Best book on datamodeling, making my first ecommerce app

What is the best book I can read on datamodeling. Just want to make an advanced ecommerce sollution.
Thank you

I think David C Hay is the best starting point for learning about data modelling. He has published a couple of books. If you click on[b]this link you'll find his web site which has some useful articles (free registration required).
For a more theoretical introduction to databases and relational theory I think you could do a lot worse than Chris Date's new book from O'Reilly. Not that I've read it cover-to-cover yet, but what I've read of it is sound, and Date is an acknowledged expert (he's former colleague of the Ted Codd of 12 Rules fame).
I don't know of any good books on modelling Oracle specifically. However, Tom Kyte's Effective Oracle by Design (of AskTom fame) will tell you a lot of what you need to know. If you want to get seriously into the coding then PL/SQL Programming by Steven Feuerstein (Whom God Preserve) is your only man.
BTW I'm not on commission from O'Reilly, in my experience they are usually the best (and best value) books on the topic, whatever that topic is.
Good luck, APC

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