Others say...

"Basic Introduction to an earlier version."
I found two main problems with this book. The main disadvantage is that the program has now been upgraded from version 5, as described in the book, to the new version 6. As a result there are major differences in the operations being described which would not be acceptable to a purchaser of the latest version. Secondly there is no index at the back of the book, making it very difficult to quickly find any particular item.
I much preferred Vegas 6 Revealed by Doug Sahin which gives an excellent step by step approach. However, this latter book relates to the main Vegas program and therefore includes features which are not in the Vegas Movie Studio program. Furthermore it does not include the DVD Architect program which is covered in the Instant book, albeit an earlier version than the current one. To summarise, if you have the earlier version of Vegas Movie studio there is plenty in the Instant book for you to get started, even without an index.

"A book that works really well. Thanks Douglas Spotted Eagle"
First of all, I met Douglas Spotted Eagle in a Vegas forum. He was very generous in trying to help a guy out with HARDLY ANY NLE experience. He was direct in answering my questions and pointed me in the direction of his dvd tutorial and book. I bought the book first - and after reading it, it made MUCH more sense than the horrible Sony manuals. I couldn't make heads or tails of them and DSE's book was a GODSEND!! I feel I have the confidence to venture into the editing realm. Thank you so much Douglas Spotted Eagle for creating a book that makes sense to the newbies out there. I feel I'll be ready for the upgrade one of these days and that I have a pretty good understanding how things work now....

"Stick with the Sony Tutorials"
As a novice I found this book lacked clarity and focus. There is too much Video Editors jargon thrown in at times,some of the diagrams just do not get across the point trying to be made, and often the point is not clearly described in plain language. The simple method of doing something is sometimes overlooked in favour of a more complex selection.
This book may be ok if you have quite a lot of previous experience of professional video editing on a PC, but I found the Sony "Show me how Tutorials" that come with the software to be far more concise, to the point and enable the work to be done. As a beginner this book has been of little use.

"Can't wait for an updated edition!"
I love the book, it covers much more than the sony manual. There are plenty of illastrations and step by step instructions. This book is geared to the novice user (Like me!) and it makes using such a powerful program less stressful.

"Not much help with Version 6.0"
I purchased Movie Studio + DVD 6.0 and needed help so I turned to this book which I purchased from Amazon.com. Well, I wish they would have indicated which version of Movie Studio this book was compiled on because 6.0 has many changes compared to 4.0. I did get some knowledge from the book, but not enough to justify the cost. I also think that if one did have 4.0, this book would be confusing to the novice.