A great book for the novice and intermediate web designer is the book from Peach Pit Press called, "HTML, XHTML, and CSS, Sixth Edition: Visual QuickStart Guide, Adobe Reader, 6th Edition". This book will have all of the coding examples you could ever use.

Need an HTML editor without spending a lot of money? Head off to CoffeeCup Software. Not only will you find an html editor, but an FTP (file transfer protocal) program to upload your site to the web, easy to use programs for flash, converting videos to flash, to adding a jukebox to your site to name a few.

If you would like higher end programs, head off to Adobe.com. There you will find the original Flash program, Dreamweaver, PDF maker to name a few.