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Here is the List of some of the very useful Books which contains lot of useful study material for Free. (Updated Links)

Free online C Sharp Books

1) MS Press - Inside Csharp : (812 KB) ( free in CHM format ) ( Book)
It is an excellent book from Microsoft Press .it helps in understanding the dot net concepts.It covers basic of C# , Multithreaded Programming in C#, Metadata with Reflection , Working with Assemblies etc. (Link taken From http://www.winapi.co.kr/ApiBoard/tblpds/)

2) Microsoft Visual CSharp .NET : (5.0 MB) ( free in CHM format ) ( Tutorial)
It is an excellent tutorial for learning Microsoft Visual C sharp. It is nearly the best tutorial available for Microsoft Visual CSharp. (Link taken From http://www.winapi.co.kr/ApiBoard/tblpds/)

3) C#.NET Web Dev : (6.8 MB) ( free in CHM format ) ( Tutorial)
It is an excellent tutorial for learning web developement using C sharp.Most of the dot net tutorial around on the net use VB.net as he language for web developement but this one explain every thing using c# as language (Link taken From http://www.winapi.co.kr/ApiBoard/tblpds/)

4) MS Press - Programming Microsoft .NET : (5.4MB) ( free in CHM format ) ( Book )
this book teaches Microsoft.net .it s from Microsoft press (Link taken From http://www.winapi.co.kr/ApiBoard/tblpds/)

5) MS Press - Programming Microsoft Windows with Csharp : ( 9 MB) ( free in PDF format ) Free
It is a very good books if for learning windows programming using C#. It covers both basic and advanced topics.It contains more than 1000 pages of useful information. (Link taken From http://jztele.com/~coldice/book/net/)

6) O'Reilly - C# Essentials, 2nd Edition : (566 kb) (in PDF format ) Free
O'Reilly - C# Essentials, 2nd Edition is a Very good books that covers the basic concepts of the language. (Link taken From http://jztele.com/~coldice/book/net/)

7) Addison-Wesley - C Sharp Developer's Guide to ASP.NET XML and ADO.NET : (2.2 mb) (in CHM format ) Free
C Sharp Developer's Guide is an excellent book covering ASP.NET XML and ADO.NET (Link taken From http://jztele.com/~coldice/book/net/)

8) Introduction to Design Patterns in C#: (951 kb) (in PDF format ) Free
Design Patterns in C# Explain the all the basic algorithm that are used in programming using C# (Link taken From http://jztele.com/~coldice/book/net/)

9) windows forms programming with c# - manning : (1.2 MB) (in PDF format ) Free (Link taken From http://jztele.com/~coldice/book/net/)

10) A Programmer's Introduction to C# : (940 KB) (in ZIP format ) Free
(Link taken From http://jztele.com/~coldice/book/vc/pcbook/ )

11) C# - The Basics : (in HTML format ) Free
(Link taken From http://www.vijaymukhi.com/ )

12) C# - The Nuts and Bolts : (in HTML format ) Free
(Link taken From http://www.vijaymukhi.com/ )

13) C# to IL : (in HTML format ) Free
(Link taken From http://www.vijaymukhi.com/ )

14) C# - Classes : (in HTML format ) Free
(Link taken From http://www.vijaymukhi.com/ )

15) Getting started with C# : Free
It is very good free tutorial for beginners on c sharp to getting start with basic quickly.It is in very simple language and easy to understand examples.

16) Presenting C# : Free
It is a very good and popular book on C Sharp.It covers all the basic topics in great details , Debugging C# Code, Configuration and Deployment, Security.for a solid understanding of concepts of C# and Dot Net i9t is a worth reading.

17) Inside C#, by Tom Archer : Free
It is in one of the most popular books on C#.Second version of the book is out in the market but here you find the first version.It helps in understanding the dot net concepts.It covers basic of C# , Multithreaded Programming in C#, Metadata with Reflection , Working with Assemblies etc.

18) CodeNotes for .NET eBook (PDF) : Free
it is available in the PDF form for Free Download (about 1.3 MB in size).It gives the genral introduction to.NET Framework, Assemblies and MetaData , .NET Language Features, ADO.NET, Windows Forms, ASP.NET , Web Services , WSDL etc.

19) Data Structures and Algorithms with Object-Oriented Design Patterns in C# : Free
It provides the detail of implementing and understanding of various algorithms and Data Structure threw C Sharp.

