This book does a fairly decent job of covering the program in it's entirety, and I did learn a few new tips.

However, I feel as if the "Intermediate to Advanced" skill level listed on the back is a bit misleading, unless you're completely new to photography (but why would you be learning a $300 program if you're a newbie shooter?). Lightroom was designed quite well (in my opinion), so a couple hours of just playing around in the program will be sufficient to teach you ~30-50% of what's covered in this book.

This isn't to say I wouldn't recommend it to someone just crossing over to using Lightroom for the first time, I was just expecting it to be more in-depth or advanced. I got my copy for $26.40, but I think the $40.00 suggested retail is a bit high.

I found this book to be easy to understand and very helpful.
I don't usually read books on software, but, Adobe did a good
job with making this book, very user friendly.

This book is very well laid out and full of useful information. Written by one of the people that developed the program. Highly recommended.

I am using this book in a school setting and I enjoy it. It has all of the details for students from the basic overview to the intricacies of the various modules. I especially like how the text explains how to do things and includes keyboard shortcuts. The "Note" sections in the sidebars provide context and they are sometimes my favorite parts.

If you want to get into Lightroom this book can get you going quickly!

I get Martin's Photoshop book with every new version. Now I've got two of Martin's books to get religiously, with the introduction of his new book on Lightroom,

Alpha-tester for both Lightroom and Photoshop, Martin's a practicing photographer and his real world expertise shows in every page. That and his association with many of the top professionals in the industry including fellow PixelGenius members (Fraser, Holbert, Resnick, Rodney, and Schewe) ensures that he's up to date on the latest developments at a very advanced level.

One of the best authors in the industry, he's clear, concise, and thorough. Graphically and photographically Martin's books have always stood out in the field making them easier and more pleasing to digest.

This book covers almost all of the features, making it a definitive resource on the subject. You may not read the entire book (certainly not at one sitting). But you will find yourself constantly referring to it when you need answers.

At the heart of his discussion of the tools and his practices is the notion of an evolving streamlined workflow - getting the job done well simply and efficiently. This leaves more time for making images increasing productivity. That's what Lightroon and this book are designed to help you do.

Martin does a good job of explaining when and why you might move to Lightroom instead of using Photoshop and how to integrate the two. It's something he's done both personally and professionally.

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If you want recipes and (sometimes lame) humor go for Kelby's Lightroom book (still useful in it's own way -see my review there). But if you want understanding and how-can-I-do-that-NOW usefulness, Evening is the man. His PS books changed my life and pulled me up over a plateau I'd been on with regard to that program - and I've used Photoshop since v2! He writes to and from a photographer's mindset! He rocks. Get the book. Still useful, even with Lightroom 1.3. And the peachpit press PDF update is free.

The first software manual that I ever read, cover to cover, was Word 3.0 in 1987. The second and last one was ACIUS 4th Dimension a programable database in 1987. Never again, until this book, which is actually not a software manual, have I read any software tutorial cover to cover.

Amazon tells me I have purchased 261 products to date and submitted 0 reviews. I do remember making a negative review on a product, but apparently it was not recorded. Most products I purchase already have too many reviews and there is nothing for me to add.

I've read Photoshop Lightroom by Martin Evening, cover to cover while sitting in front of my computer. Lightroom was a surprise for me (I don't negate Aperature by Apple). Photoshop Lightroom by Martin Evening takes the reader through the process of using Lightroom. If you read Martin's work carefully he also leads you to use Lightroom's controls through step by step instructions on photo adjustments. I have to admit that I was using Adobe Photoshop in a very basic way. I am now adjusting photos in Lightroom, very elegantly, by learning from Martin Evening's instruction.

A very good instructional text for those of us who need an expert to direct us on usage.

I would also recomend Lightroom. Lightroom is so beautiful, if you take more than a few photos.

I'm not like another Gore-trotter preaching the horse***t. The truth is, that Adobe has already come up to version 1.3, which on one hand might suggest an unfinished software at point 1.0, on the other a quick response to industry professionals. So we now have the LR 1.3 and I don't know of ANY publisher (sane or insane) that could have a chance trying to keep up with it.

Peachpit did what it could to update the book, that soon after release became a bit too much out of date. The FREE update to version 1.1 is as nicely done as the rest of the original book and shame on those who try to mess with this approach. I'm as new to LR as one can be and find the book interesting, informative and quite helpful in grasping the new software. If you look things up, you'll find a number of FREE web tutorials on LR and you may chose to wait for a completely updated release of this one (or some other). I like to have some printed reference on my desk and don't regret getting this one.

