Follow me on TwitterThis week we were at Lotusphere 2010 demonstrating DB2 Express-C for Lotus Foundations. One of the giveaways we had was a free book on DB2 Express-C. The book proved top be very popular and we ran out very quickly. I also got a lot of questions from people who did not have an opportunity to go to Lotusphere if there was a way to get a copy of the book. My answer is “absolutely, as long as you don’t mind getting it in an electronic form”. A real paper book that you can flip through is always nice but in this day and age when we are all trying to be a little greener, an e-book is a great alternative.
First, a little about the book. It is called Getting Started with DB2 Express-C 9.7. It is 301 pages written by the experts on our DB2 Express-C team: Raul Chong, Rav Ahuja and Ian Hakes. This is the third edition of this book and it is wildly, or should I say virally, popular. We have distributed over hundred thousand copies of the book. If you were ever connected to the publishing world you will know that this is a very impressive number. The book has 3 parts that take you all the way from learning the basics about DB2 Express-C to getting a hang of the ongoing administration tasks to learning how to build applications that utilize the power of DB2. It is written in a very easy to read language with lots of illustrations and screen shots. Oh, and did I mention it is FREE 
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Third edition of the book is available in English only but the second edition is available in 9 languages:
| Language | Link | Size |
|---|---|---|
| 3rd Edition | ||
 English |
Getting Started with DB2 Express-C 9.7 |
5.1MB |
| Exercises |
9KB | |
| 2nd Edition | ||
| Chinese (Simplified) |
DB2 Express-C 9.5 ? ? ? ? |
4.9MB |
| German |
Einstieg in DB2 Express-C 9.5 |
7.6MB |
| Italian |
Iniziare a usare DB2 Express-C 9.5 |
4.6MB |
| Polish |
Wprowadzenie do DB2 Express-C 9.5 |
6.6MB |
| Portuguese (Brazil) |
Conhecendo o DB2 Express-C 9.5 |
4.9MB |
| Portuguese (Portugal) |
Começar com DB2 Express-C 9.5 |
7.4MB |
| Spanish |
Conociendo el DB2 Express-C 9.5 |
4.8MB |
| Thai |
Getting Started with DB2 Express-C 9.7 (Thai) |
6.9MB |
| Vietnamese |
NH?P MÔN DB2 Express-C 9.5 |
9.9MB |
| Quicklab Exercises |
0.8MB |
While we are on the subject of free books for free products, don’t forget to grab a free copy of IBM Data Studio and a brand new free book Getting Started with IBM Data Studio for DB2.
Right-click on the link below and choose Save:
| Language | Link | Size |
|---|---|---|
 English |
Getting Started with IBM Data Studio for DB2 |
6.9MB |
If you would like to help translate this book to your native language, please send us a note to db2univ@ca.ibm.com
