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The Mag Pi - Free PDF Version

Free Raspberry Pi22 Dec 15

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R37R0

19 Dec 15

The Mag Pi is the official magazine for the raspberry Pi. This month (Issue 40) they have launched the new Raspberry Pi Zero by giving it away on the cover of the magazine (good luck finding it in the shops though as this issue has predictably sold out in most places).
The actual magazine is £5.99 in the shops but you can download every issue for free in PDF format.

Additionally, they have published a few 'special edition' bookazines on python games programming, linux command line and raspberry pi projects all of which you can also download for free in PDF format from this site.

I managed to find a copy of issue 40 and being the launch issue for the the raspberry pi zero, I found it has a good guide to getting started on this tiny computer.

The main site www.raspberrypi.org also has a load of related info about the different models of raspberry pi and a comprehensive forum.

All issues can be accessed via https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi/issues/
Select the issue you want and click Get Issue, you will then be taken to a page where you can download the PDF

14 comments

sabresonic

19 Dec 15 4 #1

I searched fruitlessly (see what I did there) for a copy to no avail, didn't know you could download so this is a small consolation for my efforts. Thanks for posting, heat from though no doubt you will have people posting that its always been free.

R37R0 to sabresonic

19 Dec 15 #2

I did find a post about it being free from 2 years ago but it was expired. Also i thought this issue was worth talking about due to it's content on the pi zero. Also since the last post about free pdf issues, it appears that the mag pi has been incorporated into the official raspberry pi site.

damienthompson1991 to sabresonic

20 Dec 15 1 #9

If you sign up for a suscription through there site you still have chance . mines due any day now :smiley:

Si__

20 Dec 15 4 #3

Slightly more direct link to the issues.

https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi/issues/

RockStock to Si__

20 Dec 15 #6

Thanks

Dealmessiah

20 Dec 15 1 #4

Thank you for this. I couldn't believe the people who snapped these up and were selling them on eBay for £50! unscrupulous b*******! it made me so mad, but this has helped. Thanks

HankHandsome

20 Dec 15 1 #5

i got a pi zero in the end, but ordered it from somewhere else with a case and some bits for £14 delivered so i'm happy with that. I was hoping the magazine would suitably inspire me to do something with it, but nothing yet :smiley:

I do want to go for some kind of retro emulation machine, but i'll probably wait around for someone to come up with a good project to follow.

EngineerD

20 Dec 15 #7

Try Retropie, should get you started nicely.

HankHandsome

20 Dec 15 #8

yeah, i've got my eyes on that. it's the practical side of things that I need to really look at as i've never really been in to actually building stuff.

I don't mind fiddling, but I guess i'm sort of inclined to think i'll break it or brick it unless i've got something to follow :smiley:

sabresonic

21 Dec 15 #10

Cool, hadn't noticed that, thanks for letting me know.

R37R0

21 Dec 15 2 #11

Also, the subscription comes with adaptor cables to convert the micro usb and micro hdmi

sabresonic

21 Dec 15 #12

Just signed up, said they would post out today! Hadn't noticed you got a couple of cables as well. Thanks.

EazyDuz

21 Dec 15 #13

cold, it isn't free you have to use electricity to read it. Best off buying the mag

intikab

23 Dec 15 1 #14

I ordered a 3 month subscription for 12.99. See https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi/subscribe/
Came a couple of days ago with the hardware. Includes a short (15cm) micro USB to USB cable and a mini HDMI to HDMI plug. Incredibly tiny board!

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