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Title: It looked good when I picked it up, but...
Review: I picked this book up in the store, and it looked good compared to the others out there. However, I'm finding that it is not as thorough nor as simple a guide to XML as some of the alternatives. The examples are unevenly explained. There isn't a lot of detail on syntax. The examples on the website ("Save yourself the typing!") are organized by chapter, but do not have perfect correspondence in their filenames to the titles of the examples in the book. The one saving grace is that the lessons are shorter than an hour, each.On good alternative is Jan Egil Refsnes' XML101 website. It is very straightforward, and free, although there isn't a great deal of pure narrative. I have also heard good things about the Wrox book, "Beginning XML" but haven't had a chance to look at it.
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