Reading books to learn the ins and outs of web development is very informative and delicate. But to find a good book that doesn’t have to many pages and does really improve your skills, that’s the real bottleneck. So in this article I’ll recommend you some good web development books.
The books I’ve read to learn web development
This is a list of books I’ve read. Not all of them, but the ones that I think were really helpful.
1. The Web Designer’s Idea Book: The Ultimate Guide To Themes, Trends & Styles In Website Design
Buy it on Amazon.
2. MySQL Crash Course
Buy it on Amazon.
3. CSS Mastery
Visit website.
Buy it on Amazon.
4. PHP Cookbook
Buy it on their website.
Buy it on Amazon.
5. The A-Book-Apart book series![]()
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1. HTML5 For Web Designers. Buy it on their website.
2. CSS3 For Web Designers. Buy it on their website.
3. The Elements Of Content Strategy. Buy it on their website.
4. Responsive Web Design. Buy it on their website.
5. Designing for Emotion. Buy it on their website.
6. Mobile First. Buy it on their website.
7. On Web Typography (coming in 2012). Visit website.
Enjoy reading! It really improves your skills and thoughts on web development.




i read 3 of abookapart series[1,2,4] and they are pretty awesome and useful.
useful post .. thanks for sharing.
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