From: Phillip Gawlowski <cmdjackryan@...>
Date: 2008