RFID Essentials (Theory in Practice (O'Reilly)) 1st Edition

I got it used for a really good price, (under $1), but that's more of a seller thing as I suspect it's more expensive in every other case, they probably just really wanted to get rid of it. The info is not hard to grasp but it is fairly outdated in some cases, as RFID tech and application has advanced pretty far since this was written. If you want to understand the basic terminology, history, and theory I think it's pretty solid. Good real world examples of applications and risks, but also quite a few "in the near future, x will probably happen" scenarios that don't stand the test of time, which can't be helped as it's such a quickly changing world

Based on the date, I knew this book would not say anything about NFC standard. I bought it hoping it would include some discussion of ISO 14443 and its relation to Mifare, but apparently those standards came out after the book was published.

A bit long in the tooth- it is 10 years old. But still the best intro to basic RFID technology. Well suited to the novice and someone looking for key implementation concepts.

Brings concepts and applications in a very simple language providing a easy understanding. There are several practical cases that serve as a practical demonstration. Allows a quick reading to deepening in more specific books and more technical content.

It's a lot more elementary than I thought it would be. I'm a computer scientist working in RFID needed to know more details.

Excellent

I've read several RFID books and this one is excellent. Good overview, plenty of detail, well organized and well written (i.e. readable).

This book is great it has everithing you want to know about rfid thanks