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>What books are there?

----------Beginner books----------
Getting Started in Electronics Forrest Mims III
Make: Electronics Charles Platt
How to Diagnose and Fix Everything Electronic Michael Jay Greier

----------Intermediate books----------
All New Electronics Self-Teaching Guide - Harry Kybett, Earl Boysen
Practical Electronics for Inventors - Paul Scherz and Simon Monk

----------Advanced books----------
The Art of Electronics by Paul Horowitz

>What YouTube channels are there?
https://www.youtube.com/user/mjlorton
https://www.youtube.com/user/paceworldwide
https://www.youtube.com/user/eevblog
https://www.youtube.com/user/EcProjects
https://www.youtube.com/user/greatscottlab
https://www.youtube.com/user/mikeselectricstuff
https://www.youtube.com/user/AfroTechMods
https://www.youtube.com/user/Photonvids
https://www.youtube.com/user/sdgelectronics
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSignalPathBlog

>What websites feature electronics projects or ideas?
http://adafruit.com
http://instructables.com/tag/type-id/category-technology/
http://makezine.com/category/electronics/

>Where do I get components and lab equipment from?
http://digikey.com
http://jameco.com
http://sparkfun.com
http://ramseyelectronics.com
http://allelectronics.com
http://futurlec.com
http://ladyada.net/library/procure/hobbyist.html
http://mouser.com
http://alliedelec.com
http://newark.com
http://ebay.com

>What circuit sim software do you use?
This mostly comes down to personal preference. These are the most common ones though:
NI Multisim
LTSpice
CircuitLab
iCircuit for Macs

>What software should I use to print circuits?
Circuit Wizard
ExpressPCB
EAGLE