Apps Books on Android Development

[Uber Schwarz]

I've been browsing Amazon for some Android development books and I've come across these four that have caught my eye. Has anyone here read them? Recommend them? Recommend any others or even web sites on Android development?

Amazon.com: Android Application Development For Dummies eBook: Donn Felker: Kindle Store
Amazon.com: Sams Teach Yourself Android Application Development in 24 Hours (Sams Teach Yourself -- Hours) eBook: Shane Conder, Lauren Darcey: Kindle Store
Amazon.com: Hello, Android: Introducing Google's Mobile Development Platform (Pragmatic Programmers) (9781934356562): Ed Burnette: Books
Amazon.com: The Android Developer's Cookbook: Building Applications with the Android SDK (Developer's Library) eBook: James Steele, Nelson To: Kindle Store

 

[alostpacket]

The only book I have seen reccommended around here is this:

Amazon.com: Professional Android 2 Application Development (Wrox Programmer to Programmer) (9780470565520): Reto Meier: Books

Personally too, I'd be a bit skeptical on anything where you teach yourself in "24hrs" or any other for dummy/quick learning.

Android is complicated. It is not something that can be learned quickly, nor is it something where you will ever be "done" learning. There's always room for more cool new learning to be done

I've been trying to assemble a guide of sorts here also:

Welcome Thread

That might be of some help

 

[Alexium]

I've been trying to assemble a guide of sorts here also:

http://androidforums.com/applicatio...rning-resources-tutorials-helpful-threads.htm

That might be of some help

"Page not found" it says

 

[alostpacket]

"Page not found" it says

oops thanks,

should be fixed now

 

[Alexium]

oops thanks,

should be fixed now

And again

 

[jonbonazza]

Best one I have found:
Amazon.com: Android Wireless Application Development (2nd Edition) (Developer's Library) (9780321743015): Shane Conder, Lauren Darcey: Books

(NOTE: I have actually only read the first edition, but this one is simply updated to reflect the 2.2 SDK as the inital copy utilized the 1.6 SDK)

A new edition (3rd) will be released in March, updating the content to reflect the Android 4.0 SDK.