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What Is Node currently $0 on Amazon

24 points by philliphaydon 13y ago

nonchalance 13y ago
It's also free on Nook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/what-is-node-brett-mclaughlin/1111846807?ean=9781449314484 http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/what-is-node-brett-mclaughli...
sarreph 13y ago
To quote one reviewer from the UK: "Just read about it on the web. A pointless book. Just because it's free doesn't mean you should download it. The time spent deleting it from your list will be time you will never get back."
piqufoh 13y ago
Currently $0, and $0 yesterday, and $0 when it was 'published'. There's a reason for that, (eg it occasionally refers to Javascript as Java amongst other 'treasures') and it'll take 10 minutes from your life that you'll never get back.
- philliphaydon 13y ago
  Haha, fair enough. I just noticed it while looking for NodeJS books to read. I saw it was published in 2011 and opted for " Learning Node.js: A Hands-On Guide to Building Web Applications in JavaScript" instead.
- jcutrell 13y ago
  How is it possible that O'Reilly puts their name on something with blatant errors like that?
  - sanskritabelt 13y ago
    O'Reilly's put out some real stinkers.
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malandrew 13y ago
Since this is pretty much a useless conversation thread where most comments are warning you to not waste your time, I want to ask a question to people who buy books from Amazon via this one click purchase. How do I get the book I purchased as a mobi or epub file? I don't really like the cloud reader but cannot find anywhere how to download the mobi or epub file I purchased for a book from them.
- itafroma 13y ago
  Technically, Kindle's native ebooks are MOBI (albeit DRM-encumbered), but Amazon doesn't provide unencumbered MOBI or EPUB versions of the ebooks they sell. There are gray market tools available to strip the DRM from Kindle ebooks and convert them into a more open format: doing a quick Google search for "convert kindle to epub" provided a number of tutorials.
- philwelch 13y ago
  There isn't any. Kindle is a DRM walled garden.
- gman99 13y ago
  You can download the file (using Kindle For PC), but it's DRM'd. Instructions on downloading and stripping DRM using Calibre/Kindle for PC: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/10/drm-be-damned-how-to-protect-your-amazon-e-books-from-being-deleted/ http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/10/drm-be-damned-how-to-...
  - malandrew 13y ago
    Thanks so much for this. Now I can use GoodReader on my iPad.
- finnn 13y ago
  As someone else said, Amazon isn't down with that other device crap. Fortunately o'Reilly is. first page of the book says that if you buy it from them you get it DRM free. http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920021506.do http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920021506.do it's free there too.
sirodoht 13y ago
It has also been free on Google Play Books for quite some time now. I have read it. It is very introductory. The author describes the idea behind the creation of Node. Probably interesting for a beginner (either on Node or generally on web developing) who would like to decide which framework he/she wants to learn.
iamkoby 13y ago
Is there really anyone that reads HN that doesn't know what's Node??
- laumars 13y ago
  I think the title was meant to read "why is" rather than "what is".
  - philliphaydon 13y ago
    Haha! +1
  - iamkoby 13y ago
    no, that's the name of the book.
    - laumars 13y ago
      So it is. Thank you for the correction.
- malandrew 13y ago
  I do think the JS should be obligatory. Depending what you are doing, it can be an ambiguous term. For example, I'm working on some chef infrastructure where the word node refers to any top level attribute used by your cookbooks. There are also other people working with graph software where node has another definition.
tmikaeld 13y ago
Didn't buy it even while it's free - don't want the kindle app.

24 points by philliphaydon 13y ago

It's also free on Nook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/what-is-node-brett-mclaughlin/1111846807?ean=9781449314484 http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/what-is-node-brett-mclaughli...

sarreph 13y ago

To quote one reviewer from the UK: "Just read about it on the web. A pointless book. Just because it's free doesn't mean you should download it. The time spent deleting it from your list will be time you will never get back."

piqufoh 13y ago

Currently $0, and $0 yesterday, and $0 when it was 'published'. There's a reason for that, (eg it occasionally refers to Javascript as Java amongst other 'treasures') and it'll take 10 minutes from your life that you'll never get back.

philliphaydon 13y ago
Haha, fair enough. I just noticed it while looking for NodeJS books to read. I saw it was published in 2011 and opted for " Learning Node.js: A Hands-On Guide to Building Web Applications in JavaScript" instead.
jcutrell 13y ago
How is it possible that O'Reilly puts their name on something with blatant errors like that?
- sanskritabelt 13y ago
  O'Reilly's put out some real stinkers.

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malandrew 13y ago

Since this is pretty much a useless conversation thread where most comments are warning you to not waste your time, I want to ask a question to people who buy books from Amazon via this one click purchase. How do I get the book I purchased as a mobi or epub file? I don't really like the cloud reader but cannot find anywhere how to download the mobi or epub file I purchased for a book from them.

itafroma 13y ago
Technically, Kindle's native ebooks are MOBI (albeit DRM-encumbered), but Amazon doesn't provide unencumbered MOBI or EPUB versions of the ebooks they sell. There are gray market tools available to strip the DRM from Kindle ebooks and convert them into a more open format: doing a quick Google search for "convert kindle to epub" provided a number of tutorials.
philwelch 13y ago
There isn't any. Kindle is a DRM walled garden.
gman99 13y ago
You can download the file (using Kindle For PC), but it's DRM'd. Instructions on downloading and stripping DRM using Calibre/Kindle for PC: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/10/drm-be-damned-how-to-protect-your-amazon-e-books-from-being-deleted/ http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/10/drm-be-damned-how-to-...
- malandrew 13y ago
  Thanks so much for this. Now I can use GoodReader on my iPad.
finnn 13y ago
As someone else said, Amazon isn't down with that other device crap. Fortunately o'Reilly is. first page of the book says that if you buy it from them you get it DRM free. http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920021506.do http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920021506.do it's free there too.

sirodoht 13y ago

It has also been free on Google Play Books for quite some time now. I have read it. It is very introductory. The author describes the idea behind the creation of Node. Probably interesting for a beginner (either on Node or generally on web developing) who would like to decide which framework he/she wants to learn.

iamkoby 13y ago

Is there really anyone that reads HN that doesn't know what's Node??

laumars 13y ago
I think the title was meant to read "why is" rather than "what is".
- philliphaydon 13y ago
  Haha! +1
- iamkoby 13y ago
  no, that's the name of the book.
  - laumars 13y ago
    So it is. Thank you for the correction.
malandrew 13y ago
I do think the JS should be obligatory. Depending what you are doing, it can be an ambiguous term. For example, I'm working on some chef infrastructure where the word node refers to any top level attribute used by your cookbooks. There are also other people working with graph software where node has another definition.

tmikaeld 13y ago

Didn't buy it even while it's free - don't want the kindle app.