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After hitting the book shelves in December, Joomla 1.5 - A User's Guide has already become a best seller! It has managed to reach the top 1000 Amazon best seller list a few times and has peaked at 282!
Thanks to everyone that has purchased a copy, I hope you have found the book useful as you have been working on your own Joomla projects! Come on and join us in the Joomla Book forum, we now have over 1000 subscribers asking questions and helping each other out with their Joomal 1.5 sites.
Many have been taking advantage of the companion site, www.joomlabook.com.
What have people been saying about the book?
Joomla end users, project co-founders and developers, here is what they are saying...
"One word explains defines this book. One word gives meaning to the readers. One word makes you want to pick this book up over and over just to read it again. And that word is refreshing. This book explains in great detail. Not only in great detail but also in live sites to test on. This is a step beyond the rest. Even as a Joomla! expert this book had some interesting techniques that I did not know."
Steven Pignataro 'corePHP' Support
"The novice reader is eased into the subject and confidently guided through the basic principles and on to the more advanced features. This guide empowers the user not only to build a professional website, but also to make it a success."
Russell Walker, CEO, Netshine Software
"If you've been using or following Joomla! in the past years you've most likely seen the name Barrie North or Joomlashack mentioned sometime somewhere. Barrie has been a member of the community for a long time and my expectations for this book where pretty high.
The book explains the foundations everyone should know before starting with Joomla! and takes you on a ride to actually building real sites. I really like books that take real time examples instead of just snippets of code here and there. While reading the book you are taken trough the complete process of building a couple of websites with different needs and targets and thats how you really learn to do the Joomla!
This book is a great guide that comes at the right time for new comers and more experienced Joomla! users and developers."
Arno Zijlstra, Joomla! Co-Founder
"It's not easy to write a book about Joomla, there is just so much to talk about but Barrie North does an excellent job. It is suitable for both the first time user and those who have been using Joomla! for a very long time. The book is logically structured and will help you create a dynamic website in a very short space of time.
There aren't many books that stay on my desk but this will be one of them."
Brian Teeman (Co-founder of Joomla! and OpenSourceMatters Inc)
"In a time when solid, real-life Joomla! 1.5, information is rarely available, this book is a thirst quenching oasis of knowledge. The abundant and clear examples in the book make Joomla! 1.5 websites within anyone's reach.
I heartily recommend, Joomla! a users Guide by Barrie North."
Tom Canavan "Dodging the Bullets, a disaster preparation guide for Joomla! based websites"
"The Guide is logically organized, leading beginners clearly from the most basic Joomla! concepts in a practical way...the way a new user would go about setting up a new Joomla! site. Importantly, Barrie does not take for granted the level of sophistication of the reader and thoughtfully explains concepts outside the `Joomlasphere' that most novice web administrators should know (such as choosing a web host, web site development using a localhost environment, setting web site goals and site maps early on in the design process, etc...). More complex and Joomla!-specific concepts are then introduced as appropriate.
The writing style is also pleasing and, for a technical guide, quite straightforward with extensive examples and references.
In summary, Barrie has produced the gold-standard printed reference for Joomla! 1.5. I highly recommend The Guide (especially for novice and intermediate users) if you want to make the most of your Joomla! 1.5 experience."
Victor Drover, Anything Digital
"I recommend to every Joomla user who is less than "expert level" -- read this book! You know you are reading a great computer-related book when you can read and understand and make copious notes in the book margins...without sitting in front of a computer! Not only did it "fill in the blanks" about much of my understanding re: Joomla (any version), but I felt excited, and much more confident, about using Joomla 1.5. Great overview of Joomla, great details, great tips! A well-written user's guide. Thank you!"
Vicky L. Thomas "Cossino"
"Barrie has hit a home run with this book. If you are new to Joomla or making the transition to Joomla 1.5 this is the book you need to have on your shelf. The book is well thought out and provides a wealth of information that only someone that has spent countless hours under the hood of the application can provide.
Everyone that is working or struggling to get a Joomla website live or modify an existing site, including customization of templates needs to have this book."
Steven Snyder "CTO/CIO"
The book is for people that want to learn how to manage and run their own Joomla websites. For professional Joomlers, its the kind of book you can provide to clients and save yourself some support emails.Barrie's writing style is easy-to-read and flows well. Its thoroughly illustrated and comprehensive - at over 420 pages, it clocks in at twice the size of some other Joomla guides. Barrie has worked hard on making this new book better, readers seem to think so too - its now the best rated Joomla! book on Amazon.
Steve Burge - Alledia SEO Club and Book
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