Homepage Usability: 50 Websites Deconstructed
by Jakob Nielsen, Marie Tahir

While there is a plethora of books available that provide tips on Web design, most authors leave a significant gap between the theory and practice--a gap that is left up to the reader to fill. Homepage Usability: 50 Websites Deconstructed boldly steps into that gap with specific observations and... Read more

Designing Web Usability : The Practice of Simplicity 
by Jakob Nielsen

Creating Web sites is easy. Creating sites that truly meet the needs and expectations of the wide range of online users is quite another story. In Designing Web Usability: The Practice of Simplicity, renowned Web usability guru Jakob Nielsen shares his insightful thoughts on the subject. Packed with... Read more

Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability
by Steve Krug, Roger Black

Usability design is one of the most important--yet often least attractive--tasks for a Web developer. In Don't Make Me Think, author Steve Krug lightens up the subject with good humor and excellent, to-the-point examples.

The title of the book is its chief personal design premise. All of the tips,... Read more

The Design of Everyday Things
by Donald A. Norman

Anyone who designs anything to be used by humans--from physical objects to computer programs to conceptual tools--must read this book, and it is an equally tremendous read for anyone who has to use anything created by another human. It could forever change how you experience and interact with your... Read more

Site-Seeing: A Visual Approach to Web Usability
by Luke Wroblewski

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Usability: The Site Speaks for Itself
by Kelly Braun, et al

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Web Site Usability Handbook  
by Mark Pearrow

The Web Site Usability Handbook is for individuals who evaluate and improve the usability of Web sites. It does not, as the title might imply, specifically show Web developers how to make their sites more usable.

The book explores the growing field of Web usability, with equal emphasis on ... Read more

Online Communities: Designing Usability and Supporting Sociability
by Jenny Preece

If the phrase "planned community" makes you think of terrible homogenous suburbs, take another look at the Internet. Although there are unplanned aspects and emergent behaviors, every detail for the most part has been designed by people who thought that they knew what they were doing. Might we do... Read more

Skip Intro: Flash Usability and Interface Design
by Duncan McAlester, Michelangelo Capraro

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Usability for the Web: Designing Web Sites that Work
by Tom Brinck, et al

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Web Usability and Navigation: A Beginner's Guide
by Merlyn Holmes

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