Database Systems: Design, Implementation, and Management (with Premium WebSite Printed Access Card and Essential Textbook Resources Printed Access Card)

This was a required textbook for a graduate course I took. I have no prior experience with any database system and relied on this book for my class and learned database design and SQL very well. The book is well structured and easy to read for the technically inclined. Don't expect to become a DBA after reading this book. I do recommend it though if you are trying to pursue a career in the database field. It will definitely help you to build the foundation and master the essentials. If you need more in depth coverage of SQL I would pickup another book as a supplement. This book doesn't focus on a specific flavor of SQL (Oracle, MySQL, or MS SQL Server) but rather explains SQL concepts using the standard ANSI SQL syntax and sometimes use additional Oracle or MS SQL Server examples to explain differences.

I like the Kindle book, the price is less than the paper book. You can get the three first chapter for free and buy the whole later. If you buy the entire book it will keep your notes and highlights on the free chapters. I downloaded the free Kindle app on my windows and I can read it from there. I need to be online to read the book. I also bought the Kindle Fire HDX 7" with 4G and WiFi from Amazon but have not used it yet . I don't know if I need to be connected to WiFi to read the book from my Kindle Fire. I can use the 4G any ways,The only problem I faced was I bought the Kindle Paper White first and this book doesn't work on that type of Kindle tablets. I bought that from Amazon too along with the case and when I discovered the book does not go on it I returned the Paper White and case and seller refunded me really fast and free return. Also the Kindle free app installs on Android but you can't read this book on android even if you install the app. Overall I like digital books better than paper books. Also as appose to other sellers when you buy Kindle book you will have it forever. Some other non Kindle and non Amazon version expire after a while and you lose the book.

I rented this but had to drop class. I tried an online class and found the professor too hard to follow without spending more time on campus than online with a tutor. So an honest review is not applicable here. For the first two week of reading it was easy to read and understand but I won't know for sure until next semester when I rent it again with a different professor.

I was required to buy this book for an introductory class to databases. My classes were entirely online, and the textbook was generally the only source of information given (ex, no lectures or instructor's notes). I have no experience with databases at all, and was looking forward to learning about them.This book is broken into very logical parts, and has a nice amount of "chunking" of information, with call-outs and plenty of diagrams. Props to the graphic designer. It covers a lot of material and tries to give as solid base of understanding for future database developers. It also includes a glossary in the back.The text in the book left something to be desired. New terms would be defined using other new terms, forcing the reader to figure out 2 new terms at once. The book also would start to explain a concept, and then say that it was going to explain the concept further in later chapters over and over. I think the writers are very knowledgeable about what they are talking about, but would have done well to have a great technical writer help them convey that knowledge. Personally, I had to reread sections over and over trying to figure out exactly what the author meant. Eventually, I ended up going and looking up terms on Wikipedia to get a second explanation.Overall, I think this book might be good if you have lectures or other resources in a class to help you understand databases. But on its own, this book has trouble getting all of its messages across clearly.

While I found some of the examples tedious, I otherwise enjoyed this book as a textbook. It is certainly not a reference book, as most of the useful information is spread in with the instructional text. I had a bit of an SQL background when I got this book, and I'd recommend it to more of a beginner, as I was tempted to skim through parts. However, I got a much better well-rounded view of databases from reading this book than I ever did from playing around with databases at home and work.

This new edition of the book offers insight on how database structures work and are assembled. It is perfect for learners and students who are new to this subject and the online access code truly does help you. My professor explains my subject very well, however since teaching this subject for about 20+ years.. this is his favorite book.

I had to buy this for a class which was based on this book. I'm almost not even sure where to start but I'll start with the writing quality. Chapter 1, for example, starts out with a laborious discussion on the pros and cons of file-based systems vs. DBMS's. One of the cons listed was that file-based systems require programmers while apparently forgetting that they were about to spend the rest of the book introducing the reader to SQL. This discussion might have been relevant 10-15 years ago but should've been dropped several editions ago.Speaking of relevancy, the authors do make mention of NoSQL in the first chapter but then proceed to ignore it. You won't find any discussions in this book about MongoDB or Cassandra and I'm not sure I ever saw MySQL mentioned either (so don't look for a discussion on sharding). The authors are under the mistaken impression that DAO and RDO are viable even though Microsoft doesn't. One can also not help but to get the distinct impression that they feel AS400's are lurking everywhere and tend to compare everything to mainframes as a basis for discussion. The book does tackle data warehousing but you could probably learn the same lightweight material from a 'Dummies' book.Unless you are forced to buy this book by the dinosaurs (or MBAs) running your computer science department you should consider avoiding this terrible book at all costs. I doubt that it would even be sold, much less be able to demand the price it does, if it wasn't used as a textbook by out-of-touch academics.

The book I received is in excellent condition. There are no pen marks or highlights. As good as new. Exactly the same as in pictures. Print access included as mentioned in product description. Great price.

In very good condition.