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> the idea of "owning" software feels positively archaic to me, as strange as "owning" a music album. Is it still alright to own a book?

• vinyl7 4y ago
  Don't give them any ideas. Could you imagine having to have separate subscriptions for O'Reilly, Shuster, and Penguin, etc.
  • phrom 4y ago
    They already got the idea. Look up the "O'Reilly Learning Platform"
    • chillfox 4y ago
      Used to be some of my favorite tech books, but these days it's so damn hard to figure out what books they still print if any, so I have mostly moved over to No Starch Press as my default goto for tech books.
    • oytis 4y ago
      I find that alright actually. It gives one access to a lot of books, not just O'Reilly ones. You can scan trough a lot of books there, and buy paper copies (elsewhere) of those you want for your bookshelf
      • phrom 4y ago
        Oh, I don't mind it either. It's not like they're stopping to sell paper copies. I used it a long time ago, my employer had a company account, it was great.