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I am a technical-writer, FOSS advocate, and a Bangladeshi. Wrote the following books in Bangla:


  • Windows Server 2008 Administration Guide
  • Web Publishing (3rd edition)
  • Expert's Networking (4th edition)
  • Windows 2000 Professional Administration Guide
  • Windows 2000 Server Administration Guide
  • Redhat Linux 7.2 Administration Guide
  • Red Hat/Fedora Administration Guide
  • Linux Networking
  • SQL: Structured Query Language
  • Apache-MySQL-PHP Shohojpath
  • Shomaje Bigganer Provabh (Translation of Impact of Science on Society by Bertrand Russel)
  • Khao Shei Bang (Translation of Eat That Frog! by Brian Tracy)

Following books are in English and published by Packt Publishing:


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Joomla! E-Commerce with VirtueMart book review

I've had the chance to read Packt Publishing's Joomla! E-Commerce with VirtueMart by Suhreed Sarkar and as a complete "how to" for Joomla and VirtueMart it's perfect.

It really does contain all you need to get up and running a full e-commerce site using these components.


Joomla! E-Commerce with VirtueMart It has to be admitted that for a newbie, after the installation of VirtueMart, it's all very daunting!
The documentation is available from VirueMart but it does assume rather a lot for a beginner.

Packt Publishing's new title though really sets out a complete step-by-step guide from installing Joomla through to going live with your e-commerce site.
And it doesn't only roll through the steps needed to get up and running.
Included for example are some small hacks to enable a different user group with different function permissions.

And a good run-down on available extensions for Search Engine Friendly Url's, Bulk imports of products, bookmarking modules etc.

There are chapters on template customising and a very valuable resource "which template displays what content", always a problem with VirtueMart, knowing where to change a file to customise a view.

The various VirtueMart modules (description, installation and configuration) are covered and a large appendix describing the payment and shipping modules.

Finishing off with a comprehensive resources appendix the book covers it all and can be recommended for those starting out in the Joomla / VirtueMart world.

It's available in print or as a discounted price PDF download, if you want a good basic grounding in building an e-commerce site with VirtueMart, this is it.
For webmasters this should be the book to recommend to their shop owner clients when their "how do I" questions become one too many.

Get it from Packt Publishing who have a huge range of specialist IT and Technology publications.
The direct link is Joomla! E-Commerce with VirtueMart
Enjoy.

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Another review of my book at gcwebdesign.com. Hope this review helps others.

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Build an Online Store with Joomla E-Commerce and VirtueMart | CMS Report

Build an Online Store with Joomla E-Commerce and VirtueMart

Submitted by Neha Shaikh on April 22, 2009 - 9:05pm

Joomla! E-Commerce with VirtueMart is a new book from Packt that helps users to build their own Joomla VirtueMart e-commerce web site with Joomla! 1.0/1.5 and VirtueMart 1.1.x. Written by Suhreed Sarkar, this book guides users through installing and configuring a VirtueMart store using the Joomla CMS platform.

Readers will learn to configure their stores with the most essential shop functionality such as creating and using the appropriate zones and currencies, configure payment methods, shipping methods, and taxes. In addition to this, users will be able to manage manufacturers, vendors, products, and product categories.

Developers will be able to customize the appearance of the website by installing and configuring VirtueMart themes, managing products, orders, and using search engine friendly (SEF) URLs, thus helping them in attracting customers to their store. Along with this, they will be shown how to build a wide customer base by learning about VirtueMart’s promotional tools such as banner ads, featured products, newsletters, coupons, etc.

By using region-specific taxes, multiple currencies, installing new languages, and translating the language of the site, users will be able to add further value to their store. To broaden VirtueMart functions for bulk import/export of products to the shop catalog, users will learn to add third-party extensions to their website. They will be able to spice up their shop by updating multiple product information on the shops website, and displaying sideshows with product images at the same time.

Along with installing, setting up and customizing a brand new VirtueMart store, developers will learn to secure, maintain and troubleshoot it by backing up and restoring files and databases of the store to the server.

Joomla! users interested in building an e-commerce store will find this book useful. This book is out now and is available from Packt. For more information, please visit: http://www.packtpub.com/joomla-e-commerce-with-virtuemart-1-1-x/book

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Review of my book at CMSReport.com. Although not comprehensive, this review wanted to highlight some of the features of my book.

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