Some observations while browsing for a book

While browsing for a book, I came upon www.teachyourself.co.uk.

First thing I noticed was the 4 large rotating books near the bottom of the home page. This made me think - are these the only books on offer, or do I need to browse for more? I feel this thought came about because the section had no heading telling me (below there is something that vaguely resembles a heading - below?).

From here, I instantly recognised the bright yellow panel to the left as a menu. Science was what I was after. Up came a page with a big white space in the middle, bordered to the right to several thumnails of books. Looking for something to click straight away, I click a thumbnail (I choose randomly, clicking a book which vaguely represents what I'm after). Nothing happens. A thumbnail that isn't clickable - now that's something.

So I'm forced to think - how do I get a list of books this company produces?

I look at the page a little closer. The two identical page headings throw me, but a under I see the link I want.

To purchase a book I see in the PDF catalogue, I need to go back to the Science page, read instructions (on a good note - they're short and to the point), and manually copy the ISBN to another web site.

Well, that's how to buy a book. Not exactly hard in the grand scheme of things, but could be so much more simple. For a start, the PDF file should be replaced by a HTML list of books in the Science category. A link to the ordering page should be included in the HTML book listings, if it is not feasible to order the book directly from the Teach Yourself web site. A PDF catalogue should be made available for printing.

www.teachyourself.co.uk has plenty on opportunities for improvement.