>Where do you start?
www.lynda.com or www.totaltraining.com for overall Flash exposure to tools, or just start
playing around with pre-bundled tutorials.
>Is it easy enough to teach yourself?
Yes. Timeline is hardest bit for developers, but in the case of widgets, you don't *need*
to utilize it.
>What books to start with?
In terms of ActionScript 2, Colin Moock's O'reilly books. In terms of Flash books in general, there are many choices! lynda.com and totaltraining.com ar good sources as well.
In regards to Flash Lite: www.flashmobilebook.com and the Flash Lite total training videos are good sources for mobile development.
>What toolsets to start with?
Flash CS3
>What other sites are good developer resources?
www.biskero.org and then go from there ... with all the links!, or my blog: www.scottjanousek.com/blog/
Get your chumby on.
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