This book wasn't very helpful at all. Basically, it just repeated the fact that to learn how to be a producer, you need hands on experience. Aside from the lack of information, the book was poorly written. The sentence structure in MANY cases could have been corrected by a high school senior. What made reading this book even worse was the fact that the author failed to be funny whenever he attempted to make a humorous remark. Spend your money on another book! Here's this one summed up in a nutshell - go produce for yourself and learn by trial and error. THAT'S DEEP!