Why use SitePoint books?

They’re easy – and fun. SitePoint books are clearly laid out, well-explained, and easy to use – but most of all, they’re fun! Detailed, technical language has its place – and we’re not afraid to get our hands dirty – but our relaxed, conversational style has won fans the world over.

Practical examples. Theory is great, but we think the most effective way to learn is with practical examples. That’s why all our titles relate new ideas and techniques to real-life scenarios – so you can put them to work without hours of guesswork.

Working code archives. SitePoint books include code archives covering every example – giving you code to take away, adapt, and implement in your own site right away! Our tech editors scour through each title, so you can be confident that the examples presented are robust, effective and ready to use.

Up-to-date. We published our first title on web design without tables way back in 2003. Since then, we’ve been avid believers in best-practice web development, not just in HTML and CSS, but also in fields from database programming to business management. With our titles, your students will learn the most current approach to the topic.

Why use ebooks?

Super simple distribution. SitePoint can easily arrange distribution to your students with a simple download coupon-based system at no cost to you – it’s a simple as placing an order, and distributing the codes. If you’re already using our printed texts, ask us about our companion download program.

Students love our digital texts – they’re feature-packed, portable, and compatible with a huge range of devices.

Standard formats. SitePoint ebooks use industry-standard digital formats like PDF, ePub and Amazon’s mobi. There’s no need for unintuitive software or unwieldy online viewers – you can read and annotate your book in apps like Preview and Adobe Reader, and easily view them on almost any modern PC. In an education environment, you can be confident that SitePoint books will work on any computer, out of the box.

Fully compatible with iBooks, including notes, annotations, and search.

They’re cost effective. Cutting out the costs associated with printing, warehousing, and distribution also makes it much easier for us to offer our books to you at lower prices. For educational institutions, we’re able to arrange discounts on bulk orders worth up to 50% off regular prices – get in touch with us to find out how.

Easy to use. With digital formats, it’s really easy to find what you’re after. Our PDFs and ebook formats come fully indexed, with in-text bookmarks, tables of contents, and embedded images. Most of all, this makes it super easy to search for keywords and find what you’re after in a snap.

No digital rights management. There are no passwords or restrictions on our book downloads. Why? We reckon there’s nothing worse than having to load up a buggy, arcane interface just to access a set of chapters. Freedom from DRM also means that it’s much easier to read your books offline, or on more than one device – students love having a copy on their computer, plus one on a Kindle or their iPhone.