Save 50% on all oreilly's ebooks and videos (today only)

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Post by salimmadjd » Fri, May 04, 2012, 7:49 AM UTC

Save 50% on all oreilly's ebooks and videos (today only)
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Re: Save 50% on all oreilly's ebooks and videos (today only)

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Post by stuartmemo » Fri, May 04, 2012, 9:18 AM UTC

It's in celebration of "Day against DRM", so just tell me what you want and I'll email it to you instead.

Re: Save 50% on all oreilly's ebooks and videos (today only)

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Post by oskarth » Fri, May 04, 2012, 9:44 AM UTC

stuartmemo wrote: post #2

It's in celebration of "Day against DRM", so just tell me what you want and I'll email it to you instead.

Are you a Hollywood lobbyist rallying behind enemy lines? Anti-DRM != Theft.

Re: Save 50% on all oreilly's ebooks and videos (today only)

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Post by philipithomas » Fri, May 04, 2012, 9:46 AM UTC

I love o'reilly publications, but I remain a fan of printed books. Specifically in technical texts, I like being able to scan and leaf through physical pages. If they had a special on printed books today, I would buy a couple; alas, with this special, my wallet remains closed.

Re: Save 50% on all oreilly's ebooks and videos (today only)

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Post by stuartmemo » Fri, May 04, 2012, 9:48 AM UTC

oskarth wrote: post #3

stuartmemo wrote: post #2

It's in celebration of "Day against DRM", so just tell me what you want and I'll email it to you instead.

Are you a Hollywood lobbyist rallying behind enemy lines? Anti-DRM != Theft.

Nope, was just a joke. Just a happy simple little joke.

Re: Save 50% on all oreilly's ebooks and videos (today only)

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Post by bostonvaulter2 » Fri, May 04, 2012, 10:05 AM UTC

Any recommendations for good books beyond what is on the page? Although I might buy that clojure book.

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Post by btian » Fri, May 04, 2012, 10:23 AM UTC

philipithomas wrote: post #4

I love o'reilly publications, but I remain a fan of printed books. Specifically in technical texts, I like being able to scan and leaf through physical pages. If they had a special on printed books today, I would buy a couple; alas, with this special, my wallet remains closed.

I quite like being able to search through ebooks.

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Post by babarock » Fri, May 04, 2012, 10:28 AM UTC

philipithomas wrote: post #4

I love o'reilly publications, but I remain a fan of printed books. Specifically in technical texts, I like being able to scan and leaf through physical pages. If they had a special on printed books today, I would buy a couple; alas, with this special, my wallet remains closed.

As much as I agree with you, I find that the ability to run a grep (or the more commont Ctrl+F) to quickly look for what I'm looking for of very high value. I usually enjoy reading the book from front to cover, but as soon as I want to consult it again for reference, I am happy to have the computer do the search work for me.

Other than that, I often read on the (crowded) subway ride to work. Carrying a 600 page book is often a pain in the ass, compared to the lightweight feeling of my Kindle.

On the other hand, I completely relate to the pleasure of the physical page. I also enjoy very much watching my collection of books slowly expand on my shelves.

I wish there were a model where buying a physical copy of the book would entitle you to the digital one or vice-versa. I think both have their advantages in different situations.

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Post by lucian1900 » Fri, May 04, 2012, 10:50 AM UTC

bostonvaulter2 wrote: post #6

Any recommendations for good books beyond what is on the page? Although I might buy that clojure book.

That's exactly what I just bought.

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Post by MaxGabriel » Fri, May 04, 2012, 11:00 AM UTC

Any comments on the iOS 5 Cookbook or Chas Emerick's Clojure book? On Chas's book, specifically I thought chapter 1 was pretty technical with very short snippets of code. Do later chapters have more code?