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Two hands holding LadyAda's E is for Electronics Coloring Book by Adafruit

Want to learn about electronics with a handy resource open on your work bench? Want to teach your kid the ins and outs of programming without making them sit in front of a computer for hours on end? Or need way to write down notes and mark down your progress as a Maker all while having a handy reference for all things electronics? Check out Adafruit's wide selection of books.

From the encyclopedia of electronics knowledge stuffed into The Art of Electroncs by Paul Horowitz and Winfield Hill to Ladyada's E is for Electronics Coloring Book, there is something for everyone in the books category.

Front cover of technical book: "Programming the Pico. Learn Coding and Electronics with the Raspberry Pi Pico." Cover art is an angled photograph of a long green rectangular microcontroller assembled into a half-size breadboard.

Programming the Pico: Learn Coding & Electronics w/ the Pico - 2nd Edition by Simon Monk

Product ID: 5320

This book will teach you Python programming and some basic electronics without assuming any prior knowledge of either subject. The book initially focuses on Python programming, building up a Morse Code example using the Raspberry Pi Pico's built-in LED. Once you have leveled up on the basics of coding the Pico or Pico W, the book will introduce electronics, showing...

$9.95

68 in stock

Pocket Ref - 4th Edition - by Thomas J. Glover

Product ID: 2374

Have you ever wanted comprehensive information on a diverse amount of subjects in a pocket sized, well-organized format...and not had a cell phone signal or internet connection? Look no further! This pocket reference book is actually incredibly cool - even if you have a smart phone, wear a pair of Google glass, have read all of Wikipedia, etc. It's 864 pages of...

$12.95

65 in stock

Cover of Programming the Raspberry PI: Getting Started with Python

Programming the Raspberry Pi: Getting Started with Python - Third Edition - 2021

Product ID: 1089

Program your own Raspberry Pi projects! An updated guide to programming your own Raspberry Pi projects. Learn to create inventive programs and fun games on your powerful Raspberry Pi--with no programming experience required. This practical book has been revised to fully cover the new Raspberry Pi 4, including upgrades to the Raspbian operating system. Discover how to...

$15.00

62 in stock

Front cover of book Get Started with MicroPython on Raspberry Pi Pico.

Get Started with MicroPython on Raspberry Pi Pico - 2nd Impression

Product ID: 4898

Microcontrollers, like RP2040 at the heart of Raspberry Pi Pico, are computers stripped back to their base essentials. You don't use monitors or keyboards, but program them to take their input from, and send their output to the input/output pins. Using these programmable connections, you can light lights, make noises, send text to screens, and much more. In Get...

$13.95

28 in stock

Angled shot of hardcover "The Art of Electronics 3rd Edition" by Horowitz & Hill

The Art of Electronics 3rd Edition by Horowitz & Hill HARDCOVER - Third Edition

Product ID: 2356

We absolutely love The Art of Electronics by Paul Horowitz and Winfield Hill. So much so, our Ladyada (Limor Fried, founder and engineer of Adafruit) scored a review copy and even gives her commendation on the back cover! Here's what she had to say: "Who among us has not kept a cherished copy of AoE on our workbench throughout our careers? Engineers, hackers and...

$120.00

12 in stock

Front cover of Python for Microcontrollers book

Python for Microcontrollers: Getting Started with MicroPython

Product ID: 3325

MicroPython is a tiny open-source Python programming language interpreter that runs on microcontroller, originally written by Damien George (http://micropython.org/). With MicroPython you can write clean and simple Python code to control hardware instead of having to use complex low-level languages like C or C++ (what Arduino uses for programming). Its great for...

$19.95

17 in stock

The Art of Electronics: The X Chapters - by Horowitz & Hill

Product ID: 4360

Wow did you hear about that new sequel coming out? No, no, not The Matrix 4 – it's The Art of Electronics - X Chapters! More delicious, practical electronic advice from the experts, Paul Horowitz and Winfield Hill. The Art of Electronics: The X Chapters expands on topics introduced in the best-selling third edition of The Art of Electronics, completing the...

