Q I would like to learn how to design and create my own Website. I already have good computer skills and think Web design knowledge will make me more appealing in the job market. Can you recommend any books on HTML and Java?

J.L. Osborne Ionia, Michigan

A There are hundreds of books devoted to Website design. The trick is finding one that provides useful and easy-to-understand information. A good place to start is with the For Dummies series of books: HTML 4 for Dummies by Ed Tittel, Natanya Pitts, Mike Wooldridge, and Chelsea Valentine, and Creating Web Pages for Dummies by Bud E. Smith and Arthur Bebak (both from IDG Books Worldwide, $24.99). Also check out JavaScript Bible (IDG Books Worldwide, $49.99) by Danny Goodman and Brendan Eich, and Thinking in Java, by Bruce Eckel (Prentice Hall Computer Books, $44.99).

Another option is to go online, For a quick and free lesson, check out pagetutor.com (www.page tutor.com), which offers basic HTML tutorials for free. Membership gives you access to a wider array of the site’s features and more advanced lessons. And check out the 24-hour HTML Cafe (www.24hour htmlcafe.com), the Web companion to Sams Teach Yourself HTML 4 in 24 Hours, 4th Edition, by Dick Oliver (MacMillan Computer Publications, $19.99). If you have time in between, stop by Web Pages That Suck.com (www.webpagesthatsuck.com), for an amusing, visual lesson on creating appealing Websites.

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