Running QuickBooks 2009 Premier Editions: The Only Definitive Guide to the Premier Editions [Paperback]

Kathy Ivens (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 193292504X | ISBN-13: 978-1932925043 | Publication Date: November 1, 2008

Updated to include information on the QuickBooks 2009 Premier Editions, this reference is filled with information for accounting professionals who want to provide extra services to clients. Business owners and bookkeepers will learn how to use the advanced accounting features unique to the software’s Premier Editions to create professional business plans as well as analyze and project company performance. Easy-to-follow instructions, coverage of undocumented features, and tons of tips, tricks, and shortcuts are also provided.

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About the Author

Kathy Ivens writes regularly about computer and small business topics for a variety of periodicals. She is the author of more than 50 books, including Home Networking for Dummies, Quickbooks: The Official Guide, and Running Quickbooks in Nonprofits. She lives in Philadelphia.

Product Details

• Paperback: 608 pages
• Publisher: CPA911 PUBLISHING (November 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 193292504X
• ISBN-13: 978-1932925043
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.2 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,038,432 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Kathy Ivens is the author of more than 50 computer books. She is a senior contributing editor forWindows IT Pro Magazine.

Customer Reviews

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of good info that you don't find in other books, but the formatting is atrocious, January 16, 2009

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Matthew Sandoval (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Running QuickBooks 2009 Premier Editions: The Only Definitive Guide to the Premier Editions (Paperback)

When I had a laundry list of questions about how to handle different accounting issues in Quickbooks (customer deposits, prepaid expenses, etc) I went to Barnes and Noble and grabbed the entire library of Quickbooks manuals -- For Dummies, The Official Guide, etc. -- and sat down with them one at a time to see what answers they could offer.

Running Quickbooks was the only one that came close to offering real, hands-on advice about how to approach some of the trickier accounting tasks that I've faced during my time as a bookkeeper. The book is not for novices, but is a great resource for intermediate to advanced users.

The major gripe that I have with this book is how terrible the formatting is. Honestly, it looks like it was put together with an Commodore 64. Obviously bad font choices, an index that is about as impossible to read as any I've ever seen and just an overall lack of artistry to the page layout.

Now I know that accountants and number crunchers aren't known for their aesthetics but I've got a message to CPA911: come on guys -- it makes a difference. Honestly, you would sell more books if these were easier visually on the eyes.

2.0 out of 5 stars Inventory, October 10, 2009

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Daemon_EA "-EA" (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Running QuickBooks 2009 Premier Editions: The Only Definitive Guide to the Premier Editions (Paperback)

I hoped that this would help me get my inventory in order. This book is good for a small business but me (contractor edition), it does not do what I need. I need inventory and so what does this book tell me? Go buy a 3rd party inventory control.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST HAVE IF YOU ARE USING QUICKBOOKS PREMIER., January 9, 2010

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J. A. Zeldes "An interested American" (Los Angels, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Running QuickBooks 2009 Premier Editions: The Only Definitive Guide to the Premier Editions (Paperback)

I SOLD EXPENSIVE ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE FOR 18 YEARS. THIS BOOK GOT ME UP AND RUNNING FAST. IT IS WELL WRITTEN AND POINTS OUT "HOW TO..." IN SO MANY AREAS. IF YOU ARE USING QUICKBOOKS YOU SHOULD ORDER THIS BOOK NOW.