I am not expecting big things straight away but want to at least learn the basics.
I have been looking online for a book to buy to start things off does anyone have any recommendations?
It’s a great idea to just settle down and learn the basics about trading rather than jumping into it. And once you learn a thing or two I would first advise you to use the Demo account provided by some exchanges. This will also guide you and then start off with your won funds but make sure you start with small amounts to minimize the risk of losing huge amount.
Here is a thread of books about cryptocurrency basics and trading by Ratimov; big library of bitcoin and blockchain books
Here is also a awesome trading tips on GitHub