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Books for Beginners
Introduction
On this page are Amazon's top selling books to get you to grips with your computer and its software.Select from starter books on :-
Windows
For something more advanced, you might also want to look at our selection of Windows books in our Operating Systems category.
Andy Rathbone (Author)
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77 used & new from £2.53
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#2: Windows XP (Visual QuickStart Guides)
Chris Fehily (Author)
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23 used & new from £0.01
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#3: The Really Really Really Easy Step- By Step Computer Book 1 (XP)
Gavin Hoole (Author), Cheryl Smith (Author)
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25 used & new from £1.27
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#4: The Really, Really, Really Easy Step-by-step Computer Book 2 (XP)
Gavin Hoole (Author), Cheryl Smith (Author)
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21 used & new from £2.23
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#5: Windows XP Digital Music for Dummies
Ryan C. Williams (Author)
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39 used & new from £0.01
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#6: Internet with Windows XP in Easy Steps
Mary Lojkine (Author)
11 used & new from £0.01
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#7: Windows XP All-in-One Desk Reference for Dummies
Woody Leonhard (Author)
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61 used & new from £1.55
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#8: Windows XP Tips and Tricks in Easy Steps
Stuart Yarnold (Author)
(2)14 used & new from £0.01
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#9: Complete Idiot's Guide to Windows XP (Complete Idiot's Guides (Computers))
Alpha Books (Author), Paul McFedries (Author)
(1)42 used & new from £0.01
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Andy Rathbone (Author)
(11)66 used & new from £0.01
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Linux
For something more advanced, you might also want to look at our selection of Linux books in our Operating Systems category.
Wale Soyinka (Author)
(5)Buy new:
43 used & new from £10.00
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#2: Red Hat Linux 9 (Visual QuickPro Guide)
Harold Davis (Author), Joe Merlino (Author), Kate Wrightson (Author)
4 used & new from £13.63
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#3: Introduction to Linux (Second Edition)
Machtelt, Garrels (Author)
(2)Buy new: £19.30
15 used & new from £16.54
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#4: Ubuntu Linux: Your Visual Blueprint to Using the Linux Operating System
Ric Shreves (Author)
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51 used & new from £5.00
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Ron Lundgren (Author)
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12 used & new from £13.27
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#6: Sams Teach Yourself Red Hat Fedora 4 Linux All in One
Aron Hsiao (Author)
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19 used & new from £1.88
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#7: Using Linux the Easy Way (Babani computer books)
Noel Kantaris (Author), Phil Oliver (Author)
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15 used & new from £0.01
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Machtelt Garrels (Author)
(2)4 used & new from £34.75
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#9: Introducing Linux (DK Essential Computers)
Brian Cooper (Author), Adele A. Hayward (Editor)
11 used & new from £0.01
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Jon 'maddog' Hall (Author)
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2 used & new from £8.44
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Hardware
Kyle MacRae (Author)
(7)Buy new:
27 used & new from £0.01
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#2: CompTIA A+ 220-701 and 220-702 Practice Questions Exam Cram (Exam Cram (Pearson))
Patrick Regan (Author)
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36 used & new from £12.64
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#3: Sams Teach Yourself Computer Basics in 24 Hours (Sams Teach Yourself in 24 Hours)
Jill Freeze (Author)
32 used & new from £0.26
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#4: PCs for Dummies (For Dummies (Computers))
Dan Gookin (Author)
(10)49 used & new from £0.01
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#5: The Complete PC Upgrade and Maintenance Guide (Complete PC Upgrade & Maintenance Guide)
Mark Minasi (Author), Faithe Wempen (Author), Quentin Docter (Author)
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33 used & new from £8.20
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#6: Windows 7: The Definitive Guide: The Essential Resource for Professionals and Power Users
William R. Stanek (Author)
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43 used & new from £22.00
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#7: Introduction to PCI Express: A Hardware and Software Developer's Guide
Adam H. Wilen (Author), Justin P. Schade (Author), Ron Thornburg (Author)
Buy new: £54.99
13 used & new from £33.84
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#8: Netbook Basics in Simple Steps
Joli Ballew (Author)
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24 used & new from £4.82
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#9: The P.C. Support Handbook: The Configuration and Systems Guide
David Dick (Author)
(7)7 used & new from £7.56
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#10: Build Your Own Pentium III PC
Aubrey Pilgrim (Author)
(2)25 used & new from £0.01
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