A group called the Web Standards Project began developing HTML5 in 2007. The project was ambitious: Develop an HTML standard that is capable of running full applications in a web browser. For last few years we could see that Internet Explorer dying slowly, but this changed in spring 2010 when Microsoft released a developer copy of IE 9 and formerly joined the HTML5 working group. So now all major web browsers are support (more or less) HTML 5. It took less than a year, to nearly all publishers prepared for us readers, books about the new web technology, HTML 5 and CSS 3.
Introducing HTML 5
(Voices That Matter) by Bruce Lawson and Remy Sharp – book from last year (2010), written by developers who have been using the new language for the past year in their work, this book shows you how to start adapting the language now to realize its benefits on today’s browsers. Rather than being just an academic investigation, it concentrates on the practical—the problems HTML5 can solve for you right away.
The Essential Guide To HTML5
Using Games To Learn HTML5 And JavaScript by Jeanine Meyer (Nov 2010) – The book begins at an introductory level, teaching the essentials of HTML5 and JavaScript through game development. Each chapter features a familiar game type as its core example, such as hangman, rock-paper-scissors, or dice games, and uses these simple constructs to build a solid skillset of the key HTML5 concepts and features. By working through these hands on examples, you will gain a deep, practical knowledge of HTML5 that will enable you to build your own, more advanced games and applications.
HTML5: Up and Running
This book (by Mark Pilgrim (Aug 2010)) provides practical information about how and why the latest version of this markup language will significantly change the way you develop for the Web. It carefully guides you though the important changes in this version with lots of hands-on examples, including markup, graphics, and screenshots. You’ll learn how to use HTML5 markup to add video, offline capabilities, and more.
Pro HTML5 Programming
This book ( by Peter Lubbers , Brian Albers , Frank Salim (Sep 2010)) will explains how you can create real-time HTML5 applications that tap the full potential of modern browsers. Provides practical, real-world examples of HTML5 features in action. Will shows which HTML5 features are supported in current browsers. Covers all the new HTML5 APIs to get you up to speed quickly with HTML5.
Smashing HTML 5
This book (by Bill Sanders (Dec 2010)) provides comprehensive coverage – from how to get started with HTML5 to optimizing media on the Web. You will learn how to use text, graphics, audio, video, and navigation in HTML5 Web pages running in compatible browsers.
Stunning CSS3
A Project-Based Guide to the Latest in CSS by Zoe Mickley Gillenwater (Dec 2010) – You’ll learn how to accomplish these effects and more by working through a series of practical yet cutting-edge projects. Each chapter walks you through standalone exercises that you can integrate into projects you’re working on, or use as inspiration. You’ll learn all of the most popular, useful, and well-supported CSS3 techniques.
CSS3: Visual QuickStart Guide
With CSS3 Guide (by Jason Cranford Teague (Aug 2010)), readers can start with a tour of the stylesheet language, or skip ahead to any chapter of the book to look up specific tasks covering just what they need to know. This task-based, visual reference guide uses step-by-step instructions, and plenty of screenshots to teach beginning and intermediate users CSS.
HTML5 For Dummies Quick Reference
From this book (by Andy Harris (May 2011)) you will learn hot to: Create rich Internet applications using HTML5, build mobile sites with video, leverage the HTML5 database capabilities. Test, debug, and deploy your sites.
HTML5 & CSS3 for the Real World
This book (by Alexis Goldstein, Louis Lazaris & Estelle Weyl (May 2011)) will show you how to create dynamic websites using these new technologies. No fluff or hype here – Only fun, effective techniques you can start using today. This easy-to-follow guide covers everything you need to know to get started today. You’ll master the new semantic markup available in HTML5, as well as how to use CSS3 without sacrificing clean markup or resorting to complex workarounds.
There are other books about HTML5 & CSS3, and there will be many more. Of course it’s better to buy new book because HTML 5 and CSS 3 are still a little change, evolve.