Email Book Reviews

AUTHOR
David Sparks
SCORE
4
TOTAL RATINGS
120

Email by David Sparks Book Summary

This book tackles your over-stuffed inbox. The Email Field Guide covers both why email has become such a problem for everyone and how to manage it more effectively. The book was built entirely in iBooks Author and features a gorgeous craftsman-inspired design. There are 36 screencasts, 8 audio interviews, over 46,000 words, and other rich-media assets to help you become the boss of your email. The material is accessible to beginners and power users alike with a thoughtful, fun, and systematic approach to managing your email.

Chapters include:
1. The Email Problem
What is it about email and why does it make us crazy? This problem of overwhelming mail isn't new. It has existed a long time but the digital age makes it worse, exponentially.

2. Tactical Email
This chapter explains some of the best practices for managing email from any platform. Topics include inbox management, email bankruptcy, best practices for processing your inbox including a detailed workflow, email notifications, reply write order, best practices for Cc: and Bcc: email, how and when to Reply All, creating useful subject lines, inline replies, email signatures, and automated replies.

3. How Email Works
If you want a leg up against email, you need to understand how it ticks. This chapter explains in plain language the basics of most email technologies including POP, IMAP, iCloud, Gmail, and Microsoft Exchange. This chapter also explains the most common email settings and how they work. Finally, this chapter describes some third party services that use these email technologies to help you manage your email better.

4. Apple Mail
Apple's own email application is the most popular email client for the Mac, iPad, and iPhone. There is a lot of power under the hood in Apple Mail and this chapter explains how to get the most from Apple Mail on the Mac, iPad, and iPhone including set-up, sending, receiving, filing, keyboard shortcuts, managing email, VIPs, smart mailboxes, mail rules, automation, Apple Mail plug-ins, and much more.

5. Gmail
Gmail has some truly unique features. Learn how to use Gmail features like inbox categories, labels, stars, keyboard shortcuts, server-side mail rules, and other power user tips to get the most from Gmail.

6. Other Mail Clients
This chapter includes a survey of other mail clients for the Mac, iPad, and iPhone with explanations of their best features and ideal uses.

7. Fighting Spam
Learn about why you get so much Spam and the best tools and workflows to get rid of it.

8. Email Security
Security should be important to every email users. This chapter explains about common email security issues including appropriate passwords, 2-factor authentication, phishing attacks, and email encryption. This chapter also demonstrates how to encrypt PDFs before sending as email attachments.

9. Archiving and Storing Email
As our email libraries grow, we require tools to archive, PDF, and save all or portions of our email. This chapter shows you how.

10. Email Workflows
The author shares an extended explanation of how he manages email. Also, listen to audio interviews of other power users from several walks of life, ranging from surgeons to movie stars, and learn and how they manage email. Interviews include Serenity Caldwell, Rob Corddry, Merlin Mann, Fraser Speirs, Jeff Taekman, Aisha Tyler, David Wain, and Gabe Weatherhead. 

This is the fourth book in the MacSparky Field Guide Series. This book is a large file (1.1 GB) and includes extensive media, screenshots, illustrations, audio interviews, and nearly 1.5 hours of video screencasts. 

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Book Name Email
Genre Computers
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Language English
E-Book Size 1.13 GB

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Would be 5 stars...wait to buy until updated. As with another reviewer, my glossary is completely messed up (entries only under "Y," written in what appears to be Latin), and my screen cast 4.19 and 4.20 are the same screencast, even thought the initial pics and titles appear to be correct. The iBook starts out very slow, describing how to set up your email account, the different types of email, etc.; however, after the first couple chapters it becomes very good with great productivity tips.

A must have for Digital packrats. I have seen mailboxes with 20.000 or even 50.000 emails. And mail folders with a woopping +50GB of data. There is a great need for this book. Thank you David!

An indispensable tool. What an outstanding book, full of truly practical, useful content. Iā€™m a fast reader, but this book is taking me FOREVER to get through, not only because I refuse to skip a single of the fantastic screencasts, but because about every third page I have to stop reading, go into my Mac or one of my ā€œiThingiesā€ and make changes to settings or set up email rules. Thereā€™s not a wasted word in this book, and there are nuggets of humor in there for those paying attention (ā€œpork chops & applesauceā€ . . . I literally laughed out loud). I only wish he had written this book sooner; no telling how much time I couldā€™ve saved in dealing with the masses of email I get. Another home run for Mr. Sparks.

Get you email under control..... This is another great book by David Sparks. It shows you how to control your email and keep them under control. Check out David's other great books and his weekly podcast, Mac Power Users. Thanks, David

Hopefully, I can put it all into practice.... I really enjoyed reading this book. It lays out very concise and practical methods for dealing with being inundated by e-mail. Looking forward to implementing these practices in my virtual mailbox. Now, if only I could find a way to get the USPS to recycle the unwanted, sales circulars they are always stuffing in my actual mailbox...

