One thing I would add is to define what you want to produce. I get questions all where people are either assuming a certain type of photography or they simply haven't defined what they want to be able to produce.

Digital is really irrelevent. Photography is photography and hasn't changed all that much in the last 40 years in terms of basics.

Another thing to try is find a local photographer and have them teach you the basics. This is cheaper in the long run because it is such a rapid process. Then when you go back to the book you will have already seen it and the book will help it sink in.