I want to invest, but have no idea where to start and need to learn more about bitcoin and cryptocurrency in general before taking the plunge.
we can find the informations on bitcointalk,
I think the informations about digital coins are enough for study.
You can find what will be learned, trading, mining, gambling and on here is completes for me.
books, ebooks and all other resources that people usually suggest are for basic knowledge about trading and it is a very good idea to start reading these resources as a beginner like OP so that you can know some basics about trading.
but after that initial state, yeah you can stop reading these and follow bitcointalk and other information you need.
Indeed. I think everything you need to learn can actually be found here in bitcointalk and you're also going to learn from experiences of real regular people much like you. Its also good if you have someone you know personally who can at least guide you in the beginning but reading and scrolling through the discussions here i think should be enough already