I consider my self a power user and when I purchased Adobe Photoshop Lightroom I thought I would use it like any other SW product I use - Just start working with it and use the help function when I have questions. Lightroom is different. It is a complex and "deep" product and it deals with sophisticated processing of digital images. Further, Adobe in my opinion did not a good job in providing adequate product documentation and it's "Help" function is not satisfactory.

As a result, I went on a search for a good third party book on Lightroom and did an extensive analysis on the available books. The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Book written by Martin Evening in my opinion is the most comprehensive book available. It covers the product in great detail and is very well written with extensive graphic and picture support. What really impresses me about the book is that it accomplishes two things at once:

1. It explains the functionality of the product very well, and
2. Provides in depth subject matter explanations on various tasks the program performs

Further, the functions are covered with real practical examples, and it becomes obvious very quickly that Martin Evening is a professional photographer with a very vast level of experience and subject matter expertise.

The Book was written for Lightroom Release 1.0. In the meantime, Adobe has released Lightroom version 1.1 and for this reason a comprehensive downloadable PDF update to the book has been made available to owners of the book.

This is the best resource I've found for learning about the details of Lightroom. Martin Evening has done a really nice job describing a very powerful product. I give him (and Peachpit Press) a lot of credit for their free posting of the Lightroom 1.1 update on the website; they must have run into some unfortunate timing with the Lightroom development team and they dealt with it well. The update is a must read, as 1.1 is a more significant upgrade than I'd expect an x.1 release to be. There are some really good Lightroom video tutorials out there (Luminous Landscape, Lightroom News, NAPP), but they only enhance what's in the book, not replace it. The most significant thing I found missing from the book and its update was a section on workflow ideas, particularly how Lightroom/Photoshop interact when you need layers, masking, etc. and what is best done where. I would definitely recommend this book.

Martin Evening's book The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Book is an excellent guide to using Lightroom. This book is aimed towards professional and advanced amateur photographers and provides excellent instruction on how to start using Lightroom as part of your digital workflow. It is more geared towards Mac users that PC, however Evening does provide instructions the PC users. It is a more technical book that Scott Kelby's book The Adobe Lightroom Book for Digital Photographers. Whereas Kelby shows you more tips and tricks, Evening is a master of explaining the technology behind Lightroom in clear, easy to understand prose. The book is laid out in a logical manner taking you from Import to Finish of your photos. All in all, The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Book is indispensable for those wanting to get the most out of Lightroom.

This book was fine for Lightoom 1.0, but Lightroom 1.1 came out just when the book did. The publisher (Peachpit Press) should be ashamed for knowingly selling this out-of-date edition. Lightroom 1.1 is so different that Peachpit Press has had to post a 188-page PDF to document the changes. So to fully use this book, you have to buy it, then download the 188 page supplement, then print all 188 pages, then flip back and forth between the original book and the supplement. Peachpit is making us pay for buying its obsolete book by esentially self-printing a supplemental mini-book. This is like buying a Honda Civic with air conditioning, then finding out that you have to mail in a certificate for the air conditioner and then install it yourself. Wait for Peachpit to issue a revised book that covers Lightroom 1.1. I'm sending mine back--this was such a blatant ripoff by Peachpit.

A few months later, with version 1.1 of Lightroom out, book is incomplete. IMHO, manual that comes with the Lightroom is plenty enough to get you started.

This is an excellent introduction to Adobe's new product. It gives a comprehensive explanation of all technical details with emphasis on artistic possibilities. The book is not intended for complete beginners -- some familiarity with basic principles of digital photography is assumed. On the other hand, a careful description of many new and ingenious techniques will delight even the most advanced photographers.

The book provides a step by step guide to the Lightroom program in an easy to read format and without overuse of technical terms . The tips on each page are excellent, giving a useful guide,comment or shortcut on the detailed subject of the page.The diagrams are well designed & the captions boxes are very clear in their descriptions.
Overall it provides a clear & well balanced explanation of the new Adobe program and I would certainly recommend it to anyone purchasing the new Lightroom program.

