Don't waste too much time poring over every detail of these books, though. You'll never learn it all just by reading. Get the basic ideas and then start applying them as soon as you can.
I'm waiting for the post: "How I got sued by the RIAA from scratch because I had no experience" . Let's do something that helps artists move away from the RIAA's clutches, and not add more fuel to the fire with things that will just get shut down. TheSixtyOne is a perfect example of how to do it RIGHT when it comes to consumer facing site. (work WITH artists, offer monetization, easy to use,etc.)
So, he tells us he's not a web developer (he is now!). But what is his background - is he a gutter at the chicken factory or is he a very young professor of theoretical physics.
The implication is, though he specifically states it's not, that you can follow his model and do the same thing. Knowing what level of intelligence/intellect he has helps to determine if that is at all possible.
Interesting story though.
I only skimmed over the text but missed whether he did all the design himself, it looks quite slick, especially compared to his hand-drawn wireframes.
So what we actually get, with the sibling post to yours, is that a programmer can make a web app with the help of a web design firm ... who would have thought it possible.
Nice story, great looking site, but not quite the in-at-the-deep-end story it appears.
