Quicken 2008 the Official Guide

I thought the book was great. I normally buy Quicken softeware every two to three years, and the book on that particular software. My expereince is that both the software product, as well as the book have improved a lot over the years. The book is easy to read with numerous tips throughout. Also highlighted are the changes over the previous year. Great reference book.

This is a great reference guide for Quicken. I am a long time user and always buy Maria's book to see what the latest edition of Quicken has to offer. I don't agree with some of the other reviews. She does cover all of the major features, including the five financial centers, how to enter information and what is new and what's changed. The book is designed to either be read cover to cover or you can just read a chapter that interests you. If you are deciding how much data to track, Maria does offer some suggestions for how to use Quicken to meet your goals. If you have the Deluxe or Premiere editions of Quicken, you also have the handy household inventory and emergency records organizers that she covers as well. She also covers how to customize the toolbars, make backup copies and cutomize personal views. The book does cover a lot of info in Quicken and is a great reference tool. Well worth the price.

Book is very well written. And I learned many things even hough I have been using Quicken for many years. It's the book to have.

I am not sure if the previous reveiwer is blind, clueless, or perhaps talking about a completely different product (which would qualify him for the latter). This book says in plain text on the front cover "Covers Quicken Deluxe and Premier". I do not own nor have I read this book (although I'm considering doing so) but I did not want the rating to suffer from one illiterate individual.