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On a related note I'd say that forget about these deals and go get yoursf a Safari Online subscription. I convinced my boss to do this for around $350 (that's t

by Jun8 15y ago

On a related note I'd say that forget about these deals and go get yoursf a Safari Online subscription. I convinced my boss to do this for around $350 (that's the corporate rate), one of the best tool I've got. I have all their books (and from a lot of other publishers, too) at my fingertips!

diab0lic 15y ago
Its nice to have rights to a few of them and actually own them. Can you put safari books on your kindle these days?
- Jun8 15y ago
  Dont't know about Kindle but they have a nice app for iPad. Also, periodically you get tokens and you can get free books , I receive 5 tokens per month and there are a lot of books for 10-15 tokens.
neovive 15y ago
I was a Safari subscriber for two years and it was great! However, it felt a bit overwhelming at times to have access to so many books. It brought back memories of spending hours in the computer book section at the bookstore. Now I just buy the books I need and it keeps me a bit more focused -- at least when I'm not reading HN :).
benatkin 15y ago
Meh...I canceled my Safari Online subscription. To me it actually helps to focus on a small number of books. Also it's just painful to read on their website, compared to reading PDFs. Another thing: this particular sale is about freedom from DRM. Safari is a joint venture between O'Reilly and Pearson. Pearson is on that list of SOPA supporters. It also feels encumbered to me, and I don't feel like I'm supporting the authors much if I read them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safari_Books_Online https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safari_Books_Online http://www.blogworld.com/2011/12/22/a-huge-list-of-companies-supporting-sopa-stop-online-piracy-act/ http://www.blogworld.com/2011/12/22/a-huge-list-of-companies... I think it might be a good complement to buying eBooks but I don't think I'd read more than a couple chapters without getting it in a format that I can read without being logged into their website.

by Jun8 15y ago

diab0lic 15y ago

Its nice to have rights to a few of them and actually own them. Can you put safari books on your kindle these days?

Jun8 15y ago
Dont't know about Kindle but they have a nice app for iPad. Also, periodically you get tokens and you can get free books , I receive 5 tokens per month and there are a lot of books for 10-15 tokens.

neovive 15y ago

I was a Safari subscriber for two years and it was great! However, it felt a bit overwhelming at times to have access to so many books. It brought back memories of spending hours in the computer book section at the bookstore. Now I just buy the books I need and it keeps me a bit more focused -- at least when I'm not reading HN :).

benatkin 15y ago

Meh...I canceled my Safari Online subscription. To me it actually helps to focus on a small number of books. Also it's just painful to read on their website, compared to reading PDFs. Another thing: this particular sale is about freedom from DRM. Safari is a joint venture between O'Reilly and Pearson. Pearson is on that list of SOPA supporters. It also feels encumbered to me, and I don't feel like I'm supporting the authors much if I read them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safari_Books_Online https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safari_Books_Online http://www.blogworld.com/2011/12/22/a-huge-list-of-companies-supporting-sopa-stop-online-piracy-act/ http://www.blogworld.com/2011/12/22/a-huge-list-of-companies... I think it might be a good complement to buying eBooks but I don't think I'd read more than a couple chapters without getting it in a format that I can read without being logged into their website.