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I don't know if I'll buy any more technical books anymore, even in electronic form. O'Reilly doesn't sell e-books directly, which made me mad. You can get thei
by ansible 7y ago
I don't know if I'll buy any more technical books anymore, even in electronic form.
O'Reilly doesn't sell e-books directly, which made me mad. You can get their subscription service, or buy the paper version. I ended up buying the book I wanted from Google.
- Marsymars 7y ago> O'Reilly doesn't sell e-books directly, which made me mad. You can get their subscription service, or buy the paper version. On the plus side, all my technical book purchases are work expenses, and even though I only read the e-book versions, I can stock the shelf in my office with books that make it look like I'm reading Impressive Technical Things.
- markus_zhang 7y agoLucky~~ Actually I'm going to ask around if I put book purchase under some of my expenses. Might be a bit hard as I work as a BA but am interested in more technical stuffs.
- markus_zhang 7y agoI prefer books in paper though, better for my battered eyes... BTW really hate those everything-as-subscription business models. Good thing they still have those. I'm afraid that they will disappear in 10-15 years.
- catalogia 7y agoFor a great many people with legitimate vision impairments, ebooks are more accessible because they can be read with screen readers, not to mention have their colors inverted, font size changed, etc.