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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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64 used & new from £5.66
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#2: Teach Yourself Visually Windows XP
by Paul McFedries (Author)
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40 used & new from £0.88
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#3: Windows XP All-in-One Desk Reference for Dummies
by Woody Leonhard (Author)
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55 used & new from £1.98
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#4: The Really Really Really Easy Step- By Step Computer Book 1 (XP)
by Gavin Hoole (Author), Cheryl Smith (Author)
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32 used & new from £2.27
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#5: Windows XP Hacks and Mods for Dummies
by Woody Leonhard (Author)
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31 used & new from £1.92
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#6: The Really, Really, Really Easy Step-by-step Computer Book 2 (XP)
by Gavin Hoole (Author), Cheryl Smith (Author)
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23 used & new from £2.38
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#7: Cleaning Windows XP for Dummies (For Dummies (Computers))
by Allen Wyatt (Author)
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30 used & new from £6.24
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#8: Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Windows XP in 24 Hours
by Greg Perry (Author)
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38 used & new from £0.01
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#9: Windows XP All-in-One Style (Sams Teach Yourself All in One)
by Greg Perry (Author)
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20 used & new from £1.19
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by Andy Rathbone (Author)
(8)59 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)
(10)Buy new:
55 used & new from £2.40
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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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17 used & new from £16.55
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#3: Linux All-in-one Desk Reference for Dummies
by Emmett Dulaney (Author), Naba Barkakati (Author)
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36 used & new from £11.44
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by Richard Blum (Author)
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48 used & new from £12.73
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by Æleen Frisch (Author)
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39 used & new from £16.50
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#6: Linux Administration: A Beginner's Guide, Fifth Edition
by Wale Soyinka (Author)
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33 used & new from £11.77
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#7: Unix and Linux: Visual Quickstart Guide (Visual QuickStart Guides)
by Deborah S. Ray (Author), Eric J. Ray (Author)
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39 used & new from £10.88
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#8: Beginning SUSE Linux: From Novice to Professional 2nd Edition
by Keir Thomas (Author)
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19 used & new from £7.50
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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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23 used & new from £13.81
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#10: Essential Linux Device Drivers (Prentice Hall Open Source Software Development)
by Sreekrishnan Venkateswaran (Author)
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33 used & new from £16.97
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Hardware
by David Pogue (Author)
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40 used & new from £12.35
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by Dan Gookin (Author)
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34 used & new from £7.83
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#3: Computers for Seniors for Dummies
by Nancy C. Muir (Author)
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53 used & new from £8.46
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#4: Windows Vista: The Missing Manual
by David Pogue (Author)
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49 used & new from £7.09
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#5: Upgrading and Repairing PCs (Upgrading & Repairing PC's (W/DVD))
by Scott Mueller (Author)
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29 used & new from £16.00
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#6: Computers for Seniors for Dummies
by Sir Stirling Moss (Foreword), Nancy C. Muir (Author)
(5)14 used & new from £8.91
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#7: Teach Yourself Sage Line 50
by Mac Bride (Author)
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8 used & new from £6.16
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#8: Practical Projects for Your PC: How to Make Full Use of Your Computer's Creative Potential
by Readers Digest (Author)
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41 used & new from £0.01
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#9: Understanding Serial Communications
by Peter W. Gofton (Author)
5 used & new from £1.86
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#10: PCs for Dummies, 10th Edition
by Dan Gookin (Author)
(10)34 used & new from £0.01
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