I looked at a couple of books on Lightroom before purchasing Martin Evening's book. I am delighted with my decision. Lightroom, by design, "is the professional photographer's essential toolbox" (from Adobe) and Martin Evening's book is written on this level. His examples are clear and concise and contain more than enough information to be applicable to almost any image you will find in your image collection.

I don't comprehend the negative criticism that this book is getting just because it was written with respect to Lightroom 1.0. What program does not change with an update? One can't hold an author responsible for what a software manufacturer does to their product. One can only hope that authors and publishers are as committed to their customers as Martin Evening and Peachpit are to offer the update without cost.

Highly recommended.

This is a sensible book; not very well-written (as far as clarity of explanations), but OK. However, it applies to the initial ver. 1.0 release of LR, and is now largely obsolete.

One has to command the author for providing a downloadable, 170-page, printable PDF-file update on the publisher's website (for free), however, the question remains whether you REALLY want to have to use this book alongside a hefty, plain paper printout from your home or office printer? As it is, it looks like at this time "Lightroom Adventure" is the only (or at least one of very few as of writing of this review) book that actually includes information for the current ver. 1.1.

Martin Evening has written a first-rate book about Lightroom. It is clear, comprehensive, and well-written. I was anxious to get started with the program when it was released and so I purchased this book and also one by Scott Kelby. Kelby's book is generally good and I found it somewhat useful in a few instances to read the two together, but Evening has written the better book and it stands alone very nicely.
Soon after Lightroom 1.0 appeared, Adobe issued a major program revision as version 1.1. Evening and Peachpit Press are to be commended for dealing with this situation by making a 179-page free update to the book available (as a PDF file) on the Peachpit web site. This update is also excellent and very thorough. (By contrast, the update for Kelby's book -- in similar format -- is only 28 pages long.)
I'm very pleased with Evening's book and I think you will be, too.

I found this book to excellent. It gave me a thorough understanding of the program and has proven most helpful. I think one reason that many people have found fault with this book is that it is not a recipe book. Martin goes into explanation rather than a "here's how you do it" approach. While I enjoy the latter type as well, I really want to grasp how to use the software and this is what I have gotten from this book. For me, it was well written, easy to grasp and thorough. Along with his Photoshop book for CS3, it is my main reference source for working in Lightroom.

Martin Evening is a photographer and the author of a very popular Photoshop manual (one that has been updated and enlarged with every new version of PS). Since he is part of the Adobe test team for PS, it seems logical that he has been tapped to write one of the first books on Lightroom.

The book itself is very good, covering Lighroom in detail (note that Lightroom is feature-rich, but nothing like PS). And the book is recommended with a caveat.

And that's the bad news. Shortly after LR was released, Adobe released v1.1, which brought LR closer into line with the new Adobe Camera Raw 4.1. Other features were also added to LR. The bad news is mitigated by the fact that the publisher Peachpit Press is going to post a pdf of a 177 page update(!) for download from their website. The update and the book should now be considered a set, rather than the book as a standalone.

I really enjoy reading Martin Evenings books. This one is good as a reference book, but not as your first book about Adobe Lightroom. When you know the basics of Lightroom, this is a very good book when you want to learn the details. Evenings photographer background shows in a good way. He really shows how to put Lightroom to work.

This book is not up to the standard of his books on Photoshop.

I quite often found myself thinking that if I didn't already know this or that from my previous experience with Lightroom I wouldn't have understood it after reading about it in the book. Example: "As you adjust the Fill Light, the clipping indicator will again hint at the ideal range of settings to use."
Which clipping indicator: Highlights ot shadows? How will an indicator that is a simple Yes/No indicator (Yes there is clipping or No there is not) hint at a RANGE of settings?

To be frank: I found the free Adobe getting started guide to be more useful. It even contains some aspects not covered in the book.

I've now also bought Scott Kelby's book Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Book for Digital Photographers,The (Voices That Matter). So far that seems to be a better choice, I find the explanations more understandable and the book even includes some sample workflows.

Martin Evening's books are very thorough, and this is no exception. He goes through each aspect of Adobe Lightroom in great detail, so much so, that it takes great concentration to stay with it for any length of time. Like many others, I ordered this book because it was one of the first one's out; I've now ordered Scott Kelby's book and it will be interesting to compare them.

Aside from the content of the book there is one aspect of it makes it very difficult for me to use. This is the fact that all of the screen shot illustrations are so excruciatingly small that I must use a magnifying glass to examine them carefully, even under a very adequate light. This is not a criticism of Mr. Evening, but of his publisher, Adobe Press. As a book designer, I can say that trying to use illustrations that are not completely legible is bad practice.

