Web Content Management: A Collaborative Approach (ISBN 0201657821)

Even at (a low cost ), Not Worth It:
This book can commonly be found used for (a low cost ). I think that says a lot. Coming from an editorial and project management background, I found this book to be worthless. It's terribly written, the topics are covered in a very general way, and it ignores important topics such as information modeling. A much better book on the subject is "Managing Enterprise Content: A Unified Content Strategy" by Ann Rockley. However, Rockley's book goes beyond Web content management to include all forms of enterprise content (print, etc.). I plan to read Boiko's "Content Management Bible" next, which I hope will answer some of the questions I still have.

More depth please Mr Nakano:
As a System Architect working with Enterprise Content Management (ECM) and particularly with Interwoven's Teamsite, I was eagerly awaiting the publication of a book that dealt with Content Management. However, on recieveing the book I was disapointed to release once again that the subject had been treated at such a high level as to be nearly useless to someone who already works within the field. I agree with other reviewers of the book that it does present a reasonable overview for those first dangling their feet in the CMS swamp. However, there is currently a great need for a book on ECM where the underlying principles and process of specifying, creating and validating a "Content Architecture" and Management System are seriously considered. Unfortunately this book is not it. If I had the time or money I would write one myself. Until then I keep my fingers crossed that Nakano is already working on one

Shill for Interwoven:
If you believe that Interwoven's software is the way to go, then read this book. Otherwise, save your money and look elsewhere.

Nice explination:
Unlike many books of this type, this book was actually well writen and interesting to read! Nakano makes what could have been very dry discussions more entertaining by including real-life scenarios. The book takes you through web development processes, all the way from the one-man shop to the huge, mega-corporation. Yes, it does not give implementation details, but I think it does a very nice job at explaining the basic models in a black box way. (It is up to you to decide how you are going to do version control or enterprise content management.)

Great for general explanation of web development:
Interesting how polarized readers are on this book! I can see that folks needing specific details on web development would not appreciate this book. However, for me, since I wanted a general discussion of how companies develop web sites, it was perfect. My experience in web development for small and medium-size companies tells me that the problems and solutions presented in this book are very real-world. Unlike many books of this type, this book was actually well writen and interesting to read! Nakano makes what could have been very dry discussions more entertaining by including real-life scenarios. The book takes you through web development processes, all the way from the one-man shop to the huge, mega-corporation. Yes, it does not give implementation details, but I think it does a very nice job at explaining the basic models in a black box way. (It is up to you to decide how you are going to do version control or enterprise content management.)