Available now: The Official Raspberry Pi Beginner’s Guide, 5th Edition
It was not long ago that we announced the availability of the latest generation of our flagship product, Raspberry Pi 5. Today, we’re delighted to announce the latest edition of the flagship book about our flagship product, The Official Raspberry Pi Beginner’s Guide by Gareth Halfacree. Now in its fifth edition, you’ll find new coverage of Raspberry Pi 5, Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W, and the most recent version of Raspberry Pi OS. Gareth even included a bonus chapter that covers Raspberry Pi Pico and Pico W!
Along with this new edition, we’re excited to unveil a new look for Raspberry Pi Press books. Featuring an interior design from Sara Parodi, Nellie McKesson devised an HTML- and CSS-based layout engine to bring that design to life. We’ve got new graphics as well: photography from Brian O Halloran, diagrams from Natalie Turner, and illustrations from Sam Alder. Liz Upton, Jack Willis, and I oversaw various parts of the process, from editorial to design.
You can order The Official Raspberry Pi Beginner’s Guide, 5th Edition now from the Raspberry Pi Press Store. If you have a Raspberry Pi and you’re running Raspberry Pi OS, you can now download a free PDF in the Raspberry Pi Bookshelf application (click the Raspberry Pi menu, select the Help menu and click Bookshelf).
19 comments
Alfredo
I haven’t bought it yet but the changes look Great!
nafanz
Are there any plans for official translations into other languages? Interested in Russian.
Raspberry Pi Staff Liz Upton
We’re just kicking off translation work this week: watch this space!
nafanz
I’m glad to hear that such work is planned.
Lee Garfield
I’ll definitely get a copy, but will there be a free pdf download as well, as there was with the 4th edition?
I’m also looking forward to the upcoming release of “Get Started with MicroPython on Raspberry Pi Pico”!
Brian Jepson — post author
Hi Lee, we won’t be making a PDF available in the exact same way that we did with prior editions. However, you can download the PDF of this book on a Raspberry Pi in the Bookshelf application (after you’ve done that, you can read the PDF on whatever device is convenient for you.)
bryant
I would also like to know if there is a free pdf download
Brian Jepson — post author
Hi bryant, you can download the PDF of this book on a Raspberry Pi in the Bookshelf application.
Niklas Altekamp
I find it currently impossible to place an order to Germany in spite of having used the same address in the past. (“Your order cannot be shipped to the selected address. Review your address to ensure it’s correct and try again, or select a different address.”) I’ve tried a few other existing addresses as well – without success, . Using my former UK address works just fine. Perhaps it might be worth looking into this.
Raspberry Pi Staff Rob Zwetsloot
Hmm that’s odd – we’re looking into it, sorry for the inconvenience!
Amit
A PDF version would be much appreciated, as the physical copy is not available in my country.
Brian Jepson — post author
Hi Amit, you can download the PDF of this book on a Raspberry Pi in the Bookshelf application (click the Raspberry Pi menu, choose Help, and launch Bookshelf).
Eduardo Nava
How can I get it in Mexico?
Raspberry Pi Staff Ashley Whittaker
We have six Approved Resellers shipping to Mexico: https://www.raspberrypi.com/resellers/
binyi wu
Could you post a Traditional Chinese version of the Raspberry Pi Getting Started Guide?
Raspberry Pi Staff Liz Upton
We’re working on translations right now; it’ll be at least a few months, but a Simplified Chinese version is on the way.
Robert
“The Official Raspberry Pi Beginner’s Guide, 5th Edition” and “The Official Raspberry Pi Handbook 2024”. With both being “Official”, do they supplement, augment, synergise, or compete?
James Laird
I am unable to open the Beginners Guides 4 or 5 and get the following message:
Could not open ‘/home/pi/Bookshelf/BeginnersGuide-5thEd-Eng_v3.pdf’
Running a Raspberry Pi 4 with 8 Gig of RAM
No problems with Ver 1 or MagPi
Pera Virta
Hey
I have been a raspberry user since 2013, i.e. the first version.
I live in Finland and my English skills are limited.
I would like an html version of the guide that could be translated using Google Translate.
Translations are of such good quality these days that I don’t need anything else.
Thank you for the great work I have had as a desk for years and I haven’t needed anything else.
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