I've bought it because it was the first one to be released, but in the end I'm very happy with my choice. The book is very effective; it gives you all the informatons you need to speed up your work with Lightroom. It has lots of examples and it is stuffed with tips and all the shortcuts. I'll buy another book as soon as a translation in my mother tongue is available, probably the Scott Kelby's one, but honestly I don't think there is that much more that could help me than what I already found in Martin Evening's book.

Nice layout but author assumes you know more about Lightroom than you probably do.
I would recommend Scott Kelby's book on Lightroom. He gives a no nonsense, step by step, process for learning the program.

Kind of surprised at the negative reviews of the book. I bought all three of the books out on the subject. Kelby's book is good but so annoying to read. Tim Grey's Lightroom Workflow maybe of interest to some who have not used light room but I found nothing of use in the book. Evening's book is by far the best of the lot. I must say that my copy is even getting a little dog eared. I pretty much liked his approach to every topic and found many usefull features in the program that I had overlooked. I would guess that some of the reviewers are completely new to the program and that is the reason for some of the low star reviews. I think you have to step back and consider what Lightroom does and what Photoshop does and change your mindset. I have used Lightroom ever since the beta program was realeased and consider it my primary image tool. Great program and a very good book.

I bought this book right when it was released and have read it twice from cover to cover over the last month. One of the reasons I bought it was because although I'm good with software and photo management, I wanted to be better and I wanted to learn workflow from a working pro. Lightroom is all about workflow and no one understands photography time-constraints more than a commercial photographer. The writing style suits beginners to professional photographers. By that I mean you'll find discussions of topics such as RAID drives less applicable to casual shooters, but the concepts are well-explained even if you have no prior knowledge. Some people might find the book dry compared to other more colorful writers out there but I find this approach refreshing. It's like reading the User Guide with a professional photographer sitting beside you to help interpret what each setting means and whether it makes a difference to you. I personally would rather spend less time processing photos and more time outside shooting - this is the value that Mr. Evening's comments and tips add for me.

This book is divided into sections that match Lightroom's modules. If you just want to get going quickly, Ch.1 on introducing Lightroom will do just fine. You can even read Adobe's documentation and that will get you started. The real value is when you delve into the rest of the chapters and after each chapter, practice on Lightroom.

Some people have criticized that the screen captures were done on a Mac rather than Windows version. I use both platforms myself and found that Mr. Evening has done a great job covering usage that is applicable to both Mac and Windows users. The screen captures are a good size, well-labelled and placed so that you don't have to go hunting for them. Nothing more confusing than reading some instructions then having to turn the page to find the applicable diagram/photo.

Whether you're a beginner or expert on Windows/Mac I believe you'll find this book extremely useful. A great idea was to leave some of the more technical discussions on Lightroom in the Appendix. I loved this section because like other outdoor photographers, I juggle Win vs Mac hardware/software and the other nuances specific to how would I use a laptop in the field, then transfer settings back to my other PC at home.

On the other hand, this book isn't perfect, you do have to read between the lines to pickup some of the criticisms of Lightroom. This will become apparent to you when you start using Lightroom and wonder why no author talks bluntly about the sluggishness and other problems with Lightroom, especially under Windows. Yeah, yeah, I know it's a 1.0 product. Without getting into a XP vs OS X debate, I suggest you try Lightroom on both platforms and you'll see that it is a great program under OS X, but has some catch up to do under WinXP. In other words, the author wasn't lying, Lightroom is useable even for a large number of photos. This was a source of great frustration for me after reading the book and finding my workflow wasn't as fast as it appeared in the book.

I found that by reading this book AND purchasing the very inexpensive but great value Luminous Landscape Lightroom video tutorials (also created by working photographers) I've become very proficient at Lightroom in a very short amount of time. I don't think I'll get much more from another book or attending a seminar - the rest is just practice and monitoring Lightroom user forums. Finally, when reading other reviewers negative comments on the book, keep in mind that Mr. Evening's book was the first to market. If you've been following the beta incarnations of Lightroom you'll appreciate that it was no small feat to get all the book updates in time for 1.0. No, the book isn't perfect, yes there are some mistakes, but given the time constraints it's pretty darn good and well worth the money and time invested in reading it.

