Internet Business Resources

In 2003, fraud and identity theft cost consumers at least $437 million dollars. In 2004, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission received 247,000 consumer complaints in 2004 (up 15% from 2003), from individuals whose identity was stolen, and according to Reuters.com (2/2005), Americans lost $548 million dollars to identity theft and consumer fraud in 2004. Don’t allow yourself to become a part of the statistics!   How Personal and Internet Security Works illustrates in vivid detail the many dangers faced by those who use the Internet to send or receive email, surf the Web, conduct personal business, use a credit card, or even travel to airports and how those dangers can be solved. You’ll also get detailed explanations of Internet privacy issues such as spyware, phishing, identity theft, data mining, biometrics, and security cameras, as well as Homeland Security issues such as airport scanning and terrorist screening.  … More >>
How Personal & Internet Security Works

A networking professional’s guide to providing end-to-end and gateway Internet security for the user’s information. Covers the essential Internet security protocols designed to protect IP traffic. DLC: Computer networks–Security measures.

Secure transmission of data over public and semipublic Internet Protocol (IP) networks is essential to organizations that are geographically distributed. Such companies rely on the ability of road warriors to connect transparently to local area network (LAN) resources across the Internet via a virtual private network (VPN), and require fixed resources to be able to communicate securely and inexpensively. Respected networking author Uyless Black explains certain aspects of the state of the art in secure IP data communications in Internet Security Protocols: Protecting IP Traffic. For the most part, he endeavors to explain network-security concepts at a systems-engineering leve… More >>
Internet Security Protocols: Protecting IP Traffic

Need to learn HTML fast? This best-selling reference’s visual format and step-by-step, task-based instructions will have you up and running with HTML in no time. In this completely updated edition of our best-selling guide to HTML, Web expert and best-selling author Elizabeth Castro uses crystal-clear instructions and friendly prose to introduce you to all of today’s HTML and XHTML essentials. You’ll learn how to design, structure, and format your Web site. You’ll create and use images, links, styles, lists, tables, frames, and forms, and you’ll add sound and movies to your site. Finally, you will test and debug your site, and publish it to the Web. Along the way, you’ll find extensive coverage of CSS techniques, current browsers (Opera, Safari, Firefox), creating pages for the mobile Web, and more.

Visual QuickStart Guide–the quick and easy way to learn!
Easy visual approach uses pictures to guide you through HTML and show you… More >>
HTML, XHTML, and CSS, Sixth Edition

When Practical Unix Security was first published more than a decade ago, it became an instant classic. Crammed with information about host security, it saved many a Unix system administrator from disaster. The second edition added much-needed Internet security coverage and doubled the size of the original volume. The third edition is a comprehensive update of this very popular book – a companion for the Unix/Linux system administrator who needs to secure his or her organization’s system, networks, and web presence in an increasingly hostile world. Focusing on the four most popular Unix variants today–Solaris, Mac OS X, Linux, and FreeBSD–this book contains new information on PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules), LDAP, SMB/Samba, anti-theft technologies, embedded systems, wireless and laptop issues, forensics, intrusion detection, chroot jails, telephone scanners and firewalls, virtual and cryptographic filesystems, WebNFS, kernel security levels, outs… More >>
Practical Unix & Internet Security, 3rd Edition

Written by the people responsible for designing and maintaining AT&T’s Internet gateway, this book has become the definitive description and practical guide to protecting networks from hacker attacks through the Internet. The book shows how to set up a “firewall” gateway–a dedicated computer equipped with safeguards that acts as a single, more easily defended Internet connection.Amazon.com Review
Essential information for anyone wanting to protect Internet-connected computers from unauthorized access. Includes: thorough discussion of security-related aspects of TCP/IP; step-by-step plans for setting up firewalls; hacking and monitoring tools the authors have built to rigorously test and maintain firewalls; pointers to public domain security tools on the net; first-hand step-by-step accounts of battles with the “Berferd” hackers; and practical discussions of the legal aspects of security. … More >>
Firewalls and Internet Security: Repelling the Wily Hacker

