The iPhone Book: How to Do the Most Important, Useful & Fun Stuff with Your iPhone, 2nd Edition | 
| Authors: Scott Kelby, Terry White
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Category: Book
List Price: $19.99
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 2833
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Pages: 336
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.2
ISBN: 0321577833
Dewey Decimal Number: 621.38456
EAN: 9780321577832
ASIN: 0321577833
Publication Date: October 19, 2008
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Product Description
The first edition of "The iPhone Book" was chosen by Amazon's editors as their Computer/Technology Book of the Year. This new version of the book, totally updated and expanded for the 3G iPhone, was chosen by Amazon as one of their "Top 10 Must-Have Books" in their annual list of the most "gift-worthy" books of the holiday season.
Here's why this book has become such a hit with iPhone users around the world: it's not a “Tell-me-all-about-it” book, which has in-depth discussions on every thing from wireless network protocols to advanced compression codes. Instead it's a “show-me-how-to-do-it” book, that skips all the confusing techno-jargon and just tells you, in plain simple English, exactly how to use the iPhone features you want to use most.
The book’s layout is brilliant, with each page covering just one single topic, so finding the information you need is quick and easy, with a large full-color photo on each page so you can see exactly how it works.
In this book, you'll learn:
• How to set up and manage your email the right way from the start
• How to take advantage of the iPhone's Web features (including important tips that help you avoid frustration, and get you where you want to go fast!)
• How to download and install applications from Apple's online App Store
• The key trouble-shooting tips you've got to know
• How to get your favorite photos onto your iPhone, tips for using its built-in camera, and how to make the most of the iPhone's surprisingly powerful photo features
• The tips you've got to know to use your iPhone's built-in iPod features, including watching videos, podcasts, TV shows and movies (you're going to amazed at some of the cool things you can do)
• How to use the iPhone's built-in applications to organize your life (you'll learn things in this chapter you didn't know the iPhone could do!)
• The top 20 tips for the iPhone's phone feature that will make you fall in love with it (you'll never want to use any other phone again)
• Plus so much more, including a special bonus chapter called "iPhone Killer Tips" where you'll learn those hidden secrets that you'll be passing on to your iPhone friends (and they will be amazed!).
The iPhone Book is from Scott Kelby, the award-winning author of the smash best seller, The iPod Book, who teams up once again with gadget guru, and iPhone authority, Terry White to put together a book that is an awful lot like the iPhone itselfa simple to use and fun to learn.
In this major update to the book, Scott and Terry added even more tips, more tricks, and made it even easier by focusing on just the most use ful and most requested features (without all the techno-babble) so you can start really using your iPhone today!
BONUS VIDEO: The authors put together a special in-depth video just for readers of the book where they not only share their favorite iPhone accessories, but they share even more of those hidden little time-saving tips that can make all the difference in the world.
If you've been waiting for a book that focuses on just the most important, most useful, and most fun stuff about your iPhonea you’ve found it.
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| Customer Reviews:
If you have an iPhone or a Touch, you've got to get this book! January 3, 2009
B. Theune (GA)
If you've got an iPhone or iPod Touch, have I got a book for you! I've had my touch for over a year, and love, love, love it. So does my dh (who is technophobic), which has caused a bit of, um, tension. So, I'm getting my iPhone in 13 days. I've been reading everything I can get my hands on about the iPhone, just because that's the way I do things.
Anyway, I got this book in the mail yesterday (thanks, Amazon Prime!). I can't put it down! I thought I knew everything about using my Touch, but...wow! there are tricks in there I never, ever would have found on my own! If you want to get the most out of your device, get this book!
Scott and Terry did it again !! November 8, 2008
Sarah Kennedy (South East, Georgia)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
WOW !! Scott and Terry managed to write yet another INCREDIBLE iPhone book. Seriously, I thought I knew everything about my iPhone (b/c I have their first edition iPhone book also), but this book informed me of SOOO many useful tips that I was unaware of. Seriously, I think Apple should let these two write the manual that comes with the iPhone.... B/C then there would be no reason for anyone else to even attempt writing an iPhone book... it covers EVERYTHING !! Even if you think you know everything about your iPhone... YOU DON'T until reading this book... ; )
Highly recommended : )
If you have an iPhone, you need this bok. November 8, 2008
Lynn Grillo (NJ, USA)
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
I got this book as a gift and figured I probably didn't need it. After all, the iPhone is a breeze to use, right? I honestly thought I knew everything I needed to know about it. But holy cow, I found out that there's a whole bunch of stuff that I really didn't know and that the phone has hidden power I'd never tapped. The Killer Tips & Tricks chapter is awesome. I never realized how to access special characters on the keyboard or other domain types besides .com, how to change the size of the caller ID photo, and OMG how to jump to the search field in contacts. Plus, the layout of the book, much like the iPhone itself, is very easy to navigate and use.
Great Resource! October 31, 2008
CHunter
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
What a great book to have to learn all about the iPhone.
There are how to tips, little known features, and great ideas on really personalizing your iPhone.
One of my favorites is creating your own wallpaper business card for your iPhone.
Whether you've had your iPhone for awhile, or just got one, you'll find many tips in this book for you.
Very useful "how to" guide to the iPhone/iPod Touch October 30, 2008
Jack Beckman
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
This is the second edition of Terry White and Scott Kelby's "The iPhone Book". It's been updated for the new firmware and the 3G iPhone. Like the first book, this one is primarily a "how to" guide, and it does that very well. Every page has a different, focussed "how to" item, from the simple things for first-time owners (like how to turn the thing on!) to more complex items (such as viewing RSS feeds on your iPhone).
What's really nice about the way this book is organized is that you don't have to read through the whole thing. If you're already pretty familiar with your iPhone, you can just look over the Table of Contents for subjects that interest you, turn to that page, and find how how to do it. Because each page is tightly focussed on just one thing, and illustrated with a photo, it makes it very quick and easy to learn about a particular subject. It also makes the book a handy reference down the road when you try out a feature for the first time (which is how I used my first edition with my original iPhone).
The book is written in a very casual style, so you won't feel overwhelmed by jargon or technical details. There are also extra tips at the bottom of many pages relating to the subject at hand. Some of them direct you to programs or web sites that are related to the page subject.
All in all, this is a great book for getting the most out of your iPhone (and, for the non-phone/camera portions, your iPod Touch as well). No matter how much you *think* you know about the iPhone, you *will* find some information in this book that you didn't know (but will be glad you learned).
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