In a review of the book, L. R. Shannon of the "New York Times" wrote, “For anyone who wants to learn something about programming, it would be hard to find an easier or more cost-effective source than "Learn BASIC Now".” In 1990, a Macintosh version of the book was published which included the Microsoft QuickBASIC Interpreter for Macintosh Plus, SE, and II systems on 3.5” diskettes.