Entity Framework 4.0: My Favorite Books

I'm in the process of reading several Entity Framework 4.0 books. I'm going to recommend two such books:

1) Programming Entity Framework: Building Data Centric Apps with the ADO.NET Entity Framework by Julia Lerman

2) Entity Framework 4.0 Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach by Larry Tenny and Zeeshan Hirani

Visit these Entity Framework 4.0 Quick Start videos by Julia Lerman.

The book links include numerous detailed reviews. If you can only afford one of the books, I'd recommend Julia's book as the one to purchase. If you can't afford either, check out the videos. Also, check your local library. I like to check books out at my local library, then when I decide they are a keeper, I purchase them. (I'm tired of obsolete books sitting on my shelves taking up space and collecting dust, so I am very particular which books to actually buy. And I only buy a book when I want to mark it up with highlighters.)

Advanced users: For more on EF4, see also:

Writing an EF Enabled ADO.NET Provider

Entity Framework Sample Provider

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  • As you already predict my problem,either I can afford,XD,and there's no such book at the local library~It's still the main reason why I need to check out through the internet.

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