As you problably know, The Official Joomla! Book was launched late last year ... just In time to be superseded by 1.6 - though there is a chapter on 1.6 and an appendix on ACLs.

I was thinking of waiting for Barry North's updated Joomla 1.6 book (I found his 1.5 edition very readable and useful), however I was swayed to buy The Official Joomla! Book because: a) purchasing a copy helps the Joomla project; and b) Amazon have it in Kindle eBook format, so I could download it onto my iPad (on which I've got a free Kindle reader app).

If you're interested, here's a link to the The Official Joomla! Book website, with "BLOGS, TUTORIALS AND MORE": officialjoomlabook.com/

And to the Kindle eBook: www.amazon.com/Official-Joomla-Book-ebook/dp/B004I6ENCS

Regards,
Robert

I liked the book a lot. I found it a thoughtful and detailed coverage of the whole system, with a decent amount of interesting new material. Yes it's mostly focused on J1.5, but having recently built a site on J1.6, I can see that we will be building most sites on J1.5 for at least six months or more.

FWIW, I got my copy from InformIT. I prefer their pricing, discount levels and delivery. I would have shelled out for it just to support the community, but I've also found it a solid addition to my library (even though I have many other Joomla! books).

Russell Searle
Principal Consultant | Psicom | Melbourne, Australia