Sams Teach Yourself HTML and XHTML in 24 Hours, Sixth Edition is a carefully organized, well-written tutorial that teaches the beginning Web page author just what he needs to know in order to get a Web page up in the shortest time possible. The book covers only those HTML and XHTML tags and technologies that are likely to be used on a beginner's Web page, and it is organized in a logical step-by-step order that reflects the natural progression a new Web page author will follow in developing a Web site.

Dick Oliver has brought his unique and colorful writing style to several Web and graphics books from Sams Publishing, including Web Page Wizardry and Tricks of the Graphics Gurus. He is the president of Cedar Software and publishes the online Nonlinear Nonsense Newsletter.

Michael Morrison is a writer, software developer, toy inventor, and author of a variety of books including the second edition of Sams Teach Yourself XML in 24 Hours. He is the instructor of several Web-based courses and serves as a technical director for ReviewNet, a company that provides Web-based staffing tools for information technology personnel.