The updated "Rough Guide to iPods, iTunes and Music Online" is the ultimate companion to the defining gadget of the digital music era and an essential guide to sounds on the Net, on your PC or Mac, and in your pocket. The new edition provides full coverage of the latest range rolled out from Apple HQ, including the iPod nano, mini, photo, Shuffle, and ipods with video capability. As in the previous edition, it explains how to select the right model and get the best deal, how to import your CDs and manage your music library, how to digitize music from vinyl or cassette and download from the best online sites and stores, all this plus much, much more. Whether you already have an iPod or you're thinking of buying one, you need this book.

2008-05-04 Can't recommend it enough!

This little book was a god-send to a novice iPodder such as me. It covers everything from selecting & buying the most appropriate iPod, Shuffle or whatever for your requirements through connecting it to your PC (what spec PC do you need, etc), using iTunes & purchasing tracks & albums from the iTunes store & finally to what to do when things go horribly wrong, which eventually they will. I was a bit flummoxed by how to get the most from my iPod (Photo, 30GB) - it seemed that I'd paid an awful lot of money for a glorified data stick. However, having read this little gem of a book (& The Ultimate iPod Guide - see review) I'm discovering more & more about my iPod - I'd had it 18 months before I discovered that it had its own library of games & now I can download even more from the iTunes store!

My one regret is that I did not have this book when I bought my iPod so that I could have driven it to its full potential from day one instead of being slightly scared of it.

In summary, this book is great for iPod novices & techno-scared old biddies like me!