The priniciples work for Windows and Outlook, too!. Even if you donā€™t use Apple technology, there is a lot here that will help you deal with the email firehose. The philosophy behind why you make certain choices in dealing with email are certainly platform agnostic. I am forced to use Outlook and Exchange for Windows at work, but implementing many of these same strategies has made my work so much more productive. Thanks David!

Kick your email to the curb!. Another fantastic book from Dave that will help get back on top of all the email in your life. This book is a comprehensive guide to the various technical and tactical ways you can manage your email on a Mac. It covers tactical concepts ā€” how to sort your inbox, archiving, trashing and so forth. I found this very well done ā€” some of this is going to be familiar if youā€™ve read much about Inbox Zero, but it is well presented here in a quick and easy to follow way. Iā€™d read about, but never really implemented Inbox Zero, but feel I now have the tools and info how to do it easily enough that I actually will. There is a ton of info on the various software products that either directly handle email or provide useful tools. I found a new email product that I will try out and may switch to, just getting that tip may be worth it for me. The last two sections are fantastic. You get a detailed overview of how Dave manages his email, which is a good, complex and high volume workflow. I like it shows how to deal with something beyond just a simple single email address. Finally, there are interviews with some other Mac email aficionados on their workflows. I enjoyed these and really appreciate hearing the variety of approaches. In the end, I feel like I have a few key concepts that I will implement and a couple of new products and services and in combination I will be in much better shape. Very worth the ten bucks! p.s. If you buy this through the Mac version of the iBookstore you may get some warning about certain features not working on the Mac because they were designed for the iPad. Donā€™t believe it ā€” this was remarkable on my 27ā€ iMac ā€” everything worked perfectly and it was glorious in full screen mode.

Buy This Book. So helpful. So simple. So thankful I read this book.

Perfect Resource For Rethinking The Whole Email Mess. I have been an email user for 20 years. So why might I have the slightest interest in this book? Practically speaking, I need to ditch Entourage because it is going to die soon; it relies on APIā€™s that are soon to be abandoned by Apple. So Davidā€™s book is timely, as I have been thinking about email, my habits, and the difficulties I envision in changing email clients. This book has helped me totally rethink and ditch email habits that may have made sense in the past, but which are no longer relevant or useful. As a result, rather than dreading the move, I am now looking forward to switching over to Appleā€™s Mail and simplifying my life at the same time: A real bargain for ten bucks.

Another winner by David Sparks. I have all four of David Sparks' iBooks, including Email. And, they are all valuable tutorials (he calls them Field Guides for a reason). In Email, there is something here for anyone that uses email, whether that be overviews of Apple Mail, Gmail, security, workflows, etc. Sad to say, with the never-ending influx of email, we can all certainly use up-to-date strategies for dealing with it. Now, if I could only use Markdown for these Apple reviews....

Kudos for the Email Field Guide!!. I purchased your Email Field Guide a few days ago and am breathing huge sighs of relief on every other page. After all these frustrating years of knowing I have a problem but not knowing what to do, help has finally arrived! I want to assist a client whose unread emails now number over 20,000 (!) but first I have to implement effective strategies with my own mess! THANK YOU (yes Iā€™m shouting!) for taking the time to craft such a comprehensive guide for all of us apprentice samurai email warriors.

Great primer for todayā€™s email challenges. David always does a wonderful job with his Field Guides, and Email is no exception. Iā€™ve already applied several ideas from this book (including reducing the number of email folders I use) and itā€™s helped me be more efficient. If what you are looking for is a practical guide on how to get the most out of email without it taking over your life, this is your book. Thank you to David for the great, consistent work that you put out and for all you do to support the Mac community.

The Glossary does not display properly. I have two iPads (both with a retina display - 3rd and 5th generation), and neither one displays the Glossary properly. Both show only one entry for the letter Y, and it's in a foreign language. There are no other letters or entries in the Glossary. I have repeatedly re-downloaded the book from iTunes, but no difference. The rest of the book works properly, and is very well done. Any suggestions David? 5+ Stars otherwise.

Not Worth the Money. Like the other books that David Sparks has written, this book is dramatically under-priced. I highly recommend that you purchase and read it carefully (more than once). If you do, then like me youā€™ll feel guilty for gaining so much insight for so little cost.

