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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.
by Andy Rathbone (Author)
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63 used & new from £4.13
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#2: The Really Really Really Easy Step- By Step Computer Book 1 (XP)
by Gavin Hoole (Author), Cheryl Smith (Author)
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30 used & new from £2.31
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#3: The Really, Really, Really Easy Step-by-step Computer Book 2 (XP)
by Gavin Hoole (Author), Cheryl Smith (Author)
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24 used & new from £2.42
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#4: Teach Yourself Visually Windows XP
by Ruth Maran (Author)
(1)60 used & new from £0.01
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#5: Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Windows XP in 24 Hours
by Greg Perry (Author)
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39 used & new from £0.01
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#6: Teach Yourself Visually Windows XP
by Paul McFedries (Author)
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37 used & new from £0.89
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#7: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Windows XP (The Complete Idiot's Guide)
by Paul McFedries (Author)
(1)49 used & new from £0.01
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#8: Windows XP Tips and Tricks in Easy Steps
by Stuart Yarnold (Author)
(1)8 used & new from £2.13
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by Andy Rathbone (Author)
(8)57 used & new from £0.01
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#10: Windows XP All-in-one Desk Reference for Dummies
by Woody Leonhard (Author)
(2)44 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.
by Daniel J. Barrett (Author)
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54 used & new from £2.00
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#2: Beginning Ubuntu Linux 4th Edition Book/DVD Package
by K; Channelle, A; Sicam, J Thomas (Author)
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12 used & new from £16.55
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#3: Linux Administration: A Beginner's Guide, Fifth Edition
by Wale Soyinka (Author)
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33 used & new from £12.61
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#4: Essential Linux Device Drivers (Prentice Hall Open Source Software Development)
by Sreekrishnan Venkateswaran (Author)
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29 used & new from £16.97
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#5: Linux All-in-one Desk Reference for Dummies
by Emmett Dulaney (Author), Naba Barkakati (Author)
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32 used & new from £11.46
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by Paul G. Sery (Author)
(3)10 used & new from £22.23
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#7: Smart Home Automation with Linux
by Steven Goodwin (Author)
Publication Date: 27 Mar 2010
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by Mike McGrath (Author)
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19 used & new from £5.25
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#9: Beginning the Linux Command Line (Expert's Voice in Open Source)
by Sander van Vugt (Author)
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26 used & new from £13.72
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#10: Sams Teach Yourself Linux in 10 Minutes
by John Ray (Author)
(5)9 used & new from £0.01
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Hardware
by Nancy C. Muir (Author)
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44 used & new from £8.47
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by Dan Gookin (Author)
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31 used & new from £7.83
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#3: Upgrading and Repairing PCs (Upgrading & Repairing PC's (W/DVD))
by Scott Mueller (Author)
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24 used & new from £16.00
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#4: CompTIA A+ 220-701 and 220-702 Exam Cram (Exam Cram (Pearson))
by David L. Prowse (Author)
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26 used & new from £17.62
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#5: CompTIA A+ Complete Study Guide: Exams 220-701 (Essentials) and 220-702 (Practical Application)
by Quentin Docter (Author), Emmett Dulaney (Author), Toby Skandier (Author)
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30 used & new from £21.33
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#6: Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Snow Leopard Edition
by David Pogue (Author)
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36 used & new from £12.36
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#7: Build Your Own PC Do-it-yourself for Dummies
by Mark L. Chambers (Author)
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43 used & new from £10.00
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#8: PC's for Dummies Quick Reference (For Dummies: Quick Reference (Computers))
by Dan Gookin (Author), Sandra Hardin Clemons (Author)
(1)9 used & new from £1.26
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#9: Building a PC in Easy Steps
by Stuart Yarnold (Author)
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22 used & new from £4.36
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#10: Windows 7: The Definitive Guide: The Essential Resource for Professionals and Power Users
by William R. Stanek (Author)
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40 used & new from £24.50
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