Buy this book: Chris Ziegler's 'Palm Pre for Dummies'!

Now look, we're not calling you stupid or anything -- but you don't really know what to do with that phone... do you? Why don't you make things easier on everyone and just pick up this handy tome, written by our in-house Dostoyevsky, Engadget Mobile lead Chris Ziegler. We don't want to ruin anything for you here, but by the time you're done with this sweet piece, you'll be so handy with a Pre, Palm will call you for tech support. Is that overselling it? Nah.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 13th 2009 7:48PM]

Where's the little "for Dummies" dude?

Or is this a KIRF!?!?!?!?

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 13th 2009 8:16PM]

"Learn to: Make [and] receive ... calls on your Palm Pre" ???

Step 1: Place phone back into box.
Step 2: Return to store.
Step 3: Admit to clerk you are too stupid to own such a powerful piece of hardware, and ask to see the old people phones, with the 3 big buttons.

[JayMonster Posted Oct 13th 2009 9:37PM]

That really does sum it up doesn't it? If they can't figure out how to "Launch an app on your Pre" wwithout resorting to this book... what are the chances they are going to understand the steps instructing them how?

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 13th 2009 9:47PM]

Seriously. so my 2 year old can run my phone inside and out...if this told you how to do all the homebrew stuff then maybe it'd be worth it, but if you have to read a book for the basics I'm right there with ya, return and get the basic nokia cause it's a brick and simple.

[TrueEddie Posted Oct 14th 2009 8:23AM]

Believe it or not there are a lot of people who buy things they don't know how to use.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 13th 2009 8:27PM]

needs to cut his nails

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 14th 2009 2:47PM]

I saw that. If you look at his T-Mobile G1 For Dummies, the dude on there also has long nails. what's up with that?

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 13th 2009 10:05PM]

Aren't you required to state that you are going to get paid by amazon when someone buys this now. The FTC just ruled on it...

http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/10/endortest.shtm

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 13th 2009 10:47PM]

When are Engadget editors going to wake up and write a Dummies book about something we really need, like the art of yam cultivation?

[000000 Posted Oct 14th 2009 9:59AM]

Yeah, this should be a "How to hack a Palm Pre book". Especially coming from a tech person. Isn't there a user manual included with every Pre Purchase. Didn't Palm already cover this?

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 14th 2009 5:53AM]

Kindle edition available?

[TrueEddie Posted Oct 14th 2009 8:22AM]

Congrat's on another book Chris.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 14th 2009 11:25AM]

hmm...

nothing wrong with a little blatant self promotion is there?

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 14th 2009 11:26AM]

hmmmm, any run-on sentences with these things -- in it ?