Is the book for The Arduino Starter Kit wrong?

It's not a good idea to follow wire pictures. Better follow the text and connect the given pins and components, one by one.

Many components come in different shape, like my tilt switch has 4 pins on one side. Also the button orientation is hard to determine, and it tends to pop out my breadboard, had less problems on a different breadboard.

Try to build and check every step of your circuit with a test program or debug output. Also learn how to check signals with a DVM or a LED and resistor. Helping yourself is essential for both coding and building circuits in the long term.

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