Occasionally I receive a request for a good beginning electronics book or at least one which will allow the reader to understand electronics more fully. This book is available in downloadable pdf format and has been one of my favorites since it was introduced in 1983:
https://www.pdfdrive.com/getting-started-in-electronics-e158550505.htmlIt is available on the above mentioned download site and on other similar pdf download sites. The author (or somebody representing him and using his name) is selling it on Amazon also. Originally it was written for and sold exclusively by Radio Shack along with other specialized mini-booklets and I suspect there may have been something about Radio Shack's legal troubles that freed this up and left it available to distribute following those problems. Because the author is (as am I) registered with The Library of Congress, I don't want to step on any toes. A month or so ago I wrote to the author asking him for clarification, but I haven't received a reply. If he does reply, I'll let you know. By my count this has been downloaded over 10,000 times, however so it would seem it is being freely used and I have no idea when the download sites got it.
