I do read, occasionally. When I do read, it’s usually on my iPhone with Instapaper. Getting through 10 or more blog posts a day, mostly relating to web development & design. No matter how good the iPhone coupled with its content is, it’ll never match the experience and ease of reading a paper book. So, below I list the few books I have read. I do want to add a list of what’s in my Instapaper list one day.
The HTML5 spec is 900 pages and hard to read. HTML5 for Web Designers is 85 pages and fun to read. Easy choice.
HTML5 is the longest HTML specification ever written. It is also the most powerful, and in some ways, the most confusing. What do accessible, content-focused standards-based web designers and front-end developers need to know? And how can we harness the power of HTML5 in today’s browsers?
Here it is, the brand new Smashing Book. Announced several months ago in a couple of posts, it has finally arrived. You can buy the Smashing Book right now. And in case you didn’t know, it’s available here exclusively. The book is available and can be shipped right away.