Most of the Manning books are available in both PDF formats. Some of them are available in ePub format as well. There are PDF readers for both iPod Touch/iPhone and Android that should let you read your books. I'm not sure how readable they'll be.
I've had some success reading journal articles by loading them first into Google Docs and then reading them with my iPod. Definitely saves some trees that way. I've read through a lot of the Android documentation on my iPod Touch without any problems. Although at some point you have to try out some code in order to see things work. At several of the companies that I worked at, we setup "lunch and learn" meetings. Sometimes people would demo code, tools or technologies. Other times we watched demos or keynote addresses from JavaOne or Google IO. If you bring laptops to the lunch and learn then you can try out some of the technologies that you see in the demos. It's nice to learn things with your team mates. Hope this helps, Mark On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 11:09 AM, Robert Casto <[email protected]>wrote: > I now work on Android so it is a bit easier to keep up to date. :) > > I really struggled before because I was doing JDK 1.4 all the time. I'm > hoping to find a way to do more reading on the Android so I don't have to > lug books all the time. Kindle is on it, but none of the technical books I > want to read are there. Does someone know if I can get recent technical > books in a format that is readable on the Android? > > > On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 1:56 PM, Steven Siebert <[email protected]> wrote: > >> +1 podcasts >> >> I also find carrying around my mobile with several PDF's downloaded helps >> fill the gap when I may have an unexpected moment. These two help me keep >> the business/implementation side up to date. >> >> Membership in ACM is also helpful for the emails and quarterly >> publications (if you join a special interest group (SIG)). This helps me >> keep current on what the academic side is up to. >> >> Finally, I try to inspire other developers I work with to get passionate >> about what they like (for example, I don't do UI, but my buddy does). Then, >> we discuss at family get-togethers while the kids play, etc. Cliff >> notes-like, but helpful to keep abreast =) >> >> S >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 1:33 PM, Manfred Moser <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> I agree with Robert. I am married with three little boys under 5 and I >>> find myself listening to podcast whenever possible. Since I have a mobile >>> phone I also get to keep up with my RSS feeds in Google reader much >>> better >>> (subscribed to > 100 feeds easily). >>> >>> And magazines and books lay around the house in multiple places so there >>> is never an unused second. I still would love to do much more but family >>> first.. >>> >>> manfred >>> http://www.simpligility.com >>> >>> > wow!..I wish a single guy like me could manage time like that. >>> > >>> > regards, >>> > jd >>> > >>> > On 7/8/10, Robert Casto <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> I listen to the JavaPosse. >>> >> >>> >> Seriously. >>> >> >>> >> I also listen to other pod casts when exercising or driving to/from >>> >> work. I >>> >> take books with me to my kids activities. When they are doing >>> something, >>> >> my >>> >> attention is there. Before the concert or ceremony, I'll read a bit >>> and >>> >> try >>> >> to catch up on something. >>> >> >>> >> On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 11:46 AM, Rakesh <[email protected]> >>> >> wrote: >>> >> >>> >>> Hi guys, >>> >>> >>> >>> this is targeted at those slightly older developers out there who >>> have >>> >>> been coding for a while now and consider themselves rather good at >>> >>> what they do. >>> >>> >>> >>> How do you make time to keep up to date? I mean, I have a full time >>> >>> job which leaves me knackered in the evenings and a wife and son who >>> >>> make sure I am not left alone at the weekend. >>> >>> >>> >>> I've been meaning to sit down and learn Scala, GWT, Spring 3.0 but I >>> >>> just don't get the time. >>> >>> >>> >>> Any one else been in this position? 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