Site Offer Even though most developers spend much of their programming time working with databases, many of them have never had any focused training on how to design and build a database that works smoothly and is easy to use.

The Reg bookshop is offering you the chance to put this right, with 30% off Designing Effective Database Systems, plus 30% off database guides ranging from SQL Server to FileMakerPro.

In Designing Effective Database Systems, world-renowned expert Rebecca M. Riordan has written the definitive database design book for working developers who aren’t database experts. No matter how messy or complex your data challenge, Designing Effective Database Systems shows you how to design an effective, high-performance database to solve it. The book gives the reader the knowledge needed to take a messy, complex, realworld situation and turn it into an effective database design.

• Designing Effective Database Systems
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  A clear, easy to follow guide to the messy practice of building an effective database, using lots of real-world examples.
• Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes
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  Ben Forta's best-selling SQL tutorial.
• Microsoft SQL Server High Availability
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  Offers example-based coverage for various high availability solutions.
• Understanding DB2®
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  A new take on DB2 -- Both comprehensive yet elementary, with detailed advice and illustrations every step of the way.
• DB2® SQL PL
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  Straight from IBM -- the ultimate DB2 PL SQL resource and the first and only to cover DB2 UDB 8.2.
• DB2 Universal Database V8.1 Certification Exam 703 Study Guide
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  Written by the DB2 expert who was responsible for reviewing the Version 8 exams.
• MySQL Tutorial
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  A clear, concise tutorial on the basics of MySQL - the most popular open-source database in the world.
• Oracle SQL by Example
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  The ideal tutorial and workbook for mastering SQL for Oracle systems.
• Automating Microsoft Access with VBA
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  Provides a thorough introduction to programming Microsoft Access 2003 using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).
• Creating a Database in FileMaker Pro
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  Smart, focused, full-color guide is the complete package for users who want to create their first Filemaker Pro database--now.
• Professional Excel Development
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  Professional Excel Development: The Definitive Guide to Developing Applications Using Microsoft(R) Excel and VBA(R).

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• Tricks of the eBay Masters
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  Exclusive tricks and advice from expert eBay users that help the reader win more eBay auctions -- and make more money.
• Publishing a Blog with Blogger
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  Smart, to-the-point guide shows readers how to create their first web log with Blogger.

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