Now You Know Treo 680 Book Released

The latest addition to Palm's on-again, off-again instruction book series has quietly been released. "Now You Know: Treo 680" is now available for sale at Amazon and other major retailers with an MSRP of $19.99. Amazon's current sales price is 32% less at $13.59.

Published by Peachpit Press and authored by Patrick Ames, this 160-page guide follows the look and feel set by other volumes in the set. Targeting certain Treo smartphones and handhelds like the T|E and Zire 31/72, Palm's "Now You Know" line has historically been, essentially, a very glossy user manual targeting novice or beginner users.

The release of a Now You Know guide for the Treo 680 bodes well for its longevity and Palm's enthusiasm for the product. The deafening silence of any sort of book, much less a ROM update, doesn't speak very highly of the company's commitment for the Treo 700p. Novice 700p users may find some value to this 680 guide as well; the two most recent Palm OS-based Treos share similar PIM apps as well as unified SMS, Photo, Camera, and multimedia apps.

There has been previous released in the series for the Treo 650, as well as the Treo 700w/wz.

A weekend of several local Books-A-Million, Borders, and Barnes & Noble stores failed to find this book. It's quite possible that Palm has delayed the book's widespread availability by a few weeks to coincide with Cingular's latest rumored release date of November 14th.