Btw - and not meaning to offend - but feeling good about relying on the Prima guide ... heheheh - it's not like they're known for accuracy. Announcing your faith in that company... well, just fyi, it doesn't resonate the way you might want it to w/ a lot of us.
Personally I will never, ever buy anything Prima again - ever. They are on my permanently banned list. Their EQ kunark guide was SO BAD it was laughable. Half of it was winged - I mean they were trying to sound like authorities - but came off sounding like idiots - it was clear none of the team of writers had played the game - or if they had they sure didn't know jack about it (wisdom gets mana for sk's they said, and that was just starters).
Do what you want - but I wouldn't waste my money on the Prima book. For one thing the game will probably change so much so fast it won't be worth much - and that's assuming it's worth anything to start w/. And you can get anything in that book for free on the net - imo the only advantage the book has is that you can read it while sitting on the toilet (and heck, w/ a wireless net connection and a laptop, the book can't even claim that!).
Now, you might be saying "dang, EvilGnomes, you must really have it out for Prima!" And yeah, I do. They have built up such negative kharma in the mmo/gaming world ... yeah, "they can do no right" any more, as far as I'm concerned. Maybe if they change their name and apologize for their past crud... maybe - but they won't.