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It probably reflects the reality of trying to sell computer books in 2023, and what kind of people are willing to buy those books in a mainstream bookstore. Co
by shiroiuma 3y ago
It probably reflects the reality of trying to sell computer books in 2023, and what kind of people are willing to buy those books in a mainstream bookstore. Computer books lose relevancy quickly as their information becomes out-of-date, and people who buy them are more likely to look online for the lowest price.
- bluGill 3y agoBooks on the latest office version lose relevancy quickly. However there.are timeless books on things like algorithms as well.
- tonyedgecombe 3y agoBooksellers rarely understand which those are though.
- macintux 3y agoI’ve considered volunteering my services to small used bookstores to help them decide which computer books to buy. Seems like a win-win: I’d get first shot at anything interesting that arrives, and they’d have a way to separate the wheat from the chaff.
- ikomrad 3y agoGood point. I mostly buy fiction or self improvement/productivity books. Technology can work if it’s not application specific like a book design patterns for software. if it’s about how to use MS Word, a google search or youtube video will probably tell me what I need to know.
- aworks 3y agoI still miss the Computer Literacy stores in Silicon Valley but that era is long gone.