Free Microsoft Tech Books
2018 Free Books
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Free Books from MVA
https://mva.microsoft.com/ebooks
Free Books from TechNet
E-Book Gallery for Microsoft Technologies
Free books from Microsoft’s Senior Sales Excellence Manager in the past.
Over the years, Microsoft has given away millions of free Microsoft books to check out these lists on older titles!
2017 – Awesome List Once Again!
https://web.archive.org/web/20190209134103/https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mssmallbiz/2017/07/11/largest-free-microsoft-ebook-giveaway-im-giving-away-millions-of-free-microsoft-ebooks-again-including-windows-10-office-365-office-2016-power-bi-azure-windows-8-1-office-2013-sharepo/
2016 – Awesome List Once Again!
https://web.archive.org/web/20190209134056/https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mssmallbiz/2016/07/10/free-thats-right-im-giving-away-millions-of-free-microsoft-ebooks-again-including-windows-10-office-365-office-2016-power-bi-azure-windows-8-1-office-2013-sharepoint-2016-sha/
Free Books from Real Time Publishers (ads)
https://www.realtimepublishers.com/
Office 365 – Suggested
Check out SharePoint MVP Mike Smith’s latest book. Mike Smith is a trusted SharePoint author with several great SharePoint reference books that fill the in blanks when SharePoint documentation is lacking. Mike’s latest book is treasure trove of missing formulas that will help any SharePoint power user or administrator. Everything from simple calculations to complex Calculated Columns and Validation formulas can be found in what will soon be considered a SharePoint must have guide.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/098289922X
SharePoint Calculated Columns and Validation Formulas: Everything you need to know about SharePoint formulas for SharePoint 2010 to 2019 and SharePoint Online / Office 365
InfoPath – Suggested
by S.Y.M. Wong-A-Ton
PowerShell
PowerShell.org’s Free eBooks
Suggested PowerShell Books
Best Books as Suggested by Students
http://powershell101.blogspot.com/2012/06/powershell-courses-books-and-training.html
PowerApps
Free ebook: Beginners Guide to PowerApps
http://c365.io/powerapps-ebook-v1 (2019.3)
SharePoint Hybrid
Free ebook: Configuring Microsoft SharePoint Hybrid Capabilities
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/microsoft_press/2016/07/06/free-ebook-configuring-microsoft-sharepoint-hybrid-capabilities/Free ebook: Planning and Preparing for Microsoft SharePoint Hybrid
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/microsoft_press/2016/04/26/free-ebook-planning-and-preparing-for-microsoft-sharepoint-hybrid/
SharePoint 2016 – Suggested
Best Books as Suggested by Students
Vlad Catrinescu (Author), Trevor Seward (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Deploying-SharePoint-2016-Configuring-Maintaining/dp/1484219988
Search
SharePoint 2016 Search Explained
https://www.amazon.com/SharePoint-2016-Search-Explained-Premises/dp/1533673624
SharePoint Lab – Suggested
Building a SharePoint 2016 Home Lab: A How-To Reference on Simulating a Realistic SharePoint Testing Environment
https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?index=books&linkCode=qs&keywords=9781484221709
SharePoint 2013
Best Books as Suggested by Students
Admin / PowerShell
Microsoft SharePoint 2013 Pocket Guide (Other Sams)
Sep 20, 2013 – Ben Curry
PowerShell for SharePoint 2013 How-To
Feb 20, 2013 – Steven Mann
Professional SharePoint 2010 Administration and
Professional SharePoint 2013 Administration by Shane Young Steve Caravajal and Todd Klindt
Note that I recommend both books since there is little overlap.
Workflow
Note that Microsoft Press is now Pearson – March 2014http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140311006202/en/Pearson-Announces-Publishing-Distribution-Agreement-Microsoft-Press#.U6mkTnInKig O’ Reilly Media is no longer – Sept 2013http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft_press/archive/2013/09/30/microsoft-press-announcement.aspx
Free Books
Books And Tutorials for SharePoint 2013 and 2010
http://www.ashokraja.me/books/
Good Guide on Client-Side Web Design – 2010
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh404092.aspx
SharePoint 2010
Get this book for great Tips and Tricks for Site Owners!
Must read to help site owners understand security!
