Re: [Tutor] Bookpool sale on Addison Wesley

2007-08-09 Thread Bill Campbell
On Wed, Aug 08, 2007, Kent Johnson wrote: Bookpool is having a sale on all books from Addison-Wesley and Prentice Hall. In my opinion these are two of the best publishers for top-notch computer titles. I've found bookpool.com to generally have better prices on technical books than Amazon or

Re: [Tutor] Bookpool sale on Addison Wesley

2007-08-09 Thread Sean Azelton
Thanks Kent. Can anyone tell me why the below book is listed as S expensive? With the sale Kent mentioned, it looks like a great deal - but unfortunately I don't really know anything about the authors. Object-Oriented Programming in Python Michael H Goldwasser, David Letscher Prentice

Re: [Tutor] Bookpool sale on Addison Wesley

2007-08-09 Thread Mike Hansen
-Original Message- From: Bill Campbell Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 10:54 AM To: tutor@python.org Subject: Re: [Tutor] Bookpool sale on Addison Wesley I've found bookpool.com to generally have better prices on technical books than Amazon or Powells. They're generally

Re: [Tutor] Bookpool sale on Addison Wesley

2007-08-09 Thread wormwood_3
Thanks for the heads up! I have been looking to get Core Python Programming for a while now. ___ - Original Message From: Kent Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Tutor@python.org Sent: Wednesday, August 8, 2007 6:31:46 PM Subject: [Tutor] Bookpool sale on Addison

Re: [Tutor] Bookpool sale on Addison Wesley

2007-08-09 Thread Dick Moores
I always first check BestBookDeal.com. http://www.bestbookdeal.com/ Dick Moores ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor

Re: [Tutor] Bookpool sale on Addison Wesley

2007-08-09 Thread Sean Azelton
Oh - I didn't mean Bookpool was too expensive - they are almost half the price of Amazon on this book. for clarification - I was wondering why the Object-Oriented Programming in Python book lists for $102.00 US when most books list for half that price. Sean On 8/9/07, Sean Azelton [EMAIL

Re: [Tutor] Bookpool sale on Addison Wesley

2007-08-09 Thread taserian
I think it's intended to be a collegiate-level textbook, and not a find-a-copy-at-your-local-bookstore type of book. Textbooks are considerably more expensive. Tony R. On 8/9/07, Sean Azelton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh - I didn't mean Bookpool was too expensive - they are almost half the

Re: [Tutor] Bookpool sale on Addison Wesley

2007-08-09 Thread wesley chun
On 8/9/07, taserian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think it's intended to be a collegiate-level textbook, and not a find-a-copy-at-your-local-bookstore type of book. Textbooks are considerably more expensive. On 8/9/07, Sean Azelton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh - I didn't mean Bookpool was too

Re: [Tutor] Bookpool sale on Addison Wesley

2007-08-09 Thread bhaaluu
Greetings, On 8/9/07, Sean Azelton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can anyone tell me why the below book is listed as S expensive? It might be a textbook? Textbooks are always expensive. With the sale Kent mentioned, it looks like a great deal - but unfortunately I don't really know anything

Re: [Tutor] Bookpool sale on Addison Wesley

2007-08-09 Thread Sean Azelton
Yes - collegiate text book does make sense. I certainly do remember how expensive mine were! For my part I think I'll stick with your book Wesley, and Mark Lutz's book (since I already have that one). Thanks! Sean On 8/9/07, wesley chun [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 8/9/07, taserian [EMAIL

Re: [Tutor] Bookpool sale on Addison Wesley

2007-08-09 Thread wesley chun
On 8/9/07, Sean Azelton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes - collegiate text book does make sense. I certainly do remember how expensive mine were! For my part I think I'll stick with your book Wesley, and Mark Lutz's book (since I already have that one). that's great! :-) of course, i should

Re: [Tutor] Bookpool sale on Addison Wesley

2007-08-09 Thread Alan Gauld
Sean Azelton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote Object-Oriented Programming in Python Michael H Goldwasser, David Letscher Prentice Hall List Price: $102.00 cough! How much? Our Price: $55.95 Still expensive but within the realms of reality. Estimated Publication Date November 2007, 700

Re: [Tutor] Bookpool sale on Addison Wesley

2007-08-09 Thread Randy Pearson
Does this book fully integrate 2.4/2.5 language and module additions? The first Python book I read presented core elements from a list-tuple-dictionary perspective. Now that there are Sets, and an array module, I'm interested in a presentation that incorporates those. The help topics are fine,

Re: [Tutor] Bookpool sale on Addison Wesley

2007-08-09 Thread Alan Gauld
bhaaluu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote It might be a textbook? Textbooks are always expensive. You can tell I went to a Scottish university: most of my textbooks were under $20, some under $10... And anything over that was bought at the student's union thrift-stall, second hand! :-) Alan G.

Re: [Tutor] Bookpool sale on Addison Wesley

2007-08-09 Thread wesley chun
Does this book fully integrate 2.4/2.5 language and module additions? yes, and even some minor stuff that's guaranteed to be in 2.6, i.e., as and with become keywords, the continued extinction of string exceptions, the continuing migration towards absolute and relative importing, etc. here is

Re: [Tutor] Bookpool sale on Addison Wesley

2007-08-09 Thread Randy Pearson
Yes, helps very much in conveying your philosophy and approach. I have a decent OO background from a few other languages, and this your approach sounds very appealing. Consider the book ordered s! -- Randy -Original Message- hope this helps! -- wesley - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

[Tutor] Bookpool sale on Addison Wesley

2007-08-08 Thread Kent Johnson
Bookpool is having a sale on all books from Addison-Wesley and Prentice Hall. In my opinion these are two of the best publishers for top-notch computer titles. A few Python books on sale: Core Python Programming $27.25 http://www.bookpool.com/sm/0132269937 Rapid Web Applications with