If your weekend project list is starting to look like your bookmarks bar, here’s a fix: a fresh Humble Bundle just landed with a stack of Raspberry Pi Press eBooks at whatever price you feel like paying.
The collection is a 14-title library covering official Raspberry Pi handbooks, retro gaming guides, and beginner-friendly tutorials — including multi-language editions of the popular Beginner’s Guide. All files are DRM-free, so you can move them between your laptop, tablet, and that ancient e-reader gathering dust on the workbench. Best of all, money you spend goes back to the Raspberry Pi Foundation to help young learners get hands-on with code and computing.
Why it’s worth grabbing
Whether you’re new to single-board computers or you’ve already wired up half your house with them, having a tidy reference shelf saves time when a project goes sideways at 1 a.m. The titles in this bundle skew practical: real builds, real wiring diagrams, and real troubleshooting tips you can apply to anything from a kiosk display to a backyard weather station.
- The Official Raspberry Pi Handbook 2025 — a yearly favorite
- Retro Gaming with Raspberry Pi — emulators, controllers, cabinets
- The Official Raspberry Pi Beginner’s Guide in English, Spanish, German, and French
Pair the books with parts
A book is only as fun as the hardware sitting next to it. Once you’ve picked up a few titles, the natural next step is to actually build something. Most of the projects in these guides run beautifully on a Raspberry Pi 4, a Pi Zero 2 W, or the tiny-but-mighty Raspberry Pi Pico. Throw in a breadboard, a few jumper wires, and the usual sensor suspects — a DHT11 for temperature, an HC-SR04 for distance, an ESP32 if you want to add Wi-Fi to a Pico-class build — and you’ve got a starter shelf that can power dozens of weekends of tinkering.
Build it yourself
You can stock up on all the Pi boards, sensors, and modules you’ll need from Circuitrocks. We carry the Pi 4, Pi Zero, Pico, ESP32 dev boards, Arduino Uno and Nano, plus the breadboards and sensor kits that make following along with these books painless. Grab the bundle, browse the catalog, and turn a quiet weekend into a project log.
The Humble Bundle runs through 12 May, so don’t sleep on it — this kind of pricing on official Pi Press material doesn’t roll around often.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are the Raspberry Pi Press eBooks in the Humble Bundle DRM-free?
Yes. Every title in the Best of Humble Bundle: Raspberry Pi & Retro Gaming bundle is delivered as a DRM-free file, so you can read it on any device and keep your copy permanently after purchase.
Which Raspberry Pi do I need to follow along with the projects in these books?
Most of the projects work on a Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB or 4GB is plenty), the smaller Pi Zero 2 W, or the microcontroller-class Raspberry Pi Pico depending on the build. Pi 4 is the safest pick if you only want one board, since it covers retro gaming, kiosk, and desktop use cases. You can pick up any of them at Circuitrocks.
Where can I buy the parts to build the projects on this blog?
Boards, modules, sensors, and accessories featured in our build guides are stocked at Circuitrocks. We focus on hobbyist and maker electronics – Arduino, Raspberry Pi, ESP32, sensors, breakout boards, and the small parts that make a project work.
What hardware does Circuitrocks stock?
We carry Arduino Uno and Nano, the full Raspberry Pi lineup (Pi 4, Pi Zero, Pi Pico), ESP32 and ESP8266 dev boards, plus common sensors like the DHT11/DHT22 (temp/humidity), HC-SR04 (ultrasonic distance), MPU6050 (motion), and a wide range of modules, breadboards, jumper wires, and components for prototyping.
Where can I find more DIY electronics projects and tutorials?
The Circuitrocks blog publishes fresh maker projects, hardware news, and build guides covering Arduino, Raspberry Pi, IoT, robotics, and home automation.
This article was inspired by reporting from RaspberryPi. Find the parts and modules to build it at Circuitrocks.