$54.95

29 in stock

Getting Started with Adafruit Circuit Playground Express - by Anne Barela

Product ID: 3944

Make: Getting Started with Circuit Playground Express is written by our friend, Anne Barela, author of G.S.W. Adafruit Trinket. Anne is an engineer and Maker with the Adafruit team. We also have a great bundle that includes everything you need to follow along with the projects in the book, no soldering required! This book gives you the low-down on microcontrollers by...

$19.45

95 in stock

Learning the Art of Electronics - A Hands-On Lab Course

Product ID: 3066

We absolutely love The Art of Electronics and the learn guide Learning the Art of Electronics - A Hands-On Lab Course by Thomas C. Hayes and Paul Horowitz too. So much so, our Ladyada (Limor Fried, founder and engineer of Adafruit) scored a review copy and even gives her commendation on the back cover! Here's what she had to say: "If you are going to learn the Art of...

$79.95

26 in stock

Front cover of How To Be A Digital Revolutionary by Violet Blue. Resist. fight censorship. Be heard. Stay sane. Defy surveillance. Gear up. Illustration of figures raising their fists in solidarity against an cityscape.

How To Be A Digital Revolutionary – E-Book with USB Bracelet - by Violet Blue

Product ID: 3532

A wristband that teaches you how to use technology for activism! Our black RESIST bracelet has a hidden USB storage drive (64MB) and comes loaded with a copy of the ultimate guide to modern tech-resistance, How to Be A Digital Revolutionary. Use the wristband to store and trade files; the book suggests what to load it with, like emergency contacts, your lawyer's...

$9.95

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Bots! Robotics Engineering with Hands-On Makerspace Activities - By Kathy Ceceri

Product ID: 4348

We are very excited to carry a new book by Adafruit Learning System author and maker Kathy Ceceri! Robots are everywhere! They vacuum our houses, work in our factories, help us learn at school, and play with us at home. They sample rocks from other planets, survey disaster zones from the air, and bring back images from the bottom of the ocean. Explore the roles...

$14.95

17 in stock

Ladyada's Coloring book - "R is for Robots"

Product ID: 1936

Ladyada's R is for Robotics is a coloring book adventure with robots, their inventors and more. Makers of all ages can learn, color and share their favorite robots and roboticists. Ranging from Isaac Asimov and his three laws of robotics to the Jacquard loom, the R is for Robotics A-Z coloring book is not just an art class endeavor, but also a history lesson and a...

$9.95

29 in stock

Love To Code: Volume 1 Add-on Booklet Kit - Microsoft MakeCode Edition

Product ID: 3834

Combining coding and paper circuits has never been cuter! Created by Jie Qi and illustrated by K-Fai Steele, Love to Code: Volume 1 – Microsoft MakeCode Edition is a full-colored, easy-to-approach book that will make everyone fall in love with coding. It's geared towards educators and young makers who want to dive in Microsoft's block-based language. Your...

$4.95

10 in stock

Front view of technical book on coding in CircuitPython. Cover image features an anime girl with blue hair holding a circular microcontroller glowing rainbow LEDs.

CircuitPython Book for Beginners 1 (Japanese) - STEAM Tokyo

Product ID: 4024

If Adafruit were a manga, it would definitely look like this. Wow, wouldn't that be mega-sugoi? Ladyada-sensei, notice me! It's difficult not to feel like an excited otaku while looking at this enchanting cyber-bishoujo cover. New Ada-friend Mitsuharu Aoyama has published a beautiful, thoughtfully designed beginner's book on CircuitPython with Circuit Playground...

$14.95

20 in stock

Getting Started with Adafruit Circuit Playground Express book along with a collection of electronic parts included in kit.

Getting Started with Circuit Playground Express Book Bundle

Product ID: 3977

The bestselling book Getting Started with Circuit Playground Express now comes with a full pack of parts so you can hit the ground running! Getting Started with Circuit Playground Express is written by our friend, Anne Barela, author of G.S.W. Adafruit Trinket. Anne is a life-long engineer, Maker, writer, and has joined the Adafruit team to write guides and develop...

