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Title: Professional JSP 2nd Edition Publisher: Wrox Press Authors: Simon Brown, Robert Burdick, Jayson Falkner, Ben Galbraith, Rod Johnson, Larry Kim, Casey Kochmer, Thor Kristmundsson, Sing Li Rating: 2/5  Since this is the work of several authors, there is a lot of overlap of content in the various chapters. It is evident from the chapters that some of the authors are new to JSP1.2 technology and some of them to Java itself, and they managed to get their work (in-progress) in this book!!! (Plus, got customers like me buy this book for a cool sum.) As an exception to every rule, some of the chapters in this book are good, especially the discussion on MVC and Filters.
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Title: eBay for Dummies, Fourth Edition Publisher: For Dummies Authors: Marsha Collier Rating: 4/5  This is one of the GREAT eBay books--covering about everything--but is quite opinionated. For example the author has the strange notion that money orders are the perfect way for paying at eBay. (Possibly because she is a sucessful seller, and I guess the little amount PayPal charges to receive money adds up if you receive a lot.) The reader, if a newbie to eBay, needs to keep in mind that the author's prejudice against PayPal is not shared by everyone. For many, PayPal is the absolute best way to go for both buying and selling...no running down to the 7-11 or post office to get a money order...no having to listen to a buyer lying about how the money order must have gotten lost in the mail, when they never sent one. At one point, the author even strangely advises the reader to lie if they need to about forgetting to send money! She also makes it sound like those selling illegal items are quickly booted out of eBay, when it's no such thing. eBay is easily one of the biggest pirate's den in the whole wide world for people infringing on the copyrights of others.Gee, and then there was her remark about how the bidder should never bid in an auction until the very end--doing so marks the bidder as an inexperienced newbie. That's one of the stupidest practices at eBay...unless the seller is a cheat who's into getting his friends or relatives to bid...and takes so much out of the fun of an auction...no activity to the very end...BLAH!The humor in the book is also extremely forced and unfunny. Or maybe after you've read so many Dummies books, none of the humor is amusing any longer...unless the topic has you totally scared out of your mind...and you are desperate for a laugh...any laugh.Ah, but it's still a great eBay book, with loads of useful information! And it resells VERY WELL at eBay...so feel free to buy it new here at Amazon.com...get free postage...and then resell it at eBay and get most of your money back! Just don't spill anything on it, or write in it, or let your pet rabbit chew on it! :)
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Title: Programming Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Publisher: Microsoft Press Authors: Francesco Balena Rating: 5/5  This book has numerous valuable tips throughout. It is extremely readable for beginners and an excellent reference for the more advanced.
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Title: eBay(TM) Strategies : 10 Proven Methods to Maximize Your eBay Business Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR Authors: Scot Wingo Rating: 5/5 This book is not for the light hearted. It truly will tell you what you are doing right(and that wont be much) and what you do wrong. I had no idea where I was in my business until I read this book. Truly a slap in the face and a wakeup call. Ths is a must have book if you are serious about your eBay business. Worth 100x's the price and more. If you are looking for a candy coated Amway rah rah on how great your doing on eBay, this is not for you. After reading this book, I see exactly what we have done wrong for the last 2 years, and we see how far we have to go to be a "real business". This is like a full time business consultant on staff for less than the price of a decent lunch. Get it now..! Way to go Scot.
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