iPod and iTunes for Dummies

by Tony Bove and Cheryl Rhodes

Book Overview

Get going with your iPod & iTunes and this perennial bestseller - now in full-color iPod & iTunes For Dummies is the ultimate beginner's guide for getting started with your iPod and Apple's iTunes service. Now in its tenth edition, this helpful guide has been completely overhauled and boasts a full-color format for the first time ever. Veteran For Dummies author Tony Bove introduces you to the different iPod models, explains how to power up your iPod, and shows you how to set up iTunes. You'll learn to personalize your device, add music tracks from a CD to your iTunes library, set up a playlist, sync your content and apps with iCloud, and much more. Offers straightforward coverage of using your iPod as the ultimate digital music player and shows you how to choose the iPod model that's right for you, get started with your iPod, set up iTunes, master the touch interface, and shop at the iTunes Store Teaches you how to add music tracks from a CD to your iTunes library, play content in iTunes, set up playlists, share content from your iTunes library, and manage photos and videos Walks you through sending and receiving e-mail, downloading and using apps, fine-tuning sound, updating and troubleshooting, and maintaining battery life Provides updates for iOS 6 and the latest iPod models and older favorites, including the iPod touch, iPod nano, iPod shuffle, and iPod classic Get in tune with the latest and the greatest music, videos, and more iPod & iTunes For Dummies, 10th Edition puts you on track to enjoying iTunes and your iPod today.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1118508645
• ISBN13: 9781118508640
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: For Dummies
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

general

item was received ahead of expected date, very well packed and in good condition. thank you for your attention to this order.

Does the job

I always thought I was tech savvy, but after getting a Touch and trying to set it up with my old cds, I found myself struggling. This book helped me get my head wrapped around the concepts of iTunes and the iPod. I'm still having problems ripping cds, especially compilations or collections and it hasn't answered that issue. I still have multiple albums in my library that hold the songs of an individual artist on a compilation album and I can't seem to get them back together under one album. Its a minor frustration so far. As a general primer for someone trying to learn the iTunes and iPod universe it does a fine job.

Too much fluff / not enough compared to previous version

for Dummies(6th Edition) Strengths: Covers about iPod, iPhone and Apple TV model available the latest version of iTunes. It's a good guide to begin with anywhere and find information in that section. There is a helpful front tear (cheat) sheet has information about shortcuts, visual icons target additional information, tips and techniques. Good breadth and depth of information. Last section is most useful for intermediate to advanced users but possibly before chapter 16 as well. There are also companion sites for bonus chapters. Five helpful bonus chapters are located at an alternate dummies website. Comes with 90 minutes step-by-step DVD with instructions concerning how to make the most of your iPod and iTunes. Music Match, PC iPod users may find the information about this application useful. Weaknesses: Black and white, text and screenshots did not "brighten up the instruction". Too many words in places that don't show/ define the helpful information more easily ( some of these are nested inside the long paragraphs, in and around, Tips and Remember extra notes). Hierarchical shortcut methods would have been easier to notice and read if they were in bold face. Novice/Intermediate/Advanced Itunes and iPods have single handily changed and continue to change our thinking about music. This book is a guide to allow music lovers to "get up to speed " about hardware and software development Like many, I have used iTunes since it first came out. I am mainly interested in finding out helpful information about current development with the iTunes and other music developments that I did not know about. The book includes 22 chapters which span a full range of ideas and information about iPod, iTunes and more. The author, a composer and touring musician, has written books related to computing, desktop publishing and multimedia including for Garageband and more. The main intent was to see if I could learn and more " pearls of wisdom". There is a nice introduction ( interesting historical information about the first iTunes). Part 1 deals with setting up and working with media content while Part 2 focus is on managing your media content. Part 3 keys on the iPod but also now included the iPhone while while including Wifi information which continues to be be important to me and others. Part 4 includes iPod and Iphone and using these devices on the road. Part 5 outlines additional ways to work with your iPod while includes, "The part of Tens" ( information on problems, solutions and tips )about iPods, IPhones, Apple TV and web resources. The index includes Musicmatch Jukebox, managing the library while the bonus chapter 3, includes advanced Music match techniques. Conclusions This book is easy to read and provides much that is useful to beginners and intermediate users. The basics are well covered with helpful hints. But I did not see anything really enlightening in my case. But the best part I6 found that might be most useful, w

Ipod 5.5 help

Very imformative since no instruction book comes with ipods get this it will answer some of your questions without insulting your intellgence. don't get hung up on the word dummies. it is not a insult to have this book

iPod & iTunes for Dummies, 3rd Edition

Excellent source for help in setting up my new iPod, which I knew nothing about except from my son. The book was easy to navigate and answered my questions without a lot of searching through information to get to them.