Website of the Day: The Book
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If I had a fiver for every time someone had said to me "You should do a Website of the Day book", I'd have well over twenty quid by now. Maybe even £25 actually. But once I'd given the idea some serious thought, I realised there might be some demand for a webby book that's not remotely geeky.
So in my ongoing bid for multi-media super-stardom (or something), I spent the spring and summer turning the Website of the Day archives into a book.
The whole thing is cunningly designed to appeal equally to people who wouldn't be seen dead anywhere near a book about the internet, and those who fancy themselves as webby know-it-alls. It's got lots of lovely pictures and thousands of links (many of which have never featured on the programme).
I've tried to make it the kind of book you could enjoy on the bus or in the bath - It's chatty and enthusiastic (like the on-air feature) and there's stuff in it for your parents and for your kids as well as lots of fantastic sites you won't have found for yourself.
You’ll find detailed guides to getting the best broadband deal, spambusting, legal music downloads, online DVD rental, family history research, eBay and route-planning.
The whole thing starts with 15 sites you can’t live without then moves onto sections on Online Shopping and Money Saving, Travel, Music, Film & Telly, Kids Sites, Extreme Sports, Retro Sites & Nostalgia.
And of course there are plenty of the kind of daft sites which have been the bread and butter of the on-air feature – games, diversions, timewasters, bets, quests and silly stories. Rent A Peasant, Skateboarding Bulldog, Big Whale on a Lorry, The MC Hammer Project and Banana George (the legendary nonagenarian jet-ski enthusiast) are all present and correct.
As you can probably tell, I'm really proud of it. I would say this, but it's a fantastic Christmas present - and it's in the shops now - Waterstones, Smiths, Borders, Tesco etc etc (and the BBC Shop of coure).
Please make my Mum happy and order a copy!
>> More info on Website of the Day: The Book
If I had a fiver for every time someone had said to me "You should do a Website of the Day book", I'd have well over twenty quid by now. Maybe even £25 actually. But once I'd given the idea some serious thought, I realised there might be some demand for a webby book that's not remotely geeky.
So in my ongoing bid for multi-media super-stardom (or something), I spent the spring and summer turning the Website of the Day archives into a book.
The whole thing is cunningly designed to appeal equally to people who wouldn't be seen dead anywhere near a book about the internet, and those who fancy themselves as webby know-it-alls. It's got lots of lovely pictures and thousands of links (many of which have never featured on the programme).
I've tried to make it the kind of book you could enjoy on the bus or in the bath - It's chatty and enthusiastic (like the on-air feature) and there's stuff in it for your parents and for your kids as well as lots of fantastic sites you won't have found for yourself. You’ll find detailed guides to getting the best broadband deal, spambusting, legal music downloads, online DVD rental, family history research, eBay and route-planning.
The whole thing starts with 15 sites you can’t live without then moves onto sections on Online Shopping and Money Saving, Travel, Music, Film & Telly, Kids Sites, Extreme Sports, Retro Sites & Nostalgia.
And of course there are plenty of the kind of daft sites which have been the bread and butter of the on-air feature – games, diversions, timewasters, bets, quests and silly stories. Rent A Peasant, Skateboarding Bulldog, Big Whale on a Lorry, The MC Hammer Project and Banana George (the legendary nonagenarian jet-ski enthusiast) are all present and correct.
As you can probably tell, I'm really proud of it. I would say this, but it's a fantastic Christmas present - and it's in the shops now - Waterstones, Smiths, Borders, Tesco etc etc (and the BBC Shop of coure).
Please make my Mum happy and order a copy!
>> More info on Website of the Day: The Book
I don't listen to the radio so had never heard of "Website of the Day". However, I was in Waterstones today and picked up the book. It is a real find. Definitely one I will be referring back to because I am on the internet every day. Thanks Miles :)
Posted by: Vicky | Friday, November 10, 2006 at 06:34 PM
Hi there - congrats on a fantastic site and I will definately be buying the book! Can people suggest sites for you to check out?
Thanks
Kim
Posted by: kim pearce | Sunday, November 12, 2006 at 01:00 PM
This is an excellent resource. Good luck with the book! Jason
Posted by: Jason | Friday, November 17, 2006 at 10:31 PM