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Books We Like

These are some books we like on DoingMedia topics. We don’t list books here we haven’t read. As time allows we’ll fill in some reviews. Happy reading!

Communications | Information Architecture | Writing and Content | Online Business |
Content Management | Usability |Web Design | Social Media | Blogging | Video Production

Communications

MTIV: Process, Inspiration and Practice for the New Media Designer (VOICES)
Hillman Curtis Paperback $55.00 240 pages New Riders Press 10-06-2002 ISBN: 9780735711655

Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery (Voices That Matter)
Garr Reynolds Paperback $29.99 240 pages New Riders Press 04-01-2008 ISBN: 9780321525659

Information Architecture

Information Architecture for the World Wide Web: Designing Large-Scale Web Sites
Louis Rosenfeld/ Peter Morville Paperback/ Illustrated $39.95 486 pages O’Reilly Media, Inc. 15-08-2002 ISBN: 9780596000356

Writing and Content

Content Critical: Gaining Competitive Advantage Through High-Quality Web Content
Gerry McGovern/ Rob Norton Paperback $29.99 256 pages FT Press 08-12-2001 ISBN: 9780273656043

Online Business

Measuring the Success of Your Website: A Customer-centric Approach to Website Management
Hurol Inan Paperback $19.95 260 pages Longman Publishing Group 18-01-2002 ISBN: 9781740096485

Content Management

Content Management Bible
Bob Boiko Paperback $49.99 816 pages Wiley 15-12-2001 ISBN: 9780764548628

Managing Enterprise Content: A Unified Content Strategy (VOICES)
Ann Rockley Paperback $39.99 592 pages New Riders Press 17-10-2002 ISBN: 9780735713062 Usability

Usability

Designing Web Usability : The Practice of Simplicity Jakob Nielsen Paperback $45.00 432 pages Peachpit Press 20-12-1999 ISBN: 9781562058104

Don’t Make Me Think! A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (Circle.Com Library) Steve Krug Paperback $35.00 208 pages New Riders Press 13-10-2000 ISBN: 9780789723109

Web Design

Eric Meyer on CSS: Mastering the Language of Web Design Eric A. Meyer Paperback $50.00 352 pages New Riders Press 28-06-2002 ISBN: 9780735712454

More Eric Meyer on CSS (Voices That Matter) Eric A. Meyer Paperback $45.00 304 pages New Riders Press 08-04-2004 ISBN: 9780735714250

Robin Williams Web Design Workshop (Robin Williams Design Workshop) Robin Williams/ John Tollett/ Dave Rohr Paperback $44.99 384 pages Peachpit Press 04-08-2001 ISBN: 9780201748673

The Art and Science of Web Design Jeffrey Veen Paperback $45.00 300 pages New Riders Press 28-12-2000 ISBN: 9780789723703

Web Design in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference Jennifer Niederst Paperback $29.95 580 pages O’Reilly 21-02-2006 ISBN: 9781565925151

Learning Web Design: A Beginner’s Guide to (X)HTML, StyleSheets, and Web Graphics Jennifer Niederst Robbins Paperback/ Illustrated $44.99 479 pages O’Reilly Media, Inc. 29-06-2007 ISBN: 9780596527525

Web ReDesign 2.0: Workflow that Works (2nd Edition) (VOICES)Kelly Goto/ Emily Cotler Paperback $45.00 272 pages New Riders Press 20-12-2004 ISBN: 9780735710627

Web Style Guide: Basic Design Principles for Creating Web Sites, 3rd EditionPatrick J. Lynch/ Sarah Horton Paperback $15.95 176 pages Yale University Press 15-01-2009 ISBN: 9780300076752

Social Media

Promoting Your Podcast: The Ultimate Guide to Building an Audience of Raving Fans Jason Van Orden Paperback $15.95 150 pages Larstan Publishing 08-08-2006 ISBN: 9780977689552

Blogging

Publish and Prosper: Blogging for Your Business DL Byron/ Steve Broback Paperback $21.99 200 pages New Riders Press 01-06-2006 ISBN: 9780321395382

The Weblog Handbook: Practical Advice on Creating and Maintaining Your Blog Rebecca Blood Paperback $14.00 144 pages Perseus Books Group 02-07-2002 ISBN: 9780738207568

Blogging for Business: Everything You Need to Know and Why You Should Care Shel Holtz/ Ted Demopoulos Paperback $21.95 272 pages Kaplan Business 01-02-2006 ISBN: 9781419536458

Clear Blogging: How People Blogging Are Changing the World and How You Can Join Them Bob Walsh Paperback $24.99 351 pages Apress 05-02-2007 ISBN: 9781590596913

Dispatches from Blogistan: A travel guide for the modern blogger (Voices That Matter) Suzanne Stefanac Paperback $24.99 256 pages New Riders Press 30-09-2006 ISBN: 9780321395559

Video Production

Web Video: Making It Great, Getting It Noticed Jennie Bourne/ Dave Burstein Paperback $39.99 336 pages Peachpit Press 15-08-2008 ISBN: 9780321552969

Digital Video Hacks: Tips & Tools for Shooting, Editing, and Sharing (O’Reilly’s Hacks Series) Joshua Paul Paperback/ Illustrated $29.95 426 pages O’Reilly Media, Inc. 27-05-2005 ISBN: 9780596009465

Filmmaking for Teens: Pulling Off Your Shorts Troy Lanier/ Clay Nichols Paperback/ Illustrated $18.95 192 pages Michael Wiese Productions 25-04-2005 ISBN: 9781932907049

Video Basics Herbert Zettl Paperback $123.95 432 pages Wadsworth Publishing 03-07-2006 ISBN: 9780495050322

DV 101: A Hands-On Guide for Business, Government and Educators Jan Ozer Paperback $29.99 244 pages Peachpit Press 07-03-2005 ISBN: 9780321348975

Video Production Handbook, Fourth Edition Gerald Millerson Paperback $39.95 352 pages Focal Press 12-09-2008 ISBN: 9780240520803