Question for iPhoto Newcomers

Hello, I am hoping some of the forum members here might be able to shed some light on a few things for me....
For those of you who are relatively new to digital photography, and editing / organizing / sharing your pictures from a computer, which learning methods do you find are most helpful to you as you're finding out about all the tools and services available? Granted, iPhoto is a very intuitive and easy-to-use program relative to many others of its kind, but everyone needs some help getting off the ground in the very beginning. In fact I could ask the same question relative to OS X -- when you first used OS X, how did you learn about it / get the information you need?
Do you prefer to buy a good book, and then reference that book for answers as you explore the program? Do you prefer books that take you through exercises, where you follow along on your computer? Is it easier to learn from screenshots and accompanying "quick facts", or well-written explanations of how a function works / when to use it? Blurbs or paragraphs, in other words? : )
Or, do you prefer video-based training, where you watch things happen on a recorded screen environment, with a narrator explaining the steps as they go? Or even, a combination... some books come with CDs that have such videos on them.
Last but not least, maybe you prefer a classroom environment (for the more challenging software), where you can ask questions of the instructor in real-time as they explain things. Obviously for iPhoto a class setting is overkill in most cases but, when you step up to programs like Photoshop or Aperture or Final Cut Express (if you use iMovie for example), how do you think you'll approach that?
Any feedback would be genuinely helpful. I've been tasked with instructing a small group of people how to get started with some advanced photo and video-related software (none of whom I will have the chance to speak with before-hand). I want to make recommendations for when they're "on their own" and tailor my instruction approach to those recommendations, so everything is a logical progression.
Thanks!
G5 Dual 2GHz   Mac OS X (10.4.9)   6GB RAM, WD Raptor II 150GB, Radeon 9800 Pro SME

Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
Just put the photos into the Photo Book template and iPhoto will do the rest.
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