B4A Book
Current Covers B4A Version 12.50
Android is the world’s favorite mobile operating system. B4A is a free, easy to use rapid app development tool, allowing complete beginners to create powerful Android apps using the easily learned BASIC language. It can be downloaded free from b4x.com/b4a.html
This book covers B4A version 12.50. It starts with step-by-step beginners’ guides explaining how to from install B4A, use the WYSIWYG visual editor, plan, design, develop, test, publish and make money from Android apps in the shortest possible time. It details how to use B4A to create graphics and databases, to communicate with the user and to modify your app dynamically so it will look good on a wide range of devices. It then gives a comprehensive reference guide to every keyword, object and core library.
This complete guide is suitable for intermediate and expert developers but will also be useful for beginners. It covers every aspect of B4A through a comprehensive reference section to extending the tool using Additional Libraries supplied by other users. It will quickly repay its cost by the time saved in finding the information you need when you need it.
A set of free resources to support this book is .
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Reviews on Amazon
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
By Sylvain Don 20 September 2017
Format: Paperback|Verified Purchase
Essential to start with VB4A. everything is reviewed in a clear manner with examples.
5.0 out of 5 stars Overall the book is a good buy, can’t program without it
By JaNo Phone App Developper on 13 March 2017 – Published on Amazon.com
Format: Paperback|Verified Purchase
This is most as expected, It cover a lot of informations, but is limited to version 4.x.x, there is a litte bit of 5.0 version informations but very limited. You cant find more informations on their Blog and other librarys as well, once you purchase the full version as well as tricks from other users there. Overall the book is a good buy, can’t program without it.
5.0 out of 5 stars This book has been really helpful in understanding how to create Android apps using this great (fairly) new [platform].
By John on 20 December 2016 – Published on Amazon.com
Verified Purchase
I am a programmer, new to B4A. This book has been really helpful in understanding how to create Android apps using this great (fairly) new platform
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book. A lot of functionality is included 30 Mar. 2016
By David M. Acre – Published on Amazon.com
Good book. A lot of functionality is included.
5.0 out of 5 stars B4A is a Great product! This book is a GREAT Read! 13 April 2016
By Amazon Customer – Published on Amazon.com
Well written. Easy read! Thanks!
5.0 out of 5 stars Lo mejor de lo mejor 1 April 2016
By victor medrano pmb #36382 – Published on Amazon.com
Incredible
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars 7 Mar. 2016
By Kjell Hasthi – Published on Amazon.com
Well written
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Reader’s comments on this and earlier editions
“Best money I’ve spent in a long time. Bravo”
“Excellent! I have no doubt that this will become, or already is, the definitive guide to writing apps for any Android device.” Amazon Customer
“This book does an excellent job of explaining most things. Buying this book was money well spent.” Richard J. Garcia
“This was a book that I now use as a constant reference and have found it a mine of information. Brilliantly written and presented.”
“Excellent book. Just what I was looking for.”
“I will not now be able to think of developing an app without this book at my side.”
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Book Details
700 pages, nearly 4000 images, size 19.05 x 23.50 x 3.36 cm
BISAC Category: COM051460
ISBN of the eBook edition: 9781871281224
ISBN of the paperback edition: 9781512296259
More about the B4A Application
B4A knocks spots off every other IDE for Android. Most of them require developers to learn Java with all its complexities as well as wrestling with the use of an unfamiliar hardware platform. B4A makes everything easy.
Only B4A allows developers to easily create native and market-compatible applications without having to write any XML, achieving a performance that is similar to Java written applications. Using it, those developers who know Visual Basic better than Java can go from downloading b4A to creating their first native app on their device within seven minutes.
What professional developers say about B4A
“I’ve [made] more progress with B4A in 3 hours than I have in 3 months with other Android IDEs.” Morgan Matthews.
“I must say as a Visual Basic expert B4A is the best software purchase I’ve made in a long time. Within an hour of installing I had a fully functional application running on both my phone and tablet.” Dylan Palmer.
“This is the greatest product ever! After spending two months trying to learn Java, I stumbled upon you. I have been a VB programmer for 25 years, and I am in heaven now! Thank you!” Marc Mieher.
This delightful system has produced a dedicated band of over 25 thousand developers who have expanded the system by contributing their own libraries to the community as well as helping each other solve problems.
Great news. I can hardly wait. Any firm release date? Summer starts on June 20th or 21st here in the US so I guess it will be in 39 or 40 days huh? 🙂
Dave
Hi Dave,
We’ve actually finished the text of the book covering version 4.3, but we decided to hang on because Erel is planning to bring out another version fairly soon.
However, following requests from readers we’ve decided to issue the book now and then update it when the new version is available.
We’ll prepare the book for publication this week and it should be available maybe next week.
Best wishes, and thanks for your interest.
Thank you. This is great news! 🙂
i’m sory. im from indonesia.i need this book,what is books digital for this book? thank you
There will be a link from this page to the website where you can buy a copy of the ebook as soon as it is released.
Will the Amazon version of the book also be updated? I see that an update was released 27 July 2015, but not sure if you would roll out your changes to Amazon.
It is great that you update the book, but if I can only get an update through penny press, I would need to return my Amazon purchase and purchase through penny press instead.
Hi Gustav,
Yes, the B4A Kindle book was updated on Amazon and should automatically roll out to those who have bought it.
Have the B4A v5x changes been added to the paperback book being sold on Amazon or is the Amazon paperback still only covering B4A 4.x?
Thanks
You can buy the paperback B4A covering version 5 at either https://www.createspace.com/5511638 or http://www.amazon.com/B4A-Rapid-Android-Development-using/dp/1512296252/ or any other Amazon website.
Dear friends, a translation into Italian?
