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I have given good books to some people I know well, I would not give a book to a brother for example about parenting or finances, he can take (idea) it the wrong way, I think a book is something very personal, as a teacher used to say, give a book to a person and that it is not the correct one is like giving mouthwash or deodorant for the armpits, perfume, that you are doing it for a simple gesture of friendship, but that can confuse in several cases.
If someone you know is interested in bitcoin, leave it, it's there, it's visible (there's talk about bitcoin, there are transactions, there's an exchanges, there's news...) it's not hidden science.
I would never give a book about bitcoin to anyone, it's throwing money in the trash, nor do they read it, unless he or she has a real interest, 100% sure that he will not put it on his shelf, today we were casually at the local board talking about documentaries of bitcoin, we are in an innovative era full of streaming, quality audio visual content available, that works best for me.
...good luck with that anyway.
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...This is what I think the best approach to send a message that they should learn about it.
Are they book readers? Good for them if they are since most people nowadays has a shorter attention span and that's maybe due to the influence of social media.Quote
Share your opinion/experience with such activities.
I often start with some short youtube videos. The result is usually less of what I expect since most of them prefer to ask "how do I make money?" or "how do I start investing?".Recently, I have taken a step to create awareness about cryptocurrency among the people I know (Friends, cousin etc.). There are few books on cryptocurrency in Bengali language. I haven’t read all as the title was stupid. I have read one by Mostafa Tanim, "Bitcoin: Blockchain and Other cryptocurrency". I have gifted two times so far, one to my cousin and another one to my friend. What I'm doing is ordering the book online directly to their address though rokomari.
This is what I think the best approach to send a message that they should learn about it. Share your opinion/experience with such activities.
Not a bad action and any thing which do connects out with exposure and recognition is always considered a good step no matter which way you would be doingThis is what I think the best approach to send a message that they should learn about it. Share your opinion/experience with such activities.
it which it would always count and impressive.So far i havent done it on my own on people around me but its not bad on having this consideration but it
would be only good if they would somewhat approach me for that but totally opening it and trying out to tell them even if they didnt need
it then its not my style.
I have gifted two times so far, one to my cousin and another one to my friend. What I'm doing is ordering the book online directly to their address...
I hope your cousins are readers so your gift don't find itself under the box. Books are great gift items, even better are books about bitcoins and cryptocurrency. It's a thoughtful gift, i pray they see the value in it. You know some may find books boring as gift items, i think you can spice up book gift items with some food and wine, everyone likes that too. 
My sister is reading Nathaniel Popper's book Digital Gold. She has no interest in cryptocurrencies, but the book is about the early history of Bitcoin and she is enjoying the drama.
It's actually a very good idea to give a bitcoin book as a gift, the problem is how much basic interest in reading it the people who want to be gifted also need to know beforehand. In my environment, books are no longer a fun source of learning, instead the internet is more accessible. I mean here about adults, I haven't found anyone who likes to read around me in a long time. Even school-age children have less interest in reading their textbooks even though they have free time.
Most important question is, do they have an interest in bitcoin the same as you? ~
Since the main idea was to spread awareness about cryptocurrency among his circle, I guess its safe to assume they don't have much interest in cryptocurrency or maybe not at all. In my opinion theres nothing wrong with doing such a thing, they could build their interest in bitcoin and friends while reading the book later. 
Be very careful about how you introduce people to Bitcoin. If the book is of poor quality, there's a risk that it will set them on the wrong path,
Little Mouse said they have read the book and ideally anyone should personally try out any tool they plan to use to introduce someone else to a new technology such as bitcoin. In addition to this you should always be as realistic as possible; I could be very optimistic about the bitcoin market, but I will not want to show that optimism when discussing it with someone else, I will rather discuss the positives and drawbacks of the technology, giving you enough information to make an informed decision.
Be very careful about how you introduce people to Bitcoin. If the book is of poor quality, there's a risk that it will set them on the wrong path, like investing in shitcoins, DeFi, NFT, using custodial wallets, maybe even investing in fake bitcoins like BSV or BCH. Why not gift them something like "Mastering Bitcoin" by Andreas Antonopoulos which has very positive reviews from a lot of people?
Most important question is, do they have an interest in bitcoin the same as you? If yes, there is nothing wrong with whatever approach you will do and besides, they are your relatives and they understand you more than anyone if they witnessed your success using this bitcoin. But if they are not into bitcoin, I doubt if they appreciate that idea.
most peoples first question is, is it a real currency?, like real in the real world?
best proof i gave was ordering pizza with bitcoin. when it arrived we then chatted about bitcoin. by the time we were finished then they were ready to learn about the technicals of it
throwing them in the deep end about the technicals first will just bore them and have them asking questions about is it actually useful in the real world and should they even bother reading something about something they have not yet used, seen or dealt with.
maybe look into local merchants/retailers that accept bitcoin in their local town. and along with the book send them invitation to make a btc address and you will send them enough for a coffee, pizza, doughnut or cake at the local store to buy.
best proof i gave was ordering pizza with bitcoin. when it arrived we then chatted about bitcoin. by the time we were finished then they were ready to learn about the technicals of it
throwing them in the deep end about the technicals first will just bore them and have them asking questions about is it actually useful in the real world and should they even bother reading something about something they have not yet used, seen or dealt with.
maybe look into local merchants/retailers that accept bitcoin in their local town. and along with the book send them invitation to make a btc address and you will send them enough for a coffee, pizza, doughnut or cake at the local store to buy.
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Recently, I have taken a step to create awareness about cryptocurrency among the people I know (Friends, cousin etc.). There are few books on cryptocurrency in Bengali language. I haven’t read all as the title was stupid. I have read one by Mostafa Tanim, "Bitcoin: Blockchain and Other cryptocurrency". I have gifted two times so far, one to my cousin and another one to my friend. What I'm doing is ordering the book online directly to their address though rokomari.
This is what I think the best approach to send a message that they should learn about it. Share your opinion/experience with such activities.
This is what I think the best approach to send a message that they should learn about it. Share your opinion/experience with such activities.
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