. ISBN: 0-13-172321-9.

HTML Authoring for Fun & Profit

From Prentice Hall. By Mary Morris. Jan 1995. ISBN: 0-13-359290-1.

NCSA Mosaic Handbook

From Prentice Hall. By Amy K. Kreiling & Frank Baker. Jan 1995. ISBN: 0-13-196692-8.

Plug-n-Play Mosaic for Windows

From Sams. By Angela Gunn. ISBN 0-672-30627-1. 300 pages. Disks include a special version of Enhanced NCSA Mosaic for Windows with built-in TCP/IP Winsock and dialer, and an automated configuration program (hence "plug-n-play"). The book is an introduction to Mosaic and the Web with some coverage of creating a home page and HTML and, of course, the obligatory directory of Web sites.

Using Mosaic

From Que. Ed. by Que Development Group. ISBN: 0-7897-0021-2. Covers NCSA Mosaic for Windows and the Macintosh.

Using the World Wide Web

From Que. Ed. by Que Development Group. ISBN: 0-7897-0016-6.

Mosaic User's Guide

From MIS Press. By Bryan Pfaffenberger. ISBN: 1-55828-409-5.

Using Mosaic for Windows

From Electric Avenue Press. By Stephen Gauer. ISBN: 0-969-8853-0-X.