This was a somewhat helpful book in getting some insight into LiveCycle Desiger. It covers some aspects OK, such as overall design tips and form setup, but does suffer from somewhat poor organization and clarity. It does not do a good job when it comes to covering how to distribute and collect forms - lots of gaps in those areas. It also does not cover scripting all that well, and provides very few examples of FormCalc or Java.
A CD-ROM would have been a welcome addition to this book. Many of the details of form creation really need to be viewed as "real" examples rather than just descriptions in the book.
I found the PDF Form Bible to be a lot more useful than this book. A bit more costly, but far more comprehensive, better organized and better written. It also has a CD-ROM that is very helpful.
The most accurate rating would be 2.5 stars. It's OK, but there are much better ones out there. If you can get this as I did from a third party seller at a good price used, it's worth getting. At regular price, I'd pass it by.