thanks for the good luck messages and very true ill keep that in mind I still like as many informed opinions as possible . And in reply to what I would like to do with them , in the beginning i like to simply mine them and collect as many as possible .

Thank you for the very very quick response ill start with the pdf file and then ill get to some specific  questions .

Has anyone ran a successful solo mining operation my initial feeling is, this is where I would like to start what are the realistic possibilities with a budget of around £5k.   

Hi all my first post here so be kind ! like so many other's I'm sure have had bit-coin come to my attention through its recent media attention, if someone was looking to become an expert on the bit coin where would you guys point them to begin I'm sure starting right here in the forums is good idea but with so many threads i wondered if there a more structured approach are there any good books / eBooks videos any advice from some of the successful bit-coin traders and miners would be greatly appreciated