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It's hard for me to afford big books like these. Is there an alternative option?

Jtsummers 4y ago
If your employer or school offers the O'Reilly Library (or is willing to pay for it as part of your training budget), it's located there. Which is where I've started reading it while I wait for my preorder to arrive.
- netr0ute 4y ago
  > school offers the O'Reilly Library Unfortunately not :(I checked)
- kpatrick 4y ago
  Most residents of Greater Vancouver can get it via Burnaby Public Library
giaour 4y ago
You can request that your local library purchase a copy, then check it out.
jjice 4y ago
Looks like you can get the first edition for ~$20 on Ebay and ThriftBooks. Not sure if that's still out of your price range, but it's an option if it is. Books are a lot like cars in terms of deprecation in my experience. Not always, but you can usually get a nice big discount buying used. Not as much with software books, but still a decent discount.
goldtownjac 4y ago
b-ok.cc has the .epub available for free (but of course if you have the money you should support Petzold)
Jach 4y ago
Wait for someone to give it to you for some holiday? If you're fine with a digital option, Archive.org often has scans of books you can either download locally or temporarily "check out" to read on their site like a library (they back it with a physical copy). Seems like they have a scanned version of the first edition. I also think everyone should know about Sci-Hub/LibGen/MagzDB whether they use those sites or not; most everyone on the internet is seconds away from a resurrected Library of Alexandria and can access tons of scientific papers, books (and textbooks), and magazines, and this is a great thing. They don't have everything, but still there's tons. Looks like the epub for this version is already up.
pid-1 4y ago
As a student/young professional, I pirated my way to success. Fun fact: I actually pre-ordered this book, as it's a known classic. But I only can do that today thanks to piracy.
- hgdfgdfghjhgf 4y ago
silisili 4y ago
If you drop me your email, i'll contact you to mail you my first edition when the new edition arrives. I don't need both, and don't want you to miss out. Easily my favorite CompSci related book.
john1633 4y ago
There is a quite helpful discount code available here: https://www.microsoftpressstore.com/promotions/microsoft-partner-network-140256 https://www.microsoftpressstore.com/promotions/microsoft-par...
- havblue 4y ago
  That discount code works and seems to be the ideal way to order this book at a low cost.

If your employer or school offers the O'Reilly Library (or is willing to pay for it as part of your training budget), it's located there. Which is where I've started reading it while I wait for my preorder to arrive.

netr0ute 4y ago
> school offers the O'Reilly Library Unfortunately not :(I checked)
kpatrick 4y ago
Most residents of Greater Vancouver can get it via Burnaby Public Library

giaour 4y ago

You can request that your local library purchase a copy, then check it out.

jjice 4y ago

Looks like you can get the first edition for ~$20 on Ebay and ThriftBooks. Not sure if that's still out of your price range, but it's an option if it is. Books are a lot like cars in terms of deprecation in my experience. Not always, but you can usually get a nice big discount buying used. Not as much with software books, but still a decent discount.

goldtownjac 4y ago

b-ok.cc has the .epub available for free (but of course if you have the money you should support Petzold)

Jach 4y ago

Wait for someone to give it to you for some holiday? If you're fine with a digital option, Archive.org often has scans of books you can either download locally or temporarily "check out" to read on their site like a library (they back it with a physical copy). Seems like they have a scanned version of the first edition. I also think everyone should know about Sci-Hub/LibGen/MagzDB whether they use those sites or not; most everyone on the internet is seconds away from a resurrected Library of Alexandria and can access tons of scientific papers, books (and textbooks), and magazines, and this is a great thing. They don't have everything, but still there's tons. Looks like the epub for this version is already up.

pid-1 4y ago

As a student/young professional, I pirated my way to success. Fun fact: I actually pre-ordered this book, as it's a known classic. But I only can do that today thanks to piracy.

hgdfgdfghjhgf 4y ago

silisili 4y ago

If you drop me your email, i'll contact you to mail you my first edition when the new edition arrives. I don't need both, and don't want you to miss out. Easily my favorite CompSci related book.

john1633 4y ago

There is a quite helpful discount code available here: https://www.microsoftpressstore.com/promotions/microsoft-partner-network-140256 https://www.microsoftpressstore.com/promotions/microsoft-par...

havblue 4y ago
That discount code works and seems to be the ideal way to order this book at a low cost.