> On Mon, 02 May 2005 11:19:16 +1200 > Zane Gilmore wrote: > > > Nick Rout wrote: > > > None of it cheap, but if you are looking for technical > > > books its a great place. Good for OT books too :-) > > You're absolutely right there. > > Although I counted about 6 different Linux magazines the > > cheapest was $16 the most expensive was over $30! > > > > Some interesting looking mag's though. > > yep and the O'Reilly books seem to start at $85 odd, with > many of them in the high $90 bracket.
Price doesn't seem to be their selling point. Bigish selection and "nice atmosphere" do. > Hence the subject line... > > Still, its a nice place to browse. I saw another list > member reading comics ... oops I mean graphical novels. Do the technical books also have the security tags placed on them in the most inappropriate places? I completly forgot to look at the technical section when I visited, but noticed the nasty white tags in the middle of the GNs on the artwork and decided not to shop there. Maybe that is what the "This page left intentinally blank" page is for? Also, what is the size of the computer books selection compared to say Whitcoulls in town? Is it worth going back in? Daniel