20)Windows & .NET Magazine
It is the best tech magzine available today.Unlike all the stuff on this site it is not free.you has to subscribe to it.Bou it well worth the money.For a success full career in .NET It is a must read magzine

Free online ASP .NET Books

1) MS Press - Building Web Solutions with ASP.NET and ADO.NET : (4.4 MB) ( free in CHM format ) ( Book)
It is an excellent Book for Building Web Solutions in ASP.NET and ADO.NET. After learning this book you can made a whole portal using ASP.Net and ADO.NET. (Link taken From http://www.winapi.co.kr/ApiBoard/tblpds/)

2) ASP.NET with C# : (free ASP.NET with C# in HTML format ) Free
It is a book for you if are new to both c# and ASP.NET .it covers the basic of c# and ASP.Net
(Link taken From http://www.vijaymukhi.com/ )

3) Inside Asp.net WebMatrix : (1.5 MB) (in PDF format ) Free
(Link taken From http://jztele.com/~coldice/book/net/)

4) Developing .NET Web Services with XML : (6.1 MB) (in PDF format ) Free
(Link taken From http://jztele.com/~coldice/book/net/)

5) Microsoft ADO.Net Step By Step : (15.6 MB) (in PDF format ) Free
(Link taken From http://jztele.com/~coldice/book/net/)

Free online VB .NET Books

1) Visual Basic.Net : (in HTML format )
(Link taken From http://www.vijaymukhi.com/ )

2) A Programmer's Introduction to VB.NET (PDF) :
It is a very popular book available in PDF format (about 6 MB in size).

3) MS Press - Upgrading Visual Basic 6.0 to VB.NET : (4.8 MB) ( free in CHM format ) ( Book)
It is an excellent Book for those who are upgrading to Visual Basic.NET From Visual Basic 6.0 . This book will make you get started with Visual Basic.NET. (Link taken From http://www.winapi.co.kr/ApiBoard/tblpds/)

Free online .NET Books

1) Addison-Wesley - A Programmers Guide to .NET : (7.1 MB) (in CHM format ) Free
(Link taken From http://jztele.com/~coldice/book/net/)

2) MS - Introducing Microsoft .NET Second Edition : (9.5 MB) (in PDF format ) Free
(Link taken From http://jztele.com/~coldice/book/net/)

3) MS Press - Applied Microsoft .Net Framework Programming : (4.2 MB) (in PDF format ) Free
(Link taken From http://jztele.com/~coldice/book/net/)

4) microsoft .net for programmers : (10.3 MB) (in PDF format ) Free
(Link taken From http://jztele.com/~coldice/book/net/)

5) XML WebServices and SOAP : (in HTML format ) Free
(Link taken From http://www.vijaymukhi.com/ )

6) Metadata Tables : (in HTML format ) Free
(Link taken From http://www.vijaymukhi.com/ )

Free online Visual Studio.Net Books

1) MSPressVCNETStepByStep : (18.2 MB) (in PDF format ) Free
(Link taken From http://jztele.com/~coldice/book/net/)

2) The Book of Visual Studio.NET : (4.9 MB) (in PDF format ) Free
(Link taken From http://jztele.com/~coldice/book/net/)

3) Visual Studio.Net with C# : (in HTML format ) Free
(Link taken From http://www.vijaymukhi.com/ )

4) Visual Studio.Net - Controls and Add-ins : (in HTML format ) Free
(Link taken From http://www.vijaymukhi.com/ )

FAQ

1) C# FAQ :
These are very good collection of FAQs if you are from C++ background. FAQ tries to address many of the basic questions that C++ developers have when they first come across C#.

2) .NET FAQ :
This FAQ tries to answer some commonly asked questions about the fundamentals of the .NET Framework - topics like assemblies, garbage collection, security, interop with COM, and remoting. The most commonly-used parts of the class library are also covered.

3) Windows Forms FAQ : (best)
George Shephard/syncfusion's Windows Forms FAQ is a very large collection (300+) of useful tips on implementing all the various WinForms controls found in the .NET library.This are the best set of FAQ that I has Find.
It covers Windows Forms, GDI+, Interoperability , Tools , Design Time , VS.NET , Framework Tips, Network Tips, Data Binding , Datagrid etc.

4) C# From a Java Developer's Perspective :
It is the best and most detailed comparison of the two languages.It has lot of good example and is very useful in understanding the concepts of both the languages.
What follows is an overview of similarities and differences between the language features and libraries of the C# and Java programming languages.

5)Insider's Guide to IT Certification -Download it now for instant advice!
The Insider's Guide to IT Certification is a how-to manual that helps people looking to become certified in the IT industry conserve their valuable time and money while pointing out the best study guides and suggesting ways to become successful in IT.

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