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Book:   XML in a Nutshell
Subject:   XML in a nut shell review
Date:   2006-04-21 10:17:57
From:   Joe Paladin
Rating:  StarStarStarStarStar


The content of the book itself is great. The biggest problem is the publisher not providing a download link for the example code as is promised in the book.


I went through a lengthy book registration process, and email validation, and I still was not given a link to download the example code. The Orielly site focuses on trying to sell a subscription to the Safari Ebook to me when I have already purchased the hard copy. Searching through the Safari site there is no indication that I would even get the sample code if I did sign up for the subscription, which I don't plan to do right now.


The code in the book is great, and I will get this download if I have to call and email every Orielly contact I can find on a daily basis. It shouldn't be this difficult. I get the supporting files for most of my technical books easily enough. In one case I had to email an author, who responded quickly. This Oreilly book does not provide an author contact, so that won't work in this case.


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"This well-organized handbook delivers precisely what I am looking for in my projects. As its title implies, referencing this book is just like cracking a hard nut to reach its rich contents."
--Vivek Vaishampayan, Technical Communication

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