SharePoint 2010 Security for the Site Owner: and for Administrators and Developers! by Michael T SmithAdmin
Microsoft - SharePoint 2010 Administrator's Companion by Bill English, Brian Alderman, Mark Ferrazhttp://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-SharePoint-2010-Administrators-Companion/dp/0735627207
Architech - PlanningManaging and Implementing Microsoft SharePoint Projects http://www.amazon.com/Managing-Implementing-Microsoft-SharePoint-Projects/dp/0735648700Wrox - "Real World SharePoint 2010"... it's a number of authors each with a different topic. thx Charles
http://www.amazon.com/Real-World-SharePoint-2010-Indispensable/dp/0470597135/ref=pd_sim_b_1GovernanceEssential SharePoint 2010: Overview, Governance, and Planning (Addison-Wesley Microsoft Technology Series)
A recommeded governance book (for beginners like me)http://www.amazon.com/Essential-SharePoint-2010-Governance-Addison-Wesley/dp/0321700759Introduction Beginning SharePoint 2010 Administration: Windows SharePoint Foundation 2010 and Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010http://www.amazon.com/Beginning-SharePoint-2010-Administration-Foundation/dp/0470597127/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1339606257&sr=8-1Powershell"The Ultimate Guide Book" for SharePoint Powershell
http://www.amazon.com/Automating-SharePoint-2010-Windows-PowerShell/dp/0470939206Great book written for the Windows Administrator (not a developer)
http://www.amazon.com/Automating-Microsoft-Windows-Server-PowerShell/dp/1118013867/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_2Student Book Recommendations
Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2010 Step by Step (varied reviews)
http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-SharePoint-Designer-2010-Step/dp/0735627339/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1337663155&sr=1-2Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Administrator’s Companion - Microsoft Press
http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-SharePoint-2010-Administrators-Companion/dp/0735627207Excellent book for new or experienced SharePoint administrators. This book covers architecture, installation, upgrading, SQL optimization, information management, protecting content and data, external data sources, general administration tasks, and much more.Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Unleashed - Sams
http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-SharePoint-2010-Unleashed-Michael/dp/0672333252/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1343247333&sr=1-1&keywords=sharepoint+2010+unleashed+samsLearn about the new features in SharePoint 2010 and how to architect and implement a new farm. This book is for architects and SharePoint administrators. The book covers architecture, installation, disaster recovery,SQL maintenance,alternate authentication scenarios, workflows, BI solutions, and much more.Microsoft SharePoint 2010: Building Solutions for SharePoint 2010 - Apress
http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-SharePoint-2010-Solutions-Professionals/dp/1430228652/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1343247358&sr=1-1&keywords=building+solutions+for+sharepoint+2010+apressThis is a book for SharePoint developers to learn about creating custom solutions for SharePoint 2010. The book starts with the basics about setting up a development machine and moves through other topics such as: SharePoint basics, solution framework, web parts and pages, client object model, workflows, business intelligence, security, and much more.Essential SharePoint 2010: Overview, Governance and Planning - Addison-Wesley Professional
http://www.amazon.com/Essential-SharePoint-2010-Governance-Addison-Wesley/dp/0321700759/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1343247391&sr=1-1&keywords=essential+sharepoint+2010This book focuses on helping the reader learn how to maximize the business value of SharePoint 2010 solutions. From a strict business value perspective the book explains how to plan and implement SharePoint solutions. This book covers governance, information architecture, ECM, leveraging community features, making search work, making business processes work, making business intelligence work, and much more.SharePoint 2010 How-To - Sams
http://www.amazon.com/SharePoint-2010-How--Ishai-Sagi/dp/067233335X/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1343247411&sr=1-2&keywords=sharepoint+how+to+samsThis book is a great starting point for anyone new to SharePoint. This first chapter of the book is all about “What is…?”, to help the reader understand the basic components of SharePoint such as lists, libraries, web parts, workflows, and alerts. Readers will learn how to accomplish standard SharePoint tasks such as: searching content in SharePoint, using social networking features, creating lists and libraries, and managing security.Microsoft-SharePoint-2010-Implementing-Real-World
http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-SharePoint-2010-Implementing-Real-World/dp/0735662827/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1348756941&sr=1-4&keywords=real+world+sharepoint... I was very excited when this book first came out because it appeared to contain step by step instructions to create compelling business solutions using SharePoint. When I began to build out the solutions I was struck by how poorly the book was edited. Many of the steps in buildout would use completely different syntax several times in the steps to represent the same word that needed to be entered to create columns or write rules. ...
Free Books and Content
Free Book Microsoft on Upgrade to 2010http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=fd2172e1-f9a7-45ce-ae5c-26714fd751f5&displaylang=enSharePoint 2010 Products
http://technet.microsoft.com/library/ee428287(office.14).aspxDownloadable Content - Foundationhttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc288773.aspxDownloadable Content - SharePoint Serverhttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262788.aspxHow To Print a Book from TechNethttp://blogs.technet.com/b/tothesharepoint/archive/2011/07/27/export-your-own-technet-book.aspx
