most peoples first question is, is it a real currency?, like real in the real world?

best proof i gave was ordering pizza with bitcoin. when it arrived we then chatted about bitcoin. by the time we were finished then they were ready to learn about the technicals of it

throwing them in the deep end about the technicals first will just bore them and have them asking questions about is it actually useful in the real world and should they even bother reading something about something they have not yet used, seen or dealt with.

maybe look into local merchants/retailers that accept bitcoin in their local town. and along with the book send them invitation to make a btc address and you will send them enough for a coffee, pizza, doughnut or cake at the local store to buy.

Be very careful about how you introduce people to Bitcoin. If the book is of poor quality, there's a risk that it will set them on the wrong path, like investing in shitcoins, DeFi, NFT, using custodial wallets, maybe even investing in fake bitcoins like BSV or BCH. Why not gift them something like "Mastering Bitcoin" by Andreas Antonopoulos which has very positive reviews from a lot of people?

Since the main idea was to spread awareness about cryptocurrency among his circle, I guess its safe to assume they don't have much interest in cryptocurrency or maybe not at all. In my opinion theres nothing wrong with doing such a thing, they could build their interest in bitcoin and friends while reading the book later.

My sister is reading Nathaniel Popper's book Digital Gold. She has no interest in cryptocurrencies, but the book is about the early history of Bitcoin and she is enjoying the drama.

Not a bad action and any thing which do connects out with exposure and recognition is always  considered a good step no matter which way you would be doing
it which it would always count  and impressive.So far i havent done it on my own on people around me but its not bad on having this consideration but it
would be only good if they would somewhat approach me for that but totally opening it and trying out to tell them even if they didnt need
it then its not my style.

^Hi,...
I have given good books to some people I know well, I would not give a book to a brother for example about parenting or finances, he can  take (idea) it the wrong way, I think a book is something very personal, as a teacher used to say, give a book to a person and that it is not the correct one is like giving mouthwash or deodorant for the armpits, perfume, that you are doing it for a simple gesture of friendship, but that can confuse in several cases.

If someone you know is interested in bitcoin, leave it,  it's there, it's visible (there's talk about bitcoin, there are transactions, there's an exchanges, there's news...) it's not hidden science.

I would never give a book about bitcoin to anyone, it's throwing money in the trash, nor do they read it, unless he or she has a real interest, 100% sure that he will not put it on his shelf, today we were casually at the local board talking about documentaries of bitcoin, we are in an innovative era full of streaming, quality audio visual content available, that works best for me.

^{...good luck with that anyway.}

As far as I observe, people don't know things by reading about them in books. To somebody who does not know about Bitcoin, I think it is a bit too much to read an entire book about it. One reads a book about Bitcoin if Bitcoin has already got him interested. So there must be a brief yet meaningful introduction about Bitcoin. Perhaps a short video or article on what Bitcoin is or the whitepaper itself might be enough to trigger more interest and leads one to look for books.

How did your friend and relative find the book that you gave? Did they read them with excitement?

Suggestion, Don't start introducing Bitcoin with a lot of technicalities. Its much better to gift them something they will see or physical like Physical coins, Bitbills and other Bitcoin collectibles so that they can easily appreciate that will lead them to have a curiosity to learn more about Bitcoin and its technical aspect. Your friend will just be bored due to the overwhelmed terms and technicality on how blockchain works. Let them DYOR it so that they will really appreciate Bitcoin.

I also wanted to share books to some of my friends and family members but not all of them are Bookworm in which they may not give attention reading those books , that is why i mostly send them videos or links for them to directly watch and understand than giving books.
but yeah you did a great job mate because books is a lifetime gift that they may take for the rest of their life and can be shared to their next generation .

It'd probably be that I'd recommend books in the first place to people who actually like to read, and honestly, they're rather rare. Most people nowadays have quite short attention spans, especially on a completely new topic, and a rather complicated one (from the outside) like Bitcoin (or crypto in general). I had a few experiences with my friend first but that was because they were rather interested in it, they were asking stuff about what it is, how it works, and mainly how to earn money from it (which is their main motivation I think).