Easy to read. Martin Evening explanations were straight to the point. I learned from this book and I highly recommend it. I specially enjoyed the technical appendix (but not everyone likes that).

That's how I view it: a colossal waste of my hard-earned money. It gets two stars for the rather vague instructional effort with the alleged "quick start" guide at the outset of the book and the appendix at the end of the book. That said, onward...

Like a previous reviewer, I have long since become beyond fed up with Scott Kelby's unprofessional humorous digressions (which I don't find particularly humorous at all, to be frank) in his books, which are all masquerading as professional tutorial/instructional books on the topics. So, I was looking for a good, solid, professional instructional book to accompany my Lightroom 1.0 software program.

I tried to glean some insight from the book's quick start guide, but found that unprofitable, vague and nebulous - as much so as the rest of the book. That Mr. Evening is a high volume professional is not in dispute, that much is abundantly clear. However, as a reasonably competent advanced medium volume product photographer, I simply could not follow along with Mr. Evening in his book sufficiently enough to glean anywhere near a reasonably competent deeper understanding of my Lightroom software.

That Mr. Evening is a pro and an imminently competent one and then some is clear. That he is equally imminently incompetent in conveying his vast professional knowledge as it relates to Adobe's Lightroom software to new LR users is equally clear, at least to me.

Others have already pointed out the rush to print and less-than-efficacious proofreading, which, had it been done, would have purged the book of its Beta LR tome, so I'll leave that and not comment further beyond noting my concurrence on the point.

For me, it was a major waste of money and, unlike another reviewer, I don't even find the appendix makes up for wasted cash outlay for this book.

Help! There HAS to be a forthcoming instructional book on Adobe Lightroom somewhere beyond Kelby's childish, wearying "humor" digressions which consume more of his publications than the excellent morsels of information/instruction he is imminently qualified to dispense (if one wants to waste both one's time AND one's money digging out such morsels) and the inability of Mr. Evening to cogently and clearly communicate his vast professional knowledge of LR and its potential to benefit medium volume users like myself.

My recommendation, FWIW: if you are trying to learn your new LR 1.0 software, don't waste your money on this book. You won't achieve your goal with it.

Martin Evening is one of the original Lightroom [LR] contributors, and has kept users abreast of progress in the beta testing process through freely distributed "rough cuts". Regrettably, in the race for first-to-publish, some of the material reflects its beta-stage origins rather than the actual version 1.0 release. The monstrously huge LR library catalog file, for instance, is designated 'Lightroom Database.lrdb' rather than (as it was in the beta incarnation) 'Lightroom Library.lrdb' [see page 308], raising some doubts about the quality of proof-reading prior to publication.

Far worse is the showcasing [page 63] of purported synchronization between LR and system file folders: ie, if you change the folder name in LR, that change will be reflected in the system's folder tree - and vice versa. The illustration of a MAC screen certainly would confirm that but, on a Windows XP/SP2 system at least, a warning dialog alerts that only the LR folder name is changed and the Explorer folder name remains as is. Worse, if you then try to rename the folder to correspond to its LR counterpart, the newly named folder is flagged 'unlinked' in LR, requiring that you reimport the images ... hardly the smooth workflow enhancer one is led to expect. [Could it be that Adobe has tested the MAC-code more thoroughly than the Windows-code prior to consumer release?] Whatever, particularly since the "Complete Guide" provides mostly MAC screen-shots, I consider this Guide a colorful introduction to LR, but take its Windows applicability with a large grain of salt -- all the more since some of the keyboard shortcuts and library drag-and-drop functions sometimes work as claimed -- but more often do not.

Quibbles aside, as Mr Evening is a high-volume production professional, his workflow and image organization tips might be extremely helpful to colleagues on both sides of the Atlantic. As a serious hobbyist, however, I prefer the (perhaps old-fashioned) folder tree organization, combined with LR's superb importing, keywording and rating strenghts. One item missing in the book (proofreading and PC-confirmation aside), is a Table of keyboard shortcuts at the end of each module's Chapter, and perhaps a summary table of shortcuts in the Appendix.

The saving grace for Windows readers is [of all things] the outstanding Appendix where the structure of LR's complex (several GB!) database, numerous preview subfolders, and three-stage thumbnail processing are described in clear and concise words; the section on color space and tone correction alone is worth the price of admission.

