i'll add my 2 cents.
first, the jsr for midp 2:
http://www.jcp.org/jsr/detail/118.jsp i tend to agree somewhat with the opinion that buying j2me books now is sorta "useless" because of 2.0 (which is why i actually curbed my buying earlier because the books were getting repetitive - somewhat - as to what they covered)
however, i'd say its better to buy one good book now instead of waiting for the new generation of books to come out because:
(1) you don't know when they're coming out, and you want to start coding NOW
(2) 2.0 has added some good stuff to the mix, but the basics are still there.
(3) Some books cover material beyond MIDP, and include discussions on PersonalJava, JavaCard, etc.
(4) some of the books cover material beyond just plain coding which will not change, inc the history of j2me, explanations of the CLDC, CDC, etc. it's very helpful to have all these info in one package and as a hardcopy reference.
i'm assuming obviously that you have around $30-$40+ to spare...
[ July 03, 2002: Message edited by: a sanjuan ]
[ July 03, 2002: Message edited by: a sanjuan ]