Submitted by Wim Mostrey (not verified) on Tue, 09/01/2009 - 23:50.
Since this is a beginner's book I don't know if a comparison between Drupal 6 and 7 is required. I think that for people starting out with Drupal a chapter about how to interact with the community is more important, especially on how they can get help on the forum, on irc, on groups.drupal.org and explain the local Drupal groups.
I would also include a description of popular modules such as views, pathauto, service links and the new media module. Add a short note about how, at the time of writing, some modules might not have a stable Drupal 7 version available but that they are expected soon.
Since this is a beginner's book I don't know if a comparison between Drupal 6 and 7 is required. I think that for people starting out with Drupal a chapter about how to interact with the community is more important, especially on how they can get help on the forum, on irc, on groups.drupal.org and explain the local Drupal groups.
I would also include a description of popular modules such as views, pathauto, service links and the new media module. Add a short note about how, at the time of writing, some modules might not have a stable Drupal 7 version available but that they are expected soon.