>
> Ya know
>
> I used to got to Borders or B&N every month or so -- and spend several
> hours paging thru tech books of interest, until I found ones that "fit"
> my current needs and expertise on the topic du jour!
>
> I usually would buy 1-3 books & spend anywhere from $50-$100 -- didn't
> mind paying a little more because I was supporting the Stick & Stucco
> Bookstores that were providing me a service -- the ability to screen
> books & buy only the ones I needed!
>
> But, I don't buy books much anymore -- used to spend about $250-$500+
> per year,
>
> Instead I can travel (via the magic of the Internet) to a place where I
> can get the same service I used to get from B&N or borders -- but I
> don't need to buy the books.
>
> I can read them online, even better, I can search them on line, yes
> search multiple books online.
>
> The service I am talking about is O'Reilly's Safari:
>
> http://safari.oreilly.com/
>
> Go see for yourself -- there is a 14-day free trial
>
> I signed up to resolve a specific problem & just can't get around to
> cancelling.
>
> My subscription cost $20 per month -- much less than I used to spend on
> books.
>
> They have a lot of titles from a lot of publishers.
It's funny. As hard as I've tried, I just can't ween myself off of the
good ol' physical media. I'm generally a slow reader by nature and
reading off a computer screen just amplifies that fact. I find that
I'm better at learning things from scratch if I have a physical book
to use. References such as the CF documentation are fine in electronic
form, but I guess I'm just old fashioned or too conditioned at this
point.
But this is getting OT, so I'll end it. Nonetheless, thanks for the
bookmark Dick. That's a great resource to know about.
Regards,
Dave.
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