Recommended Books on (Plain) TeX

1. The TeX Book

Donald E. Knuth, pub. Addison Wesley, ISBN: 0-201-13448-9

The book; the definitive guide to the use of TeX , written by the system's creator.

"This manual is intended for people who have never used TeX before, as well as experienced hackers. In other words, it's supposed to be a panacea that satisfies everybody, at the risk of satisfying nobody. Everything you need to know about TeX is explained here somewhere, and so are a lot of things that most users don't care about."

Hard work, but ultimately rewarding. Not for the faint hearted.

2. A Beginner's Book of TeX

Raymond Seroul and Silvio Levy, pub. Springer-Verlag, ISBN: 0-387-97562-4

"A friendly introduction to TeX . It is addressed primarily to beginners, but it contains much information that will be useful to aspiring TeX wizards. "

3. TeX in Practice

Stephan von Bechtolsheim, pub. Springer-Verlag, ISBN: 0-387-97595-0, 0-387-97596-0, 0-387-97597-0, 0-387-97598-0, or 0-387-97296-X, for Volumes I, II, III and IV, respectively, or the set.

If you really want to learn TeX thoroughly, this is the book for you. Everything is covered, covered in detail, explained well, and illustrated with examples. The draw back is that it comes in at 37.50 pounds Sterling per volume, though buying the complete set gets you a discount.




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