[lug] O'Reilly discount code

Davide Del Vento davide.del.vento at gmail.com
Wed Mar 11 08:39:59 MDT 2015


> Read why O'Reilly's Ebooks are cool here:
> http://shop.oreilly.com/category/ebooks.do

Their ebooks are indeed much better than the others.

> O'Reilly is discontinuing printed books.

Really? Can't believe it.

> However, the Ebook includes a PDF
> file, and you can open it with Adobe Reader.  If your printer does things
> like color and duplexing, you can print a PDF file for your personal use.
> I've heard rumors of printers that print PDF files directly without
> involving a PC and Adobe anything.

How about the binding? The cover? The format? Printing your own it's
not the same as a professionally printed one. It feels more like
photocopies :-(

> If that's the sort of thing that strikes
> you as important, let me know.  I'm always curious about things like that.

For me, ebooks have never been substitutes of physical books. Ebooks
can give some convenience in some limited circumstances (e.g. while on
travel, or for doing full text searches). But I like the "user
experience" of a physical book *much* more.

So that's bad news for me. Or maybe I'm just getting *too* old.

Davide

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