My rating is not based on how good the book is. If it were, I would have given it 5 stars. I based it on how useful the book is to me and how well it addresses my needs as a non-professional but fairly competent and dedicated amateur photographer (with a limited budget) and a fairly computer-literate individual.

This is a book to read through before using Lightroom. You will find thorough and knowledgeable information. What it is NOT is a book to have in front of you while you are using Lightroom. This is not a quick reference book. You will not easily locate the particular little bit of knowledge you need at that moment or the answer to the question that comes up as you're using a new program.

I bought it because I have had it with Kelby's humor and I wanted a serious and professional approach to learning a new program that is not a simple or intuitive as it might, at first, seem. Mr. Evening is, without a doubt, a professional and, even more so, serious. He approaches teaching as an intellectual conversation between two peers. Unfortunately, I am not anywhere near his level of competence on any of the subjects he addresses (photography, Lightroom, good archival practices, camera and monitor callibration, workflow, etc).

While I am absolutely certain that every aspect of Lightroom is competently addressed in this book, it is extremely difficult to navigate when puzzled by a particular issue. There are 330 pages of text (punctuated by very useful side tips and explanations as well as excellent color illustrations). There are only 5 1/2 pages of index and not a very thorough index at that. (I found it difficult to locate passages I knew I had previously read when looking under the most obvious categories). I actually find that the Table of Contents is more helpful than the index.

The text is wordy and self-referent. It is not at all unusual for paragraph blocks to be 4 1/2 to 5 inches long (and you're going to have to read them through, because they contain excellent info, though maybe not what you're looking for that minute) and to say something like "the same as in the xxx module." This doesn't help much because, here you finally managed to locate a section about the issue you want addressed and you're now going to have to read yet another wordy section in order to understand it.

The problem may lie with me. I like to dive into a new program being hand-held by someone who can (quickly) reassure me as to which direction to go. My system is to learn by doing while avoiding catastrophic pitfalls. It is not a question of short-attention span, but I want brief, concise, and to the point text, logically arranged, separated by bold easy-to-scan headings, and thoroughly indexed. I scan the book first, then I open the program and the book at the same time and gain confidence as I go. I am not really interested in deep conversations about color theories or future technologies, or what the professionals do at this point in my Lightroom education.

I may have to bite the bullet and get the Kelby book to go through the hand-holding stage, but I will keep this one for deeper reference when I get to a higher level of competence. It is an excellent treatise on Lightroom.

I totally agree with Barry Smith. This book spends more space describing the author's personal use of Lightroom than explaining how to use it. I found the User Guide both easier to read and more useful than Evening's book. One of the least useful books in the digital imaging field that I have read.

This book by Martin Evening takes one beyond standard expectation into the realm of excellence. It is well written and helps give depth understanding to a subject that deserves more than just admiration of its GUI. It becomes quickly apparent that he has lived with this application and that it has become an integral part of his workflow. I've been reading sections of it for several days, then making practical use of what I've learned. Before his book I'd failed to realize the just how extensive was the Develop module. He takes you step-by-step into an understanding of this module applying it to various images. He also does this with the other modules. For me Lightroom is faster and more fun than Photoshop. It makes photography workflow a joy rather than an unwelcome interruption. Sometimes images still need a finishing touch in Photoshop, but now at 85 to 90 percent of my work is carried out in Lighroom. Martin Evening's book is the kind of book I like. It goes to the heart of the subject.

My photo students and I have been using Lightroom since July, 2006, while it was still in beta. I have found this book to be all I could have wished for--and more. It's one of the best books on digital darkroom and workflow I've ever read, with information beyond just Lightroom as a program. It's clear, concise, logically organized, with just the right amount of personal preference to flavor it, from an author who was involved with Lightroom from its conception.

As soon as Amazon listed books on Lightroom, I ordered three different titles. As far as I can tell, this is the only one actually out. (I have the Scott Kelby book on order, due to arrive May 12 - 30, according to Amazon April 3. I'm eager to read that as well, since I've benefited from two of his books so far.)

This is the third book by Mr. Evening that I have purchased and again I am disappointed by how the author can make a seemingly easy to use product so difficult to understand. I respect his knowledge, but would rather be able to start right in using a program with USEFUL tips rather than a detailed analysis on EVERY aspect. I will stick with Scott Kelby's sometimes irritating humor because of his simple, yet effective means of explaining a subject!