[lug] O'Reilly discount code

[David L. Willson]

I'm old, too. I like feels and smells. When I *love* a book, which is not unusual, I want to buy a professionally bound paper copy, on which the writer got a cut, for the feels, the smells, and to put somewhere in my world, where I and my friends will see it occasionally.

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This is a good time for a r3VOLution.

----- Original Message -----
> > 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
> 
> >
> > Louis
> >
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