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I get the O’Reilly subscription through the ACM. It’s an extra $75 a year after a regular ACM membership. A lot less than $500/year.

by tombert 11mo ago

crazysim 11mo ago
For those curious about the ACM membership: https://www.acm.org/membership/membership-options https://www.acm.org/membership/membership-options
- aaaaaaron 11mo ago
  Is this ACM membership worth it?
  - helsinkiandrew 11mo ago
    If your paying $500 for an O’Reilly subscription, then the $99 membership plus $75 add-on for O'Reilly would seem to make it so even if you don't use any of the other facilities: > unlimited access to ACM's collection of thousands of online books, video courses, interactive sandboxes, practice labs, and AI-enabled tools from O'Reilly and Skillsoft Percipio
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- reader9274 11mo ago
  > ACM is pleased to share an important milestone for the computing field. Beginning January 2026, all ACM publications and related artifacts in the ACM Digital Library will be made open access.
  - layer8 11mo ago
    Doesn’t help for O'Reilly content.
    - leoc 11mo ago
      (Also, if you can afford the subscription money it makes sense to reward, not punish, ACM for making its own material open-access.)
throw0101a 11mo ago
> I get the O’Reilly subscription through the ACM. I get it through my library: * https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMEDB0099&R=EDB0099 https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMEDB00...
thesurlydev 11mo ago
For a while, the O'Reilly subscription was included in the $99/yr ACM membership. Then they stopped offering O'Reilly for a bit. Then they brought it back as part of the $75 skills add-on. I feel like this is a little known secret (discount via ACM) that more folks should know about. Hopefully this post helps spread the word.
leejoramo 11mo ago
I do this too. It was a easy sell to my department
28304283409234 11mo ago
Every year O'Reilly has a cybermonday disccount of 40%. https://www.oreilly.com/online-learning/2025-cyber-sale.html?code=CYBERSAVE25 https://www.oreilly.com/online-learning/2025-cyber-sale.html...
- smartbit 11mo ago
  One year, many years ago, they had an Cyber Monday offer for $299 indefinitely. I took it. Reading this and thinking of my consumption I start wondering if it is still worth it
fruitplants 11mo ago
Does anyone know if Springer has any subscription discounts, access via library, etc? ACM does not include Springer.
tailspin2019 11mo ago
I don’t think you get the same level of access though? I tried an O’Reilly subscription directly then went the ACM route and remember being disappointed that it was a more limited subscription.

I get the O’Reilly subscription through the ACM. It’s an extra $75 a year after a regular ACM membership. A lot less than $500/year.

by tombert 11mo ago

I get the O’Reilly subscription through the ACM. It’s an extra $75 a year after a regular ACM membership. A lot less than $500/year.

crazysim 11mo ago

For those curious about the ACM membership: https://www.acm.org/membership/membership-options https://www.acm.org/membership/membership-options

aaaaaaron 11mo ago
Is this ACM membership worth it?
- helsinkiandrew 11mo ago
  If your paying $500 for an O’Reilly subscription, then the $99 membership plus $75 add-on for O'Reilly would seem to make it so even if you don't use any of the other facilities: > unlimited access to ACM's collection of thousands of online books, video courses, interactive sandboxes, practice labs, and AI-enabled tools from O'Reilly and Skillsoft Percipio
  - deleted 11mo ago
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reader9274 11mo ago
> ACM is pleased to share an important milestone for the computing field. Beginning January 2026, all ACM publications and related artifacts in the ACM Digital Library will be made open access.
- layer8 11mo ago
  Doesn’t help for O'Reilly content.
  - leoc 11mo ago
    (Also, if you can afford the subscription money it makes sense to reward, not punish, ACM for making its own material open-access.)

throw0101a 11mo ago

> I get the O’Reilly subscription through the ACM. I get it through my library: * https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMEDB0099&R=EDB0099 https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMEDB00...

thesurlydev 11mo ago

For a while, the O'Reilly subscription was included in the $99/yr ACM membership. Then they stopped offering O'Reilly for a bit. Then they brought it back as part of the $75 skills add-on. I feel like this is a little known secret (discount via ACM) that more folks should know about. Hopefully this post helps spread the word.

leejoramo 11mo ago

I do this too. It was a easy sell to my department

28304283409234 11mo ago

Every year O'Reilly has a cybermonday disccount of 40%. https://www.oreilly.com/online-learning/2025-cyber-sale.html?code=CYBERSAVE25 https://www.oreilly.com/online-learning/2025-cyber-sale.html...

smartbit 11mo ago
One year, many years ago, they had an Cyber Monday offer for $299 indefinitely. I took it. Reading this and thinking of my consumption I start wondering if it is still worth it

fruitplants 11mo ago

Does anyone know if Springer has any subscription discounts, access via library, etc? ACM does not include Springer.

tailspin2019 11mo ago

I don’t think you get the same level of access though? I tried an O’Reilly subscription directly then went the ACM route and remember being disappointed that it was a more limited subscription.