Unlike many books of this type, this book was actually well writen and interesting to read! Nakano makes what could have been very dry discussions more entertaining by including real-life scenarios.

The book takes you through web development processes, all the way from the one-man shop to the huge, mega-corporation. Yes, it does not give implementation details, but I think it does a very nice job at explaining the basic models in a black box way. (It is up to you to decide how you are going to do version control or enterprise content management.)

Interesting how polarized readers are on this book! I can see that folks needing specific details on web development would not appreciate this book.

However, for me, since I wanted a general discussion of how companies develop web sites, it was perfect. My experience in web development for small and medium-size companies tells me that the problems and solutions presented in this book are very real-world.

Unlike many books of this type, this book was actually well writen and interesting to read! Nakano makes what could have been very dry discussions more entertaining by including real-life scenarios.

The book takes you through web development processes, all the way from the one-man shop to the huge, mega-corporation. Yes, it does not give implementation details, but I think it does a very nice job at explaining the basic models in a black box way. (It is up to you to decide how you are going to do version control or enterprise content management.)

If you believe that Interwoven's software is the way to go, then read this book. Otherwise, save your money and look elsewhere.

This book can commonly be found used for [a low cost ]. I think that says a lot.

Coming from an editorial and project management background, I found this book to be worthless. It's terribly written, the topics are covered in a very general way, and it ignores important topics such as information modeling.

A much better book on the subject is "Managing Enterprise Content: A Unified Content Strategy" by Ann Rockley. However, Rockley's book goes beyond Web content management to include all forms of enterprise content (print, etc.). I plan to read Boiko's "Content Management Bible" next, which I hope will answer some of the questions I still have.

As a System Architect working with Enterprise Content Management (ECM) and particularly with Interwoven's Teamsite, I was eagerly awaiting the publication of a book that dealt with Content Management.
However, on recieveing the book I was disapointed to release once again that the subject had been treated at such a high level as to be nearly useless to someone who already works within the field.
I agree with other reviewers of the book that it does present a reasonable overview for those first dangling their feet in the CMS swamp.
However, there is currently a great need for a book on ECM where the underlying principles and process of specifying, creating and validating a "Content Architecture" and Management System are seriously considered.
Unfortunately this book is not it.
If I had the time or money I would write one myself.
Until then I keep my fingers crossed that Nakano is already working on one