Comments about O'Reilly Media Palm Pre: The Missing Manual:

There are many good things about the book but'''

The discussion of how to download and install applications is ...MISSING!!!

There is no information at all about how to do it. Nor are the sources for downloads covered.

There is no errata or update information on the web. This appears to be a book that was well written before the product was released but also a book that has been abandoned.

Comments about O'Reilly Media Palm Pre: The Missing Manual:

I'll start by saying that this book-- Palm Pre, The Missing Manual-- is amust-have for any new Palm Pre owner. Sure, the pamphlet that comes withthe Palm Pre is adequate for getting you started and on your way, but thereare so many figurative nooks and crannies in the operation of the Palm Prethat you won't even know about unless you've happened across them byaccident or you've read this book.I've owned a Palm Pre since the first week it was available. A long-timeuser of older Palm smartphones such as the Treo line and Centro, I enthusiastically and anxiously followed the the technology news about theforthcoming Pre. The concept of Synergy -- the Pre's software mechanism forcollecting data from various online sources such as GMail and Facebook intocentralized databases on the phone -- was incredibly appealing andfrightening at the same time. I often wondered if Palm really could pull itoff or if the Pre was going to be Palm's dying gasp and I would be left tothe mediocrity of Windows Mobile or Blackberry or the cult of conformationusing Apple's iPhone. Thankfully, my experience with the Pre has given me hope. Being an earlyadopter, I've had my shares of bumps along the way, but generally, the Preis an awesome device. Now that the Palm App Catalog is filling up with new,exciting applications and there's talk of more operating system updates onthe horizon, I'm really enjoying myself with the Pre. Let's get back to the book. Edward C. Baig's book seems fairly typical fora "Missing Manual" book. It is fairly short, witty, funny, and packed fullof valuable information interspersed with plenty of callouts to "tips" and"notes" along the way.The book is extremely easy to read and shouldn't intimidate those who arenowhere nearly as geeky as me. My daughter was easily digesting the bookbefore I started reading it she's nine years old. Had I had this book the first week I owned a Pre, it would have saved mesome frustration figuring out the best way to get my contacts and calendardata onto the Pre. Palm Pre, The Missing Manual is available directly from O'Reilly andAssociates and probably from any of your favorite online booksellers. TheMSRP is[$]