Deciding between two Adobe web-design course books can feel like a coin flip. Both are trade paperbacks in very good condition, and both put Adobe tools at the center of the coursework. The real fork in the road is tool coverage: one title is built around Dreamweaver as part of a premium collection, while the other is a New Edition that bundles Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Flash into a single volume. So which one belongs on your desk?
Quick verdict
Pick the Adobe CS6 Web Tools volume when your software design course expects you to move across Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Flash in one workflow. Pick The Web Collection Revealed Premium Edition when your course centers on Dreamweaver and you want a focused book from a group of Adobe authors. The listed price gap is just $1.46, but the coverage split is what separates them.
Comparison table
| Product | Listed Price | Price Bar | Condition | Format | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE WEB COLLECTION REVEALED PREMIUM EDITION\: ADOBE By Sherry Bishop \& James VG | USD 28.95 | Very Good | Trade Paperback | Dreamweaver focus in a premium edition | |
| ADOBE CS6 WEB TOOLS\: DREAMWEAVER, PHOTOSHOP, AND FLASH By Sherry Bishop \& Chris | USD 27.49 | Very Good | Trade Paperback | Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Flash in one New Edition |
*Price bars visually compare the two listed prices only.*
Where each product wins
The Web Collection Revealed Premium Edition wins if you want a dedicated Adobe Dreamweaver volume with several listed authors, including Sherry Bishop, James E. Shuman, Jim Shuman, and Elizabeth Eisner Reding. It is a trade paperback with a very good condition note, and the title identifies it as the Premium Edition.
Adobe CS6 Web Tools wins for broader coverage. The title explicitly calls out Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Flash, so you can see all three CS6 web tools covered together in the listed title. It also carries a "New Edition" feature and is the lower-listed-priced option between the two.
Product notes
THE WEB COLLECTION REVEALED PREMIUM EDITION: ADOBE By Sherry Bishop & James VG
This listing is for the Premium Edition of The Web Collection Revealed, with the book title identifying Adobe Dreamweaver as the focus. The author lineup is extensive and includes Sherry Bishop, James Shuman, James E. Shuman, Jim Shuman, and Elizabeth Eisner Reding, which makes it a reasonable pick for a course that spends most of its time inside Dreamweaver. It is a trade paperback in very good condition, and the ISBN is 9781435441965. The main limitation is tool scope: the title does not mention Photoshop or Flash, so it is positioned as a Dreamweaver-focused volume rather than a three-tool guide.
ADOBE CS6 WEB TOOLS: DREAMWEAVER, PHOTOSHOP, AND FLASH By Sherry Bishop & Chris
This one takes the opposite approach by putting Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Flash under the same cover. The title says "New Edition," and the author list includes Barbara Waxer, Chris Botello, and Sherry Bishop, so it brings multiple voices to the workflow. It is also a trade paperback in very good condition, with ISBN 9781133629740. The clear limitation is that the focus is spread across three tools, so it may not serve a course that goes especially deep into Dreamweaver alone; its strength is covering all three tools without requiring separate books.
Final choice by use case
- Dreamweaver-centric software design courses: Choose The Web Collection Revealed Premium Edition for a focused volume with a wider author team.
- Multi-tool software design courses: Choose Adobe CS6 Web Tools to keep Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Flash in one book and take the slightly lower listed price.
