Hi,
About SVN I could share my experiences in these categories :
1. E-book =>
http://svnbook.red-bean.com/ note : is kind of free ebook with details explain (it could be used as a reference).
2. Eclipse plug-in =>
http://subclipse.tigris.org/note : I found this plug-in very similar to CVS plug-in (You could import your source code with this plug-in(Subclipse) then you could expect all features through Eclipse IDE).
3. Google Code Free SVN host server =>
http://code.google.com/hosting/createProject note : only condition for using this free SVN service is : "you have to share your code with the world" (It has to be Open source project) .
About sample , I think you could pick any project from (eg
here ) and try to import it first to your computer . you just need to setup your prefer
SVN client (or Subclipse)and practice 'checkout' action . Second step could be having try for 'commit' action . for second step you need to have a project in SVN *server* that you have commit permission with the username and password .
Hope this help.
Regards,
Saeid