Best Regards
Gaspare
We are looking for translators who would like to translate the book into a different language. We pay a royalty on every translation sold. Please contact translations@pennypress.co.uk
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Will the Amazon version of the book be updated ? I bought the book there and there it isn’t updated yet.
Hello, Both the paperback and Kindle versions available on Amazon have been updated to the latest edition. If you bought the Kindle version it should automatically be updated. See for example http://amzn.to/1XpYhAO
Hello, I bought the Kindle version but it was not updated yet.
Hello, When can we expect the book is for version 5.5 ?
Hi,
We have already finished editing the book for version 5-5, and are in process of getting it ready for publication. It will be available in the next few days.
In the book for B4A 5.5 in part 1.1 Version says it’s for 5.2…
I know we made this mistake in the first draft but I thought it had been fixed! I’ll fix it tomorrow! Thanks for letting us know!
As far as I can see that is the ONLY mistake in the book…
We have now fixed the error. It now shows version as 5.50. The new versions of the ebook are available on the store page on this site, and on the free upgrade page http://pennypress.co.uk/b4a/upgrade/
The new version has been uploaded to Kindle and the paperback website, and will be available once these sites have processed the data.
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can you upload your book in play store ? i’am from indonesia
Hello David,
I think this is a fair request so I will add this to the list of tasks I need to do. I can’t promise when it will be done, however. Can you please verify that you are unable to buy the book via PayPal from the Penny Press on-line store?
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hi, paypal is problem in Turkey too and there is no pdf option in amazon… please help me to buy this book 🙂 play store or credit card option without paypal is required…
Very sorry but we cannot help you with electronic payment since we can only accept direct payment via Paypal. If you want to transfer money electronically or by cash, please contact sales@pennypress.co.uk and we will send you our banking details. Please note if you pay by either of these methods you may be subject to charges from your bank or from the postal delivery insurance costs.
Coming soon B4A v7.00 expect the editors of the book for this version ?
Hi Evgen,
Yes, we will be starting work on a new edition of the B4A book in the near future.
When can we expect the book to B4A 7.01 ?
We are currently working on it. Expect to publish in first week of June.
I bought the Kindle version (July 2016 Revised for Version 6.00) but I have never received an update – I have the Automatic Updates switched on.
Sorry to hear you are not getting updates. There are 2 things you could try:
1) Contact Amazon and complain.
2) Download the MOBI file from our store. If you visit your account you should be able to locate the latest version of the file.
Hope this helps.
I’m trying to purchase an ePub version. But when finishing purchase I choose to pay with Credit Card. After providing Credit Card details an annoying PayPal page asks me to login. Why If I want to pay using credit card? I don’t trust PayPal payment system.
How can I purchase the book without PayPal envolvement?
Regards,
Fernando
Hi Fernando,
Sorry you are having problems. You can buy a Kindle version of the book from Amazon. You could transfer the payment from your bank account directly to our bank account by interbank transfer, but without a Paypal transaction ID you would not be able to download the free upgrades to the book.
If you want to do this please write to us at sales@pennypress.co.uk and we will send you our bank details.
I don’t know which one is more complicated: To rely on Paypal or interbank transfer from Brazil to UK…
One thing you didn’t answered is: Why PayPal comes in if I choose pay with CreditCard?
If you pay by credit card then somebody has to transfer the money. We use Paypal because that allows us to automate our free upgrade book offer.
If I buy this Paperback with free eBook (PDF), is that included the lifetime free update for the eBook? Or is that only when you buy the eBook separately?
Paperback B4A Book & free eBook for customers with EU VAT account
UPC 9781512296259
Kind regards,
Rob de Graaf
The Netherlands
Hi Rob, Yes if you buy the paperback and free ebook you will be able to download free updates to the ebook.
Hi Wykenseagrave,
Super! I already ordered the Paperback and I also dowloaded the eBook.
Super, all the tutorials where I can find code snippets.
B4A is excellent for developing Android apps and your book is the holy bible for it.
Thanks for your effort.
Esta traducido en español?????
para comprarlo
Yes, see https://www.pennypress.co.uk/store-2/#!/B4A-eBook-en-Espa%C3%B1ol/p/125780908/category=15510043
Dear friends, a translation into Turkish?
Fatih
Hello Fatih,
Are you offering to help translate it?
Do you think there would be a large market for a Turkish translation?
Any news on when the latest version of the book is coming out?
We are currently working on it and expect a new version in March.
Where to buy the current edition (Paperback, e-book) with a german invoice (EUR-Currency and german VAT) ?
Sorry but we only invoice in GBP and do not charge VAT since books are exempt from VAT in UK.
If I order the ebook do you get access to both PDF and ePub, please? The ePub is great for reading on the move and the PDF is much better when in front of a monitor.
Hello Kevin, Yes, if you order the book from this site you will be able to access both PDF, EPUB and KINDLE versions.
Dear Seller, I from Nigeria and I want to by this book using my Dollar Dom Account. Can you please advise me on how to pay in dollars?
Thank you
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The store page doesn’t work…
Sorry it was not working. It works OK now.
No, it isn’t 😀 lol
Hi, Thanks for pointing this out (again!). The store is working but there were some wrong links on this page which have now been fixed. Very sorry for the inconvenience!
Ah, I managed to buy it at last! 🙂 Well, technically I had already bought it years ago, I just wanted an update. Btw the store still does not work in Firefox, showing only blank space in the WP container. I had to use Chrome.
Great book, and very impressive how its kept up to date.
Please can you include all menus / text entered when creating the first application, including suitable folder location and application names. Please do this before mentioning debugging, and include pictures of what we should see in the editor and windows designer. Its reassuring at this early stage to have lots of detail and know you are achieving the desired results after each small step.