I was one of many that spent a lot of time with computer magazines like Computer Shopper. A few years back I was in a bookstore and took a look at the current o

I was one of many that spent a lot of time with computer magazines like Computer Shopper. A few years back I was in a bookstore and took a look at the current offerings. There was some shock upon seeing the price, they were quite thin, and the articles had a feel of content written to meet a quota rather than a love of hacking. Maybe it was just the few I checked out that day, but it would not have been rational to buy them rather than a book.