The Official Raspberry Pi Beginner's Guide (The Official Raspberry Pi Beginner's Guide: How to use your new computer)

Clear and concise information for the first time RasberryPi user. Can get you going from out of the box.

As advertised

This is a very nice printed copy of the basic Raspberry Pi Starter guide that almost all good Raspberry Pi kits give you on the included SD Card that you can look at or print the needed pages .

Buy to see if you can deal with documentation before you build your pi.

The font size is so small that a senior can't possibly read it. If an electronic copy could be created then it could be read by old people. Hard copy with large font size might double or triple the number of pages. I discovered that I can read small font if it is stretched vertically. I have never seen this done, but it is a solution so oldsters could read books, instructions, etc. The Chinese are the worst abpit this. Too bad techies are so young that they don't realize seniors cant read their stuff. There is a whole new market out there if the techies who write their stuff did it so seniors could read it. I have bought any number of devices which in disgust I don't even use just because I can't read the instructions.

This book could be the definitive reference manual, but if I can’t carry it with me (on my kindle) it won’t do me any good. I’m always on a plane or taxi or an out-of-town hotel - my entire reference library is always in my pocket.

Great

A great intro to the world of Pi, including the 400. Well written and laid out.

Great book and ecosystem.

Well presented and produced

Ideal and useful guide

Those expecting the latest version of the “Official” Raspberry Pi Handbook should avoid this edition. It mentions the RPi 400 but makes no mention of the RPi 5. The version to look out for is the Official Raspberry Pi Handbook 2024 published by the Raspberry Pi Press (£14).