2.0 out of 5 stars
Very basic stuff.., Aug 31 2010
This review is from: The Definitive Guide to Magento (Paperback)
Well, I bought this book thinking that it will help me enhance my knowledge of Magento and to tell you the truth - I'm quite disappointed. Having set up two Magento stores myself I was looking for something more in-depth.
The first half of the book gives overview of frontend and backend menus in Magento - with screenshots on every page. I'm sure that anyone who has worked even a little bit with Magento is already familiar with these.
The second part covers installation of Magento and very basic modifications/customizations to the store. The final part has a few pages of API commands that are somewhat out of context because nowhere in the book the authors give any guidance on why API should be used..
This book might be helpful for some who have no experience with Magento whatsoever but even then, I feel it's too thin on actual useful information (again, 2/3 of the book is screenshots). I wish I didn't spend $40 on this book.
Not very impressed with Apress publishing either - I found numerous typos in the book. It looks like there was nobody to proof it:(
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