--- product_id: 590661884 title: "The Official Raspberry Pi Beginner's Guide: How to use your new computer" price: "¥6240" currency: JPY in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.jp/products/590661884-the-official-raspberry-pi-beginners-guide-how-to-use-your store_origin: JP region: Japan --- # The Official Raspberry Pi Beginner's Guide: How to use your new computer **Price:** ¥6240 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Official Raspberry Pi Beginner's Guide: How to use your new computer - **How much does it cost?** ¥6240 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.jp](https://www.desertcart.jp/products/590661884-the-official-raspberry-pi-beginners-guide-how-to-use-your) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Official Raspberry Pi Beginner's Guide: How to use your new computer [Halfacree, Gareth] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Official Raspberry Pi Beginner's Guide: How to use your new computer Review: An Excellent Book For A Raspberry Pi Beginner - I plan on getting a Raspberry Pi 5 kit for an 11-year-old grandson. He's interested in programming, and his mom has him currently attending a summer camp on the Scratch 3 visual programming language (from MIT). The book has very clear basic explanations of how to set up and use a Raspberry Pi. Even better, Scratch 3 is available as part of the Raspberry Pi OS, and the book gives numerous examples of how to employ Scratch 3 in simple electronic projects. A simplified Python IDE is also available (Thonny), and the book likewise introduces the reader to Python programming and its use in electronic projects in very basic ways (the book doesn't explain it, but if you're more advanced, you can easily install Microsoft's Visual Studio Code on a Raspberry Pi; VS Code is one of the Pi's "recommended software" items). The book concentrates on the Raspberry Pi GUI interface and barely mentions anything about the terminal interface. The "sudo" command is dismissed in a few lines with little more warning than "don't run games under sudo." Apt-get is not mentioned (there is a reason most of us run GUIs on our computers!). Even so, the book is perfect for my grandson. Even though the Raspberry Pi OS doesn't include any provision for parental controls, the book would be even better if the Raspberry Pi Foundation and the author gave some thought to that and recommended the best possibilities to the reader (I doubt his parents want to (or are capable of) disabling DHCP on their router and turning the kid's Raspberry Pi into a DNS server for their home LAN via Pi-hole just to have parental controls on what he's doing -Chromium and Firefox are available as browsers for the Pi, opening up both good and bad horizons for the kid). I highly recommend the book. Even an adult experienced with Unix and Linux will learn interesting and useful things about the Raspberry Pi and the book certainly opens the door to the vast Pi world that's out there. An electronic PDF copy of the book can be found in the Raspberry Pi's Bookshelf directory of a Raspberry Pi 5. The viewer software that comes with the Raspberry Pi is not my favorite PDF reader. Buying a copy of the book, as I have done, helps support the author and the Raspberry Pi Foundation. I am sure my grandson will find a physical copy of the book much more useful than an electronic book that's only available to him without some sleight of hand when he's running his Raspberry Pi. Review: Basic Startup - This book will get you playing with a raspberry pie as fast as possible. It comes in most kits. It’s well written and easy to read. Lots of references. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #61,663 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #4 in Computer Hardware Embedded Systems #4 in Single Board Computers (Books) #52 in Internet & Telecommunications | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (106) | | Dimensions | 6.14 x 0.55 x 9.21 inches | | Edition | 5th | | ISBN-10 | 1912047268 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1912047260 | | Item Weight | 1.23 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 288 pages | | Publication date | October 31, 2023 | | Publisher | Raspberry Pi Press | ## Images ![The Official Raspberry Pi Beginner's Guide: How to use your new computer - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81uAGGltNQL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An Excellent Book For A Raspberry Pi Beginner *by J***S on June 20, 2024* I plan on getting a Raspberry Pi 5 kit for an 11-year-old grandson. He's interested in programming, and his mom has him currently attending a summer camp on the Scratch 3 visual programming language (from MIT). The book has very clear basic explanations of how to set up and use a Raspberry Pi. Even better, Scratch 3 is available as part of the Raspberry Pi OS, and the book gives numerous examples of how to employ Scratch 3 in simple electronic projects. A simplified Python IDE is also available (Thonny), and the book likewise introduces the reader to Python programming and its use in electronic projects in very basic ways (the book doesn't explain it, but if you're more advanced, you can easily install Microsoft's Visual Studio Code on a Raspberry Pi; VS Code is one of the Pi's "recommended software" items). The book concentrates on the Raspberry Pi GUI interface and barely mentions anything about the terminal interface. The "sudo" command is dismissed in a few lines with little more warning than "don't run games under sudo." Apt-get is not mentioned (there is a reason most of us run GUIs on our computers!). Even so, the book is perfect for my grandson. Even though the Raspberry Pi OS doesn't include any provision for parental controls, the book would be even better if the Raspberry Pi Foundation and the author gave some thought to that and recommended the best possibilities to the reader (I doubt his parents want to (or are capable of) disabling DHCP on their router and turning the kid's Raspberry Pi into a DNS server for their home LAN via Pi-hole just to have parental controls on what he's doing -Chromium and Firefox are available as browsers for the Pi, opening up both good and bad horizons for the kid). I highly recommend the book. Even an adult experienced with Unix and Linux will learn interesting and useful things about the Raspberry Pi and the book certainly opens the door to the vast Pi world that's out there. An electronic PDF copy of the book can be found in the Raspberry Pi's Bookshelf directory of a Raspberry Pi 5. The viewer software that comes with the Raspberry Pi is not my favorite PDF reader. Buying a copy of the book, as I have done, helps support the author and the Raspberry Pi Foundation. I am sure my grandson will find a physical copy of the book much more useful than an electronic book that's only available to him without some sleight of hand when he's running his Raspberry Pi. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Basic Startup *by S***N on January 14, 2025* This book will get you playing with a raspberry pie as fast as possible. It comes in most kits. It’s well written and easy to read. Lots of references. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A bit sketchy for a beginners’ guide… *by S***A on February 21, 2024* I was underwhelmed. I suppose it’s ok of you’re doing the standard RP as a newbie’s computer. I’m not doing that. The RP User Forum is a much better source of info, from folks who’ve been around the block… ## Frequently Bought Together - The Official Raspberry Pi Beginner's Guide: How to use your new computer - Programming the Raspberry Pi, Third Edition: Getting Started with Python - CanaKit Raspberry Pi 5 Starter Kit PRO - Turbine Black (128GB Edition) (8GB RAM) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.jp/products/590661884-the-official-raspberry-pi-beginners-guide-how-to-use-your](https://www.desertcart.jp/products/590661884-the-official-raspberry-pi-beginners-guide-how-to-use-your) --- *Product available on Desertcart Japan* *Store origin: JP* *Last updated: 2026-05-18*