Finally, someone was nice enough to post a review of my book [LINK]!  The review is up at CSharp-Online.net here: [LINK]

Here’s an excerpt:
"Mashups are becoming ever more important to Web 2.0 applications. (A mashup refers to a combination of various third part data feeds into a new harmonious feed or presentation.) If you are not yet excited about Web 2.0, you will be after reading this book!"

Here’s probably the most critical commentary:

"The book is a bit of a jarring experience for the reader. Much of it reads like someone’s lecture notes or a PowerPoint presentation. Transitions are abrupt. But, partly, this is the price of bringing to market such a topical book so quickly."

You know I can’t fault them there. The book was cobbled together over many long nights last year and I can absolutely see how the result might be a bit "jarring". As first-time author I take this criticism to heart as valid and hopefully can improve in the next one.

The "Bottom Line":
"Amazon.com Mashups is a great overview of mashups and introduction to integrating Amazon Web services with other mashable services using a variety of Web 2.0 techniques."

4 out of 5 stars? Not bad, I’ll take it.

In related news I got the following email from Alex in the UK over the weekend. This really brightened my day:

"Just wanted to send an email of appreciation. I have purchased your book and am thoroughly enjoying it. It is nice to read a book that is technical but not at all boring and very, very useful. Hopefully, you are considering writing new titles that maybe go even further. These new range of books that inspire the imagination as well as go into technical detail are great and so much better than reading manuals all the time. I’m sure you have had many similar emails, but I just wanted to add my bit."