Textbooks

For Android-based programmers, we will be making direct use of  two books: The Busy Coder’s Guide to Android Developmentand The Busy Coder’s Guide to Advanced Android DevelopmentIt is part of a set of three books that can be purchased online for $USD 40.  See the Commonsware web page for all three books.    In addition, the third book is a series of tutorials on specific topics: Android Programming Tutorials.

If you're going to use the iPhone, I'd recommend Beginning iOS 5 Development, by David Mark, Jack Nutting and Jeff LaMarche,  which can be purchased electronically, right off the Apress website.