New Book Shares Personal Stories and Hard-Won Secrets of Webmastering

Medford, NJ, June 1, 2000 — CyberAge Books, an imprint of Information Today, Inc. (ITI), has announced the publication of net.people: The Personalities and Passions Behind the Web Sites, by Thomas E. Bleier and Eric C. Steinert. 

In net.people, authors Bleier and Steinert take readers up close and personal with the creators of 36 of the world’s most intriguing online ventures. They go behind the scenes, to reveal what drives people to dedicate Web sites to topics such as these:
 

Romance & breaking up  Comic books  Stranger than fiction Web site reviews  B movies  Resources for writers Medical advice  Fish & aquariums  Humor

Sports  Women’s issues  Secrets of the rich & powerful Unusual tourist attractions  Electronic gaming  Action figure collecting Misheard song lyrics  Weddings  Celebrity grave sites

Throughout the book the net.people share their personal stories and hard-won secrets of Webmastering. Readers will learn how these entrepreneurs and visionaries—often starting with no more than a “crazy idea”—launched a home page, increased site traffic, found financing, geared up for ecommerce, dealt with failure and success, built new relationships, and discovered that a Web site had changed them forever.

net.people (328pp/softbound/$19.95/ISBN 1-910965-37-4) net.people is available in bookstores through Chicago-based trade distributor Independent Publishers Group (IPG), or by calling Information Today, Inc. at 800-300-9868 (outside U.S. call 609-654-6266), faxing 609-654-4309, e-mailing custserv@infotoday.com, simply click on the "Order Now" button (left).