Great starting place if you are overwhelmed with email.. After reading many positive reviews, I gained the strength to face the task of tackling my inbox consisting of 2327 emails head-on. I have just completed the field guide. It felt as if the author saw me in his crystal ball when writing this. The writing style, format and screencasts were perfect teaching tools for a novice such as myself. One of the best aspects for me was an introduction to plug-ins/apps that help manage workflow as well as how to use apple rules. This book has been a great start in my journey to de-clutter my life. Recommend highly.

Outstanding in Every Respect. This eBook is like other David Sparks, aka MacSparky, books. Just about perfect in every regard. I have purchased 2 other MacSparky eBooks and they are all equally outstanding. I have used email for over 20 years. I learned so much that I just wasn't aware of. Just buy this, and his other eBooks, you'll be glad you did.

The hard work and passion shows. This book is fun to read and artfully crafted but, more than that, it is gives you a multitude of ways to control email in your personal/ business life which makes it useful as well. I hope it continues to be updated through another couple of Mac and iOS updates. Making it valuable in the future. For now, it is essential reading. Signed, A Budding Mac Power User (a.k.a. Geek ;~)

great coverage of a broad topic mixed with creative use of the features in iBooks.. I have purchased and read all of MacSparky's books except Mark down which I don't use. As a long time fairly sophisticated email user I was a bit skeptical I would get much out of this but was very pleasantly surprised. I usually assess the usefulness of books by the number of book marks I create and this book ended up with 37. I definitely learned things here that I have already begun to apply in my daily battle with email. Well done!

The best, helped a lot!. Davidā€™s the best, have long enjoyed his eBooks (beginning with Paperless), Mac Power Users podcasts, and MacSparky blog posts. Iā€™ve been having lots of problems integrating Mail and Gmail accounts, so eagerly bought his new Email eBook. Very satisfied! Answered tons more questions than I even expectedā€”and kept me entertained throughout (as well as sleeplessā€”couldnā€™t put it down!). Thanks, David!

The solution to years of email frustration.. As a listener of the Mac Power Users podcast, I agonized over which of David's books to get first. In the end I chose this one first due to the headaches and frustration of years of ineffectively managing both my work and personal email accounts. This book has really helped get my personal accounts cleaned up, but I have also applied many of David's ideas to my work account as well. Now the only decision is which of his books to get next.

A great book. Thanks David Sparks for this informal book about e-mail. Here youā€™ll find a lot of information about e-mail in general, including protocols, best (and worst) practices, e-mail clients and the best of them all: a e-mail workflow chapter with audio! There is also a lot of good link references and screencasts. Kudos!

Another great MacSparky Field Guide. An extremely helpful book in the MacSparky Field Guide series. Davidā€™s unique voice comes through well, leading experienced emailers and newbies alike on a surprisingly interesting journey. The book has something for everybody, and includes not just technical suggestions, but guides about how to rethink and reorganize how you write and organize your emails. David makes the trip fun, but does not talk down to his readers. Itā€™s like having your own personal email guru. I recommend this book highly, as I do the other MacSparky Field Guides. I canā€™t wait to see what David does next.

A Must Buy! Should be required for every email user!. Even if you consider yourself an email guru, you will learn countless essential tips and tricks to manage your email better - and help those around you. These strategies can also be applied to other areas of your life. As a physician, I receive numerous emails daily from patients and my digital inbox of test results explodes worse than a tedious game of whack-a-mole. And while I pride myself on being an efficiency ninja already, I've now learned even more to teach my colleagues, kids etc. Thanks David for a truly life changing book. Simply put, this is a MUST BUY ( and I've never written a review ever)!

Itā€™s more than just a book. Itā€™s an audio/video and screencast crash course in taming email, and mastering the tools to use it effectively.

Great way to brainstorm email management. This book cannot fix your email problemā€¦only you can do that. What this book does is provide a tremendous amount of information to help you troubleshoot and stimulate you to review your email systems. I highly recommend this book and Mr. Sparks' other field guides for that matter. They are all exceptionally well done!

Email. Another great book from Mr. Sparks. It is not at all what I expected, as this is not just a technical book about email, but a soup-to-nuts evaluation of how we all communicate and get through our day using technology. Mr. Sparks has obviously been musing over maximizing efficiency, and offers his well thought-out reflections on email as both a great tool and a business distraction. He offers a host of solutions to set up and use email to realize its full poteniial. On top of providing great content in an easily accessible writing style, Mr. Sparks takes full advantage of what e-books have to offer over print. This e-book has a lot of extras, including some great interviews and "how-to" screen casts. Even if you are only a closet geek, this is a must read if you want to get more out of your day.

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Email. Best book ever written on Email.

Nice, love the iBooks format. Love the book, worth the price just for the interviews! Keep up the good work.

