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The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released. If the error was corrected in a later version or reprint the date of the correction will be displayed in the column titled "Date Corrected".

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Color key: Serious technical mistake Minor technical mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update

Version Location Description Submitted By Date submitted Date corrected
Printed
Page 20
"Look in the auction description" paragraph -

"one of their auctions, the seller may have"

NOW READS:
"one of this user's auctions, he or she may have"

 Anonymous    Mar 01, 2004
Printed
Page 26
Following the third complete paragraph

Code examples: 'pennsylvania' is misspelled (missing 's')

pennylvania "antennas"

pennylvania antennas -antennae

Should be:

pennsylvania "antennas"

pennsylvania antennas -antennae

 Anonymous   
Printed
Page 91
Second paragraph -

the "Y" in "you can simply change the domain" should be lower-case

 Anonymous    Mar 01, 2004
Printed
Page 116
first paragraph of hack -

"You have 80 characters"

NOW READS:
"You have 45 characters"

 Anonymous    Dec 01, 2003
Printed
Page 117
the last example title NOW READS

Nikon F100 35mm Camera TWO Nikkor Lenses Lens

 Anonymous    Dec 01, 2003
Printed
Page 118
the first example title NOW READS

Nikon F100 Cam. with two lenses & other xtras

 Anonymous    Dec 01, 2003
Printed
Page 118
the last example title NOW READS

NikonF100 with2lenses extrabatteries brandnew

 Anonymous    Dec 01, 2003
Printed
Page 119
the last example title NOW READS

/ Nikon F100 35mm Camera ** @ LOOK @ ** /

 Anonymous    Dec 01, 2003
Printed
Page 130
"Using a WYSIWYG Editor" section:

"tag and the closing </body> tag"

NOW READS:
"tag and everything after the closing </body> tag"

 Anonymous    Dec 01, 2003
Printed
Page 159
Last paragraph -

"Update Checkout Preferences"

NOW READS:
"Update payment preferences"

 Anonymous    Dec 01, 2003
Printed
Page 173
{Originally reported as page 175} Second paragraph -

"not likely the the last"

NOW READS:
"not likely to be the last"

 Anonymous    Mar 01, 2004
Printed
Page 175
The three bulleted examples NOW APPEAR in alternate (green) color

Anonymous    Mar 01, 2004
Printed
Page 176
Fifth paragraph -

"a seller yields tremendous"

NOW READS:
"a seller wields tremendous"

 Anonymous    Dec 01, 2003
Printed
Page 277
The capital A with tilde HAS BEEN REMOVED from the beginning of the 12th line of the code example.

**This does NOT appear to be an error, in either the print or online version. The capitalization is consistent with the rest of the book's style.***

 Anonymous    Mar 01, 2004