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Digi-Key Innovation Handbook

Product ID: 5154

The Digi-Key Innovation Handbook is your guide to keeping some of the most highly referenced content from Digi-Key at your fingertips while giving you plenty of room to keep your thoughts, projects, and ideas at hand. They highlight concepts, formulas, components, and electronic staples so you can refer to them at any time. From reference tables and schematic symbols...

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Bots! by Kathy Ceceri - Book and Parts Bundle

Product ID: 4362

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HackSpace Magazine Issue #25 - Maker Christmas - December 2019

Product ID: 4501

HackSpace Magazine is the monthly magazine for the modern maker! Issue #25 highlights the best toys, tools, and trinkets for your hacker Christmas list. This issue is bootloaded (ok, forgive us) with tons of DIY tutorials (how to make beautiful, weird sounds with a NeoTrellis, linking your phone to your CircuitPython-running microcontroller to send data and commands,...

$0.99

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Wireframe Magazine - Issue #13

Product ID: 4312

Published by Raspberry Pi Press, Wireframe Magazine is a fortnightly magazine that "lifts the lid on video games", looking at how games are made, who makes them, and guides you through the journey of making your own! We especially dig this issue for their sweet writeup on our very own, PyBadge! Other articles cover the new Afrofuturist game, We Are The Caretakers,...

$0.99

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Electrify - An Optimist's Playbook for Our Clean Energy Future - by Saul Griffith

Product ID: 5308

When the future may appear gloomy and overwhelming, we can look to science and fact-based processes to find our way out of the darkness and conserve our planet's resources for generations to come. Electrify, with 288 pages and 47 black-and-white illustrations, will help galvanize the reader into re-thinking how to collaboratively deter climate change. An...

$19.95

3 in stock

Close up view of Getting Started with Adafruit Circuit Playground Express book.

Getting Started with Trinket Book + Adafruit Trinket 5V Kit Pack

Product ID: 2289

Pick up a copy of "Getting Started with Adafruit Trinket" and for a couple dollars more, hit the ground running with a Trinket 5V! As of October 12th, 2015 this product now ships with an Adafruit Trinket with a micro-USB plug. This pack is great for somebody starting out with microcontrollers to get them up and running quickly with this board, as well as for somebody...

$21.95

8 in stock

The Martian: A Novel - Classroom Edition - by Andy Weir

Product ID: 3526

Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there. After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he’s alive—and even if he could get...

$14.95

3 in stock

Topdown shot of Smore magazine cover. A bespectacled white woman, Limor Fried a.k.a. Ladyada, in black clothes with pink, shoulder-length hair is on the cover.

Smore Magazine - Aug/Sept 2018 Edition

Product ID: 3920

Science like a girl! Feast your eyes on this super special anniversary edition of Smore Magazine, a science magazine for smart young girls who can't stop wondering about the world around them. We love Smore (or, Science-more!) for their fun and un-intimidating issues and for their dedication towards equal representation of women in STEM. Far more than a stereotypical...

$8.95

39 in stock

Programming Arduino By Simon Monk - Third Edition

Product ID: 1019

Using clear, easy-to-follow examples, Programming Arduino: Getting Started with Sketches - Third Edition reveals the software side of Arduino and explains how to write well-crafted sketches using the modified C language of Arduino. No prior programming experience is required! The downloadable sample programs featured in the book can be used as-is or modified to suit...

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Front cover of Toolshed Coloring Book showing hundreds of outline-drawn tools

Toolshed Coloring Book - by Lee John Phillips

Product ID: 3755

In 2013, illustrator Lee John Phillips began a project of one drawing a day, documenting the miscellany from his late grandfather's shed. Philips' Shed Project has enjoyed widespread coverage in the media and around the world. In his own words: "My grandfather, Handel Jones, died in 1994. His shed has remained relatively untouched. My grandmother treats it as a...