One important thing I figured out ( and I am speaking for myself) is that Image Styler is not the kind of software that needs proper training before being able to use it, every thing is ready made and so clear, except maybe for the Javascript rollovers.

Don't waist your money on this book, or any book about Image Styler for that matter. Put your money on more powerful tools such as Photoshop or Flash

"Waste of Money", I bought this book long time ago hoping to learn Image Styler by myself, but It didn't help me. There is nothing in this book that was valuable whichI couldn't figure it out by myself, or by the free tutorials available on the web.

One important thing I figured out ( and I am speaking for myself) is that Image Styler is not the kind of software that need proper training before being able to use it, every thing is ready made and so clear, except maybe for the Javascript rollovers.

Don't waist your money on this book, or any book about Image Styler for that matter. Put your money on more powerful tools such as Photoshop or Flash

"it's ok...", Some books are so hard to put down once you start reading...this ISN'T one of them. Don't get me wrong-there's a lot of useful information but it's painfully dull at times. I'm the type of person who can pick up any book and read til I've finished it, but I had a really difficult time staying focused during this one...dull is the best word I can think of-it does contain some good info though.

"Reasonable but doesn't set the world alight", I found some of the content useful, but not all that much, and due to the lack of colour (except a centre-section), we often play 'spot the difference' with black and white images - sometimes, I couldn't see any at all. Its CD ROM adds some useful demos, styles and shapes, but the b/w appendices of thumbnails is not all that useful. Some important Imagestyler techniques are missed altogether (esp. Aliasing), and the book starts with the classic 'Here are the program's menus and icons...' this is what they stand for', which overwhelms the reader with the software's commands, instructions and menus from the beginning before moving on. There is slightly too much digression as well in my view, and it is padded out with some pointless illustrations. Reasonably useful at Amazon's discount price (only), but not the authoritative work on Imagestyler I'd hoped for.