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Top 5 free Java ebooks

There are many free Java eBooks, but most are outdated or not accurate. Here’s the best 5 free Java eBooks in my collection, they are well-known, complete, updated and detailed coverage of using Java programming language. Best for Java beginners and might also good reference for experienced programmers.

P.S The order is based on my personal priority.

1. The Java Language Specification, Third Edition

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Download : http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/
Author : James Gosling, Bill Joy, Guy Steele, Gilad Bracha
Description : Written by the inventors of the Java Language Specification. This book provides complete and detailed coverage of the Java programming language.

2. Thinking in Java, 3rd Edition

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Download : http://www.mindviewinc.com/Books/downloads.html
Author : Bruce Eckel
Description : Great and recommended Java book, chapters and tutorials are posted, public review, correction.

Note
Thinking in Java, 3rd edition is still free, but you need to pay for the latest 4th edition.

3. The Java Tutorial 4th Edition

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Download : http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/
Author : Sharon Zakhour, Scott Hommel, Jacob Royal, Isaac Rabinovitch, Tom Risser, Mark Hoeber
Description : Accurate and up-to-date Java tutorials, and you can download the entire Java tutorials in bundle.

4. Core Servlets and JavaServer Pages, Second Edition

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Download : http://pdf.coreservlets.com/
Author : Marty Hall and Larry Brown
Description : Complete and detailed coverage of using Servlets and JavaServer Pages (JSP).

5. Introduction to Programming Using Java, Sixth Edition

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Download : http://math.hws.edu/javanotes/
Author : David J. Eck
Description : Good book for beginning programmers, and might also be useful for experienced programmers.

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yahoo
4 years ago

testing the comments

downloadming
6 years ago

nice

Mp3 Songs
6 years ago

Nice I like Your post

songspk
6 years ago

Nice I like Your Collection.

Pablo Farías
8 years ago

Great list! We also created a free Java ebook for beginners which covers all the basics: http://androidkennel.org/free-ebook-java-programming/

Antanas Anuzis
9 years ago

Mhm nice post if someone whants to learn java they can learn from free pdf: http://bit.ly/1yN1FtH
in this pdf are covering java 7 version 🙂

hashim pk
9 years ago

Thanks sooooo much,
pls explain mySql like query ,this Query how to working in mongodb using java

Ashisha Nautiyal
9 years ago

Here are also few more free java ebooks http://javacourseblog.blogspot.com/p/best-java-books.html

Avnish alok
9 years ago

listed some nice free books on java.
one can visit here to know more in java http://cshotopics.blogspot.in/search/label/java

Amit Kumar
9 years ago

And you forgot “Effective Java” in the list?

Rahul
9 years ago

I think it requires to update as java version is also updated with new features

Rucky
10 years ago

I will take a time to get into these books,to check if can help me

Raju
10 years ago
Reply to  Rucky

you have any doubt’s please visit http://www.kbreducation.com

Aubrey
10 years ago

Greate post, thanks!

neel
10 years ago

plz suggest me how to learn core java effectivly

Rene Enriquez
10 years ago
Reply to  neel

The second option: 2. Thinking in Java, 3rd Edition

HabeebCycle
10 years ago

The best book for beginners is Blue Pelican Java
To get it just type “BPJ pdf” in google.

vijaykumar
10 years ago

progroming in java

myvizhi selvan
10 years ago

Thaks dude….:)

Gay Aida Dumaguing
10 years ago

Great free ebooks listed here. But I did go for Trevor Page’s Java Tutorial ebook. His words are simple, less technical, easy to learn and the book is NOT FREE but totally affordable. I believe his website for this is javapdf.org …

jim stoll
10 years ago

I have been engaged as a professional Java programmer since 1998. In that time, i had to turn the previous 20 years? experience, as an IBM mainframe assembler language programmer, into a distributed processing web software engineer, a completely different mindset.

Eckel’s book ?Thinking in Java? helped me do that more than ?Effective Java? by Joshua Bloch
or any of the ?Heads First? series of books.

Eckel can, in short order, take anyone with a detailed mindset and turn them into an extraordinary java developer.

free edition is here: http://www.mindview.net/Books/TIJ/
pay edition is here: http://mindview.net/Books/TIJ4

Good luck !

jazzsongspk
7 years ago
Reply to  jim stoll

Great list!

jorge
10 years ago

Very Usefull the example how to work with the date thanks, we , who are learning appreciate your help

Rene Enriquez
10 years ago
Reply to  jorge
Karen Wehmeyer
10 years ago

You seem to realize where you’re coming from, and i entirely agree.

nanei
10 years ago

thank

prince daniel
10 years ago

nice really helpful,,
THANK YOU,,

samah
11 years ago

thank you so much … iv’e never studied java but im sure its similar to C++ so i’ll learn it by my self

ravi
11 years ago
Reply to  samah

Hi Samah..Is there any specific book that you recommend?

njraj
10 years ago
Reply to  ravi

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Best book ever for Java.

samah
11 years ago
Reply to  ravi

I don’t know yet Ravi , but if you have earlear expirience in programming language you can learn any other programming language verry easy
but i like book no 1

waqas
10 years ago
Reply to  samah

nice eBooks and have good sort of knowledge.you find all about Java at one place .

ravi
11 years ago
Reply to  samah

Thanks for the reply 🙂 .. I just know basics .. I started of with thinking in java..sometimes I feel its a bit complicated to understand..May be I will look into the first book to get a feel of that..Once again thanks for the reply.

ravi
11 years ago

What is the best book for beginners…is effective java a good book starting from scratch?

aji
10 years ago
Reply to  ravi

i think java for dummies.. 🙂

Nirav Joshi
11 years ago
Reply to  ravi

For beginners, try Head First Java…. really awesome for beginners as well as to experience guys also…

Muhammad
11 years ago

Thank u side is very educative.

nandakumar
11 years ago

Thank soooooooo much for your yeoman service to mankind.

Suraj
11 years ago

Great list. Here is another list of some good Java programming books, I guess these are not free but really interesting list.

Youssef
11 years ago

Thanks 🙂

alice
11 years ago

here are also few java books free . we will add new books very soon … http://javacourseblog.blogspot.in/p/best-java-books.html enjoy downloading guys