Computer Book Reviews

Sell it on Ebay by Jim Heidi and Toby Malina

Peachpit Press, October, 2003
Trade Paperback, 165 pages
ISBN: 0321223764
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Sell it on Ebay
 by Jim Heidi and Toby Malina Here is a great book for anyone looking to sell items on eBay, the leading online auction website. The book walks readers through the basics: registering with eBay, rules for sellers, creating a seller's account, information about seller's fees, pricing your auctions and eBay etiquette. Once you understand the basics, teaches readers how to create auctions. Readers learn the best ways to take pictures of their items -- many picture tips are given for outfitting your photo studio and photographing both small and large items. The book also provides suggestions for formatting the text and layout of your auction. One of the most important aspects of online auctions is management. The book tells readers how to handle bidders, make changes to an auction and how to relist an item that was not sold. Sell it on eBay also goes into details about what happens when you have sold your item, how to handle shipping and packaging and most importantly, how to get paid. Additional information provided in the book includes coverage of some efficiency tools for active eBay sellers and an appendix with eBay symbols and auction abbreviations. This is a very helpful book that is sure to help anyone become an expert eBay seller in no time at all.


Macromedia Flash MX 2004 Actionscript by Derek Franklin, Jobe Makar

Macromedia Press, November, 2003
Trade Paperback, 764 pages
ISBN: 0321213432
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Macromedia Flash MX 2004 Actionscript
 by Derek Franklin, Jobe Makar ActionScript is the programming language behind Flash, Macromedia's web technology that is popular for use on interactive and multimedia websites. This book helps the programmer learn Flash concepts and contains 21 lessons that help readers build their skills progressively as they advance through the book. The book also includes 40 functional projects, including games, applications and Flash websites, to help the programmer develop their ActionScript skill. The book helps readers learn Flash concepts like how to create custom classes of objects, design a user-interface menu, validate and transfer data, printing Flash content and work with movie and sound clips. The accompanying CD includes the files, graphics and code needed to complete each lesson and project. Some prior programming experience is helpful, especially experience with JavaScript or Java. Developers new to either Flash programming or new to the latest version of ActionScript 2.0, will find plenty of practical instruction, sample code and tips in this comprehensive reference.


Macromedia Flash MX 2004 KillerTips by Shane Elliott

New Riders, November, 2003
Trade Paperback, 191 pages
ISBN: 0735713839
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Macromedia Flash MX 2004 KillerTips
 by Shane Elliott Designed with the popular format and style of Scott Kelby's Killer Tips series, Flash MX 2004 Killer Tips provides Flash developers with great Flash tips and tricks, just like Kelby's books help readers learn PhotoShop. Flash MX 2004 Killer Tips is written by freelance Flash designer and developer Shane Elliot. Elliot does a great job of keeping in step with the Killer Tips series and selects great tips, short cuts and tricks for Flash developers. The tips cover topics like organizing your workspace, using toolbars, timelines, effects, animations, templates, embedding Flash movies, importing and exporting, CSS and ActionScript. Each tip contains a helpful screenshot and concise instructions from Elliot. Flash developers will find plenty of tips to choose from to save them time and improve their Flash skills. As an added bonus, Elliott provides some of his entertaining humor for readers, and maintains a website for updates and new tips.


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