Best books for the Commodore Amiga

Published 21 February 2026

Starting with Microsoft Press' write up of The Amiga, to the production release manuals and up to diagnosis and troubleshooting, this page covers printed matter for the Commodore Amiga. These books are the ideal way to learn how to use your Commodore Amiga. I take a look at the Top 5 best books to read about the Commodore Amiga. I are also regularly updating our recommended list of books to read online about the Commodore Amiga.

Best Commodore Amiga Books

I love the Commodore Amiga and I'm a little disappointed with the state of modern publishing about our much-loved Commodore Amiga. Fortunately, the Internet Archive has made available several excellent books that discuss the ins and out of owning your Commodore Amiga. Interestingly, I have even included some secret insider troubleshooting and repair books. As a start, I list the best 5 Commodore Amiga books that you should read.

1. The Amiga, by Microsoft Press
2. Introduction to the Amiga 500, Commodore Business Machines
3. Commodore Amiga Launch Memo, Commodore International
4. Amiga Basic User's Manual, Commodore Business Machines
5. The Secret Amiga Diagnosis Guide

I get asked if it is worth going back and reading books on the Commodore Amiga or to just stick to playing the wonderful range of 16-bit games that are available for the beast. Without hesitation I always answer with an emphatic yes! There is no better way to learn about the details and architecture than to go back to the source and working through them for yourself. These books were not generally available at the bookshop back in the day and were often available for industry insiders only. There are also thousands of pages to work through and take a very large bookshelf to story. Nowadays, the Internet Archives has many of these books available to read online. They are easy to search and you can just dive straight into the section you want.

Interesting Commodore Amiga Books

Introduction to the
Amiga 500
(read online)

Amiga Basic
user's manual
(read online)

A520 Video Adapter
user's manual
(read online)

A520 Video Adapter
user's manual
(read online)

The Amiga Book
Microsoft Press
(read online)

Commodore Amiga
Launch Memo
(read online)

Diagnostic Manuals

Amiga A500 A2000
Troubleshooter
(read online)

The Secret Amiga
Diagnosis Guide
(read online)

Commodore A600
System Schematics
(read online)

Technical References

User Interface
Style Guide (1992)
(read online)

Amiga Hardware
Reference Manual (1992)
(read online)

ROM Kernel Reference
Libraries (1992)
(read online)

ROM Kernel Reference
Includes, Autodocs (1992)
(read online)

ROM Kernel Reference
Devices (1992)
(read online)

Mapping
the Amiga
(read online)

Amiga Software
Dev Kit SDK (1996)
(ISO image)

Making music on
the Amiga
(read online)

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