Re: 1/2 questions from newbie
On books:
1. Small Stakes Hold'em is the best book on small stakes hold'em.
2. Lee Jones' book, despite what some people here say, is a pretty good book. If you really suck at limit, it will make you a competent player, and I am pretty confident that playing exactly by his book would make you a marginal/reasonable (.5-1 BB/100) winner at 2/4. I feel like Jones' book as I do about Ciaffone-Brier's "Middle Limit Hold'em": In general, they both are good at teaching basics for the various levels, but they tend to lack a degree of mathematical sophistication which, in my opinion, is necessary for understanding how to truly maximize value at any level.
3. Read Theory of Poker. Your game simply cannot go to the next level, in my opinion, until you start to develop a sound theoretical understanding of the game. This is what allows you to make decisions on the fly and adapt to situations you haven't encountered before.
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