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Books on WML

The following comprises a list of current books on WAP and WML / WMLScript.

Clicking on the picture of a book will take you to that product at Amazon - either Amazon.co.uk for UK customers, or Amazon.com for international customers. If you consequently buy the book, we receive some money from Amazon. So if you were planning on buying a book anyway, and have found these lessons useful, this would be a nice way to support us.

The link to the book's publisher is to their pages covering that book. These pages tend to contain sample code, example chapters, errata, etc.

Ben Forta, et al : WAP Development with WML and WMLScript
(UK)
WAP Development with WML and WMLScript - Ben Forta, et al

Publisher: SAMS

SAMS tends to specialise in introductory books. We haven't seen this one, but reviews suggest that it covers WML and WMLScript comprehensively, using lots of example scripts.
Ben Forta, et al : WAP Development with WML and WMLScript
(Int)
Martin Frost  : Learning WML & WMLScript
(UK)
Learning WML & WMLScript - Martin Frost

Publisher: O'Reilly

O'Reilly books are generally clear, systematic, and to the point. This book run through all the WML / WMLScript syntax in logical steps, before ending with a couple of concrete examples.
Martin Frost  : Learning WML & WMLScript
(Int)
Charles Arehart et al : Professional WAP
(UK)
Professional WAP - Charles Arehart et al

Publisher: Wrox Press

Wrox Press books tend to be very large, and to attack their topic from lots of different angles. After the (good) initial chapters on WML / WMLScript syntax, there are chapters on WAP in relation to: usability, Java, XSLT, Coldfusion, LDAP, etc.
Charles Arehart et al : Professional WAP
(Int)
Pekka Niskanen : Inside WAP: Programming Applications with WML and WML Script
(UK)
Inside WAP: Programming Applications with WML and WML Script - Pekka Niskanen

Publisher: Addison Wesley

An introductory book aimed at those who want to combine WAP with server-side programming of the open-source flavour (covers Perl and Java servlets). Comes with a useful CD containing the Nokia WAP toolkit, Perl 5, source code, etc.
Pekka Niskanen : Inside WAP: Programming Applications with WML and WML Script
(Int)
Mee Soo Foo, et al. : Beginning WAP: WML and WMLScript
(UK)
Beginning WAP: WML and WMLScript - Mee Soo Foo, et al.

Publisher: Wrox Press

Like their 'Professional WAP', this book covers a lot of ground . It is more focused on introducing the various aspects of WML and WMLScript to the beginner, however.
Mee Soo Foo, et al. : Beginning WAP: WML and WMLScript
(Int)
 

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