RE: Wanting to get started in traditional archery.....
Two books I believe are a must for anyone taking up the sport.
Asbel's Instinctive shooting 1
and
Byron Fergusons Become the arrow (btw, heard there is a video in the making)
They will lay a path for you to follow. Try one and go with it. You will learn a ton from both books, from bow tuning to arrow goodies. Not to mention some great storys and a myriad of other information! IMO there is hardly 2 other books out there that will get you going as well as these!