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If you would like a sampling of the books contents before you jump in and buy a copy you can preview 26 pages of the book on scribd.com. Preview the book here.

A huge thanks to WebDesignerDepot.com for the great review of the book. I appreciate the time they took to thoroughly review the book and provide some real feedback. Overall I am glad you guys love the book! These guys are close to the topic of inspiration and site galleries so their feedback means a lot to me!

Read the full review.

I finally got around to writing a blog post about my books review in .net magazine. .Net magazine features a few books and games each month in its Media review section. I am thrilled to be included. And fortunately they gave me a positive review:

"Nicely designed, very readable and with a good choice of sites, this is a great source of inspiration for designers"

Thanks again .net!

One note though, they did list my publisher as Taschen when it is actually HOW Books.

If you are one of the designers featured in the new book feel free to grab one of the badges to place on your site. These badges let you proudly tell the world that your site has been featured in my latest book. If you prefer to roll your own badge you can download the book cover in various size to do so.

FedEx showed up today with two preview copies of the new book. I am really excited to see the end results. On this sort of long term project it can be so easy to forget how fun the end results are. Several things about the new book that I am really loving:

1. The biggest improvement is the much larger images. This was the biggest request following book #1 and it really has made a huge impact on the usability of the new book.
2. The spot varnish on the cover is great and really makes the book pop.
3. The artwork. I really feel that the new book shows some awesome design work and it really shows how far the industry has come in the two short years since book #1.

Also, amazon is saying the book will begin shipping around September 20th. Pre-order a copy for $19.80. 

Welcome to the all new Web Designer’s Idea book site. I had plans for some time to revamp the site. The old version wasn’t so bad, but scaled really poorly. So with the addition of the second book (and a likely prospect of more), I wanted to create a proper home.

In particular the blog will be a place for release information and calls for entries.

So, I hope you enjoy the new site, and check out the books!

Well it took a bit of time, but you can finally pre-order The Web Designer's Idea Book Volume 2 on Amazon.co.uk. Seems they are a bit behind Amazon.com, but better late then never!