Lyman's 50th is a solid manual with a good bit of information for new reloaders (some of the more in-depth stuff is debatable). I personally like Reloading for Handgunners as a starter read.
The LCT is a solid press. I use one. Just be sure to get the LCT with auto-indexing (note the long corkscrewed bolt in the middle of the assembly).
For .45 ACP, primer size truly does not matter. I set aside my small-primer brass (CCI, mostly) for rainy days and anytime I go to an event that demands I leave my brass on the ground.
Brass cost, especially in .45, is almost a non-issue. It's very easy to acquire, and lasts a fairly long time. If you need to acquire a starting stock of brass, there are many outfits online selling "once-fired" range pickups.
I deprime on the press, myself. After tumbling spent cases, I simply put the clean case on the press, and resize/deprime, and then prime in one lever stroke. This is faster than depriming separately, but doesn't allow you the opportunity to clean the primer pocket. But to be frank, if a clean and uniform primer pocket and flash hole matter to what you're trying to accomplish, you'd be better off first using factory-fresh brass.
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