Choosing an Open Source CMS

Do you dream of writing a book? A technical one? Three years ago, I was creating my future plan and writing 6 books was one of the top items in the list.

Today, I have two books already in print and have learned a lot on the way. One of the lessons is to get the right publisher. I am fortunate to have Packt as the publisher of both my books – Mobile Web Development and Open Source Content Management Systems: Beginners Guide.

A wannabe author will have a lot of questions. They may include:

• How is the overall experience of writing a book?
• During the writing process, what issues/ difficulties I may expect? And how to deal with them?
• Does writing a book overshadow personal life?
• I have a full time job, how do I manage my time?
• What benefits can writing a book bring to my specialist area?

Want to hear my story? Packt took my interview and asked me these questions. Go ahead, and read my answers to these questions! At the end, I have valuable tips from my own experiences too!

Packt’s running a special offer for this week (till 28th June). 60% off on the ebook version of Choosing an Open Source CMS book. David Barnes twitted about this and said the book is “good, underrated classic”.

Go ahead, grab your copy!

I received my own copies of the CMS book last week. My first impression was – “beautiful”. The printing quality is superb, binding is nice, cover page image is vibrant and the typeface, page setting & spacing are a pleasure to read. It’s easy to read something on a computer screen, but it’s a different pleasure to have a book in your hand, flip pages and make notes on those margins!

Here’s how they look:

Here’s a photo with an open book:

Choosing an Open Source CMS book is written with beginners in mind. Even if you don’t know anything about a CMS, this book will help you identify the best content management system for your needs and deploy it. If you have already worked with CMSs, this book will help you even more – showcasing a variety of CMSs and guiding you through refining your requirements. If you identify yourself with any of the following, this is the book for you!

• You are a website owner
• You are a web developer
• You are a consultant
• You are a student, wanting to learn more about web content management systems
• You are an open source enthusiast

The book is already getting positive reviews, and if you use or plan to use a content management system, you will certainly find a lot of valuable information from this book.

My latest book – Choosing an Open Source CMS: Beginner’s Guide – is now available from PactPub, Amazon and others.

This website is dedicated to readers of this book. I will be writing about choosing a CMS, tips, book excerpts and useful resources here.

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Welcome to the website for my latest book – Choosing an Open Source CMS: Beginner’s Guide.

This website will be a resource to help you select and use the best open source CMS for your specific needs.

The book will be published today, and I will be posting useful tips and excerpts on this website. Bookmark the site / subscribe to it / visit again.