With the tiny Shuffle, the Nano, the Classic, and the Touch, Apple's gotten the world hooked on portable music, pictures, videos -- and the iPod. One thing they haven't delivered, though, is an easy guide for getting the most from this sleek entertainment center. Enter iPod: The Missing Manual, 7th Edition -- a book as breathtaking, satisfying, and reliable as its subject. Now in a sleek, travel-friendly size, this new edition provides a no-nonsense view of iTunes 8 and everything in the latest iPod line, with crystal-clear explanations, easy-to-follow color graphics, and guidance on all the amazing things you can do, including:

• Out of the box and into your ears. Find out how to install iTunes and load music on your iPod. And get advice on buying copy-protection free songs from stores like Amazon and Rhapsody.

• Bopping around the iPod. Learn everything from turning it on and off to shaking your iPod Nano to shuffle your tracks.

• In tune with iTunes. Choose which parts of your iTunes library loads onto your iPod, move your sacred iTunes Folder to a bigger hard drive, and add album covers to your collection.

• Picking playlists like a Genius. Let iTunes' new Genius feature whip up smart playlists from your library, and suggest songs from the iTunes Store that fit with what you already own.

• The power of the 'Pod. Download movies and TV shows and learn how to play them on your iPod and finish viewing them on your TV. Play photo slideshows, find cool podcasts, and more.

• Welcome to the App Store. Soup up your iPod Touch, from upgrading to the 2.0 firmware to installing the iTunes Store's nifty new collection of programs -- including games that turn the Touch into a pocket 3-D arcade.

Even if you don't buy one of the new iPod models, this Missing Manual has plenty of information on the latest version of iTunes, the App Store and a whole lot more about Apple's incredible device.

Amazon.com® Reader Reviews (Ranked by Helpfulness)

Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 19 Ratings

Just a fine, fine manual - 2009-09-08
Reviewer Rating:
This book is really excellent. I bought it the first time I saw it in a brick bookstore, a few weeks after buying the frustrating "The iPod & iTunes PocketGuide", and this has been an absolute pleasure. On a word-by-word basis it is nice reading and quite clear. On the basis of its large scale organization, it works well. Moreover, it has many small illustrations, and all of them are the right size and with the right detail to make their point well - none seemed gratuitous.

I keep hearing what great products Apple makes, and I like my Nano very much, but - what were they thinking when they didn't write this book and put it in the box?!

its ok - 2009-09-11
Reviewer Rating:
there was a lot on there that I already knew. I guess it really was ment for a NEW iPod user. I wish I had it when I first started to use my iPod. But its is useful.

voice memos not mentioned - 2009-08-06
Reviewer Rating:
For my fairly narrow purpose this book was a complete waste of money. The book did not mention voice recording, nor the fact that microphones are available.
When one of these is connected to the dock-connector, the option "Voice memos" appears on the main menu. After the iPod is synchronized by a computer's iTunes, those Voice memos appear in the iPod's playlist named Voice memos.

Missing Manual - 2009-09-14
Reviewer Rating:
This book is what it says - The missing Manual. The writting sryle and screen clips makes it easy to learn everything you need to know to be proficient with the itunes/ipod products. Since I bought this book used(like new) it was quite a value and well worth the money.

Great iPod Reference! - 2009-08-05
Reviewer Rating:
This book provides the hidden details of the ins and outs of my iPod Classic. I highly recommend this book.

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