With over 80 million registered eBay users in the English speaking countries, consumers are empowered to buy just about anything at a price that’s fair. And millions have used eBay to either sell some of the stuff lying around the house, or they make a living utilizing this unique online flea market. The two latest additions to the 20 Questions series break the subject of “eBaying” down into two distinct books for two distinct audiences: eBay buyers and eBay sellers. And if readers were to buy both books, they’d have the complete information on how eBay works and how they could make it work for them. 20 Questions To Ask Before Selling on eBay is designed to take anyone through the steps to sell successfully and profitably. Beginning with how to set up an eBay business and organizing it for success, the book proceeds through how to choose the best products, how to design an attractive and effective listing, getting paid, automating auctions, customer… More >>
20 Questions to Ask Before Selling on eBay

Turn Fashion into a FortuneWhether you’re selling vintage or new items, we’ll show you how to attract buyers and bids in eBay’s second-largest category. This unique category poses a host of issues. Navigating them is a breeze when you have lists of sources for even specialty and hard-to-find items, as well as insider tips on pricing strategies and inventory management from top clothing, shoe and accessories PowerSellers. Learn how to:Stay ahead of the curve by identifying up-and-coming fashion trendsChoose a niche—from vintage cowboy boots to brand-new wedding dresses—and become an expert in itMake customers’ purchasing decisions easy by including all relevant size informationSet a fair return policyDetermine the best displays for presenting any productTake photos that perfectly showcase your merchandisePlus: eBay PowerSellers’ exclusive category tips!… More >>
How to Sell Clothing, Shoes, and Accessories on eBay

Every eBayer knows that setting prices and deciding how to much to bid is a delicate art. While there are many guides to pricing for specific collectibles and the like, this is the first reference to help you determine how much to bid or how much to pay on eBay for a wide array of items. The eBay Price Guide is filled with exhaustive lists of selling prices for items ranging from rare books and sports memorabilia to computer parts and video games, covering nearly every eBay niche and the most popular subcategories. Introductions to each category offer helpful tips and advice that you’ll find invaluable on their own. But not only that, the version of the DeepAnalysis software included on the CD-ROM will have you sifting through even more pricing data from a vast amount of eBay auctions so that you can better evaluate the eBay market, predict how various items will sell, and find out where the deals are. You’ll learn that you can sell Abbot & Costello’s F… More >>
The eBay Price Guide: What Sells for What

Start an eBay business today!

The eBay Business Start-Up Kit is packed with in-depth information and practical advice to help you get your eBay business up and running quickly and easily. Best of all, it features an interactive CD-ROM that makes setting up shop on the web’s leading commerce site a cinch.

No more trolling the Internet, or digging through millions of web-sites. You can turn to either the book or the disk to quickly look up how to:

list items and become a “PowerSeller”
find auction-management tools
pick a business structure
keep essential records
ship items, handle returns and issue refunds
obtain business licenses and permits
pay (and minimize) taxes
and much more

It gets even easier: The disk provides links to hundreds of resources on eBay and other sites. One click and you are there!

Plenty of books promise readers a sho… More >>
eBay Business Start-Up Kit: 100s of Live Links to All the Information & Tools You Need

How do we propel our eBay business to the next level? How do we make a full time living using eBay? Those questions are what this book is all about. You will learn about developing a business plan to guide you to success, increasing seller-buyer communication, expanding business overseas, selling from your own Web site, keyword marketing, sales tax resellers licenses, credit card merchant status, banking systems to streamline your business, alternative shipping methods, taxes, growing sales, other auction marketplaces, systems to prevent non-payment and credit card fraud, locating inventory to sell, building brand recognition, hints on improving ad copy and photography, dealing with competition, fulfilment options, accounting, new ways to find products, and how to get positive feedback. This book contains marketing tricks that will help you create interest in your product and tips about taking photos, managing e-mail, and shipping. You will also learn pric… More >>
Ebay Income Advanced: How to Take Your Ebay Business to the Next Level – for Powersellers and Beyond