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Worth the price. I suspect that most of the early reviewers will be avid followers of David Sparks (MacSparky) from his previous work, his website and podcasts. As such they are likely to be power users and may already know much of what is in the book. I would put myself in this category, however I picked up several improvements to my own workflow together with reassurance that, in general, I was doing things the 'right' way. My work means I interact a great deal with other business leaders some of whom have significant challenges managing email. There is no doubt in my mind the content of this book would help a number of them better manage one chore in their life that, regrettably, is becoming a critical success factor for an Executive. This book is not as revolutionary as his previous work 'paperless' (which I heartily recommend by the way) but provides a thorough grounding in both the theory and practice of Email. Some, if not most of the material can be found on the Web, in productivity blogs, podcasts, tips and forums David has done an excellent job of doing the research for you, putting it in one place and explaining how he has implemented the tools and techniques into his own professional lives (he has more than one) as well as his personal life. The iBook includes audio discussions with people from different professions about how they manage email in their lives. The book would have been even better if their workflows, ideas and lessons learnt, had also been transcribed (and perhaps precied) so the could be read rather than listened to. In summary, this is another excellent work from David and is priced correctly for the value/content it delivers. I recommend it.

Clear & Concise. Another well put together and superbly constructed digital insight into getting your e mail workflow under control. David writes with a full understanding of readers requirements and is recommended reading and a joy to work through!

Enjoyed. I really enjoyed reading this and got a lot out of it. Ideal for anyone who thinks they're the only one that gets too much email!

Great on the basics and some real gems for the experts. I found this book very useful. Iā€™m a follower of Davidā€™s blog and podcasts which I find interesting, if not always directly useful for me. Iā€™ve also bought all the other Field Guides, which have been interesting and held some gems. Iā€™m also a follower of the Inbox Zero idea, all of which makes me a neophyte power user I think. Unlike the other feed guides, which are great, and worth your attention, this book was immediately useful. It helped me formulate a strategy for dealing with so much of the email I get - close to 300 messages a day of which perhaps 25% is actionable and another 50% is useful. Iā€™ve junked gmail and switched to a pure IMAP approach, added SaneBox and AwayFind, made much better use of VIPs and set up some very useful rules - all of which have made my inbox mush less fearful a place than it is normally. I remember Merlin Mann talking about his abortive email book a few years back and about how it was more about the psychology and the decision making than the tools. Whilst I understand that view, I think the tools are really important, and Davidā€™s book nails that 'howā€™ question whilst also giving some clear, actionable advice for dealing with the ā€˜why' and ā€˜when' questions. If I have any areas for improvement I would have like to have seen more detail about the psychology of things like the reward mechanism of email, the need to be the ā€˜email guy' and how to manage those. It is touched upon in the interviews, especially with Merlin, and I know David understands it better than most but it would have been nice to see it it more clearly defined. Also, although the interviews were great (Clearly the advantage of having an author who is also a very experienced podcaster), iBooks does not make it easy to listen to them. David gets around these with web links to the sound files, but hopefully the guys at iBooks will eventually get that having the sound cut off when the device locks, and when one turns the page is not a great experience.

Okay. This is a well written book but I didn't get anything out it, perhaps I'm the wrong audience. I'm a reasonably competent email and windows and mac user, but not a power user. I didn't learn anything new from the book that I value knowing. The stuff that was new to me is pretty obscure and more for power users, who I expect would already know this stuff. So who is the book meant for? It's got far too much detail for beginners, and it's too basic for more advanced users. Maybe it's best for people who are new to mac and the big wide world of apple? Honestly, this is an okay book but if I'd bought it on kindle I would have gone to "manage my kindle" and gotten a refund. I guess I'm in the wrong

Well worth buying. I have been a Mac user for about 12 years and sent my first email so many years ago I don't want to think about it. There wasn't anything in this book that was really new to me but I found this well-written account helped me get my thoughts in order when I needed to make some changes to my email domain recently. This is good value for money and a worthwhile purchase for anyone with questions about aspects of email, or for someone like me who simply needs to think through the issues prior to making some decisions.

Very useful. I am a fan of the iBooks author books in general, and the books by David Sparks in particular. He chooses subjects that are very relevant and his books are very useful, clearly laid out and well written. The only reason I am not giving five stars is because in this current edition there are a few spelling mistakes. But otherwise I would highly recommend the books by David Sparks to all especially as a gift to less technically savvy friends and family.

Enjoyable and useful. I really enjoyed reading this book and have dipped back into it several times. I agree with other reviewers that this is not really aimed at power users who will be very familiar with much of the content and workflows. Nethertheless, I think for most people they will find a lot of very useful tips that will really improve the way they handle email. I have rejigged a couple of things on my Mac and iOS set up directly as a result of this book which has really improved the way I deal with email.

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