Thanks Dave, yeh, I've got the first edition but probably should pony up
for the new one - thanks for reminder!
>> New subject line: best books about the web...
DMMT is on the list, no doubt - but I'd also add Design for Community -
even thought it's from 2002 (and has some comedy early-web screengrabs)
still one of the best things about making community work on the web -
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Jhvfh6thHS8C&hl=en
tt
Mike
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Dave Gerrard wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Letting Go Of The Words by Janice Reddish is often called the seminal book on web writing.
>
> http://www.redish.net/books/item/5
>
> Steve Krug considers it the companion piece to "Don't Make Me Think" (which is probably the best IT book ever, never mind the best Web Design Book). But Krug deliberately left lots of stuff out about writing because he knew Reddish was writing her book.
>
> The one takeaway golden rule is "get rid of half of what you've written. Then get rid of half of what's left."
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dave
>
> ________________________________________
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> Subject: Writing for the web guide
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> Hi all
>
> Just been asked by a couple of clients for a guide to writing for the
> web - we already had one but I've decided to re-write.
>
> I'd really appreciate your thoughts / comments on commissions / errors /
> etc - or just feel free to read or download it..
>
> see http://out.thirty8.co.uk/webwriting
>
> cheers!
>
> Mike
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>
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