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Big Data Now: Current Perspectives from O'Reilly Radar

65 points by rkda 15y ago

dudurocha 15y ago
Man, for a free book it is very hard to buy. First of all, I had to sign up, ok no problems. No facebook or twitter conect. But no problem, only name and email. But to buy I have to fill all my billing adress. Its a Free book!! I not have a flag in the website that says "If free book, proceed direct from checkout to book download". It's really pain to put all my billing adress even though I'll not pay for anything.
- cjtuckerman 15y ago
  Personally, I think its brilliant. Even though it was a bit of a hassle, I still signed up and gave them my information because I was enticed by the promotion. Now they have my information and I am more likely to buy from OReilly because I already have an account setup with them.
- pdubs 15y ago
  Eh, I felt that way too, but it's just how they fit it into the existing system, which with them being a publisher is likely some ancient behemoth. So hey, a no-cost, no-DRM, multi-format book!
- rgrieselhuber 15y ago
  It's nice though too because now it's right there along with all of my other ebook purchases, so I can re-download it easily.
- mwexler 15y ago
  To be fair, it's one click on Amazon, 2 on Bn.com, free on both sites. Chances are, you won't have to fill out anything if you've purchased from either before.
zeratwo 15y ago
Is it some sort "Christmas came early" thing? I see whole bunch of books on Amazon for free (Kindle version): http://www.amazon.com/Big-Data-Now-Perspectives-ebook/dp/B005KDPILI http://www.amazon.com/Big-Data-Now-Perspectives-ebook/dp/B00... Look at the "Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought" section.
- docgnome 15y ago
  Some of these are free because they are public domain, like The Prince. Not sure what's up with the others. I've only had a kindle for a few days but it's been my experience so far, that if a book is free and not public domain, there is a reason: no one would ever buy it.
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- hello_moto 15y ago
  Check iBook Store (iTunes) and you'll get the same stuff. O'reilly has had free eBooks for a while on iTunes store.

65 points by rkda 15y ago

Man, for a free book it is very hard to buy. First of all, I had to sign up, ok no problems. No facebook or twitter conect. But no problem, only name and email. But to buy I have to fill all my billing adress. Its a Free book!! I not have a flag in the website that says "If free book, proceed direct from checkout to book download". It's really pain to put all my billing adress even though I'll not pay for anything.

cjtuckerman 15y ago
Personally, I think its brilliant. Even though it was a bit of a hassle, I still signed up and gave them my information because I was enticed by the promotion. Now they have my information and I am more likely to buy from OReilly because I already have an account setup with them.
pdubs 15y ago
Eh, I felt that way too, but it's just how they fit it into the existing system, which with them being a publisher is likely some ancient behemoth. So hey, a no-cost, no-DRM, multi-format book!
rgrieselhuber 15y ago
It's nice though too because now it's right there along with all of my other ebook purchases, so I can re-download it easily.
mwexler 15y ago
To be fair, it's one click on Amazon, 2 on Bn.com, free on both sites. Chances are, you won't have to fill out anything if you've purchased from either before.

zeratwo 15y ago

Is it some sort "Christmas came early" thing? I see whole bunch of books on Amazon for free (Kindle version): http://www.amazon.com/Big-Data-Now-Perspectives-ebook/dp/B005KDPILI http://www.amazon.com/Big-Data-Now-Perspectives-ebook/dp/B00... Look at the "Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought" section.

docgnome 15y ago
Some of these are free because they are public domain, like The Prince. Not sure what's up with the others. I've only had a kindle for a few days but it's been my experience so far, that if a book is free and not public domain, there is a reason: no one would ever buy it.
- deleted 15y ago
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hello_moto 15y ago
Check iBook Store (iTunes) and you'll get the same stuff. O'reilly has had free eBooks for a while on iTunes store.