From the reviews:
"This book could serve as a reference in the general area of information theory and would be of interest to electrical engineers, computer engineers, or computer scientists with an interest in information theory. Each chapter has an appropriate problem set at the end and a brief paragraph that provides insight into the historical significance of the material covered therein. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduate through professional collections." (J. Beidler, Choice, Vol. 46 (9), May, 2009)
"The book consisting of 21 chapters is divided into two parts. Part I, Components of Information Theory . Part II Fundamentals of Network Coding . A comprehensive instructors manual is available. This is a well planned comprehensive book on the subject. The writing style of the author is quite reader friendly. it is a welcome addition to the subject and will be very useful to students as well as to the researchers in the field." (Arjun K. Gupta, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1154, 2009)