Is K&R available as an eBook somewhere? I'd even gladly pay the shocking $50+ for an eBook version just so I don't have to lug the dead tree around.
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In honor of Dennis Ritchie, 50% off all C/C++ ebooks
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Re: In honor of Dennis Ritchie, 50% off all C/C++ ebooks
#32Is K&R available as an eBook somewhere? I'd even gladly pay the shocking $50+ for an eBook version just so I don't have to lug the dead tree around.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/47543308/books/TheCProgrammingLangua...
But buy the book.
Re: In honor of Dennis Ritchie, 50% off all C/C++ ebooks
#33Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't even want to think about the cost of this book right now. I recently cleaned out a huge pile of old computer books, stacking them into "keep" and "trash". My copy of K&R is currently missing. Odds are pretty decent that it's floating in a slurry of paper pulp. With any luck I loaned it out and forgot about it. I'll still never see it again, but at least it's still doing something useful.
You can pick up the first edition for a dollar or two. The second doesn't have any groundbreaking information that I'm aware of.
Better yet, you can just grab a pirated PDF copy.
Re: In honor of Dennis Ritchie, 50% off all C/C++ ebooks
#34I would be far more impressed and gratified if Prentice Hall were cool enough to offer Kernighan & Ritchie's classic "C Programming Language" (2nd Edition) at 1/2 off their $57.99 sticker-shock price. http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Language-2nd-Brian-Kernigh...
Has this book always been so expensive? I don't remember paying that much for my copy. That was ten years ago though so maybe I'm just getting old :)
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#35I would be far more impressed and gratified if Prentice Hall were cool enough to offer Kernighan & Ritchie's classic "C Programming Language" (2nd Edition) at 1/2 off their $57.99 sticker-shock price. http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Language-2nd-Brian-Kernigh...
You can probably find it for significantly cheaper (i.e. <$10) on cheap, fluorescent-looking paper imported from overseas.
Yup, that's where I got mine a year or so ago. Then, a week later, I found the 1st edition at a thrift shop for a buck.
The quality of the domestic version is so much better, but not $50 better. The price of a legit copy is shameful.
Re: In honor of Dennis Ritchie, 50% off all C/C++ ebooks
#36Earlier quoted context omitted.
Especially that the offer does not seem particularly good since they are only ebooks and seem overpriced in the first place. The physical books are already cheaper on Amazon and kindle versions cheaper still. Edit: Just had a thought that any profit on these sales should really go to a charity or foundation.
Little know trick (I don't use it) that O'reilly himself probably frowns upon but doesn't discourage is that if you regitster a physical book with the ISBN you can get the ebook for 5 bucks. You only need the ISBN for this. O'Reilly has said many times he prefers that as many people as possible read the books. And hopefully enough will pay for them to make them viable. (Please correct me if I'm wrong on his belief ab…
I love O'Reilly's books. I discovered the $5 ebook upgrade, and plowed through registering and upgrading all 30-off books that I've accumulated over the past 20 years. Then I bought a few since then on their daily deal.
But the real kicker was I suddenly had a coupon code that lasted for about 2 weeks that was for $5 for any new ebook. I blew about $200 that pay period, so now I've got enough reading material for half a life-time.
I so wish Amazon would loosen up on their Kindle DRM. I've only purchased a few titled, and my Kindle is pretty much am O'reilly Reader these days.
I really wish the cost of the ebooks was in the $5 range for most titles (O'Reilly or not). At that price, I'd purchase so many tech books on impulse, I'd probably never get around to reading most of them, but rather to have them for reference.
Re: In honor of Dennis Ritchie, 50% off all C/C++ ebooks
#37Shouldn't they make Lisp books cheaper in honor of John McCarthy as well?
Re: In honor of Dennis Ritchie, 50% off all C/C++ ebooks
#38Which, if any, of these books are worth buying?
Don't bother with any of these until you're read K&R.
I'm wanting to learn C++. Is it still worth it to start off with K&R? Obviously I would probably go through K&R later, but it might be better to start off with something more relevant.
Re: In honor of Dennis Ritchie, 50% off all C/C++ ebooks
#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
Especially that the offer does not seem particularly good since they are only ebooks and seem overpriced in the first place. The physical books are already cheaper on Amazon and kindle versions cheaper still. Edit: Just had a thought that any profit on these sales should really go to a charity or foundation.
O'Reilly's ebooks are DRM-free. Kindle version is not.
You can easily remove the Kindle DRM using Calibre and some plugins.
Re: In honor of Dennis Ritchie, 50% off all C/C++ ebooks
#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
Don't bother with any of these until you're read K&R.
I'm wanting to learn C++. Is it still worth it to start off with K&R? Obviously I would probably go through K&R later, but it might be better to start off with something more relevant.
If you're already a programmer, I'd recommend this book: http://www.acceleratedcpp.com/ It shares some of the same qualities of K&R (short, concise) but is specific to C++, is a good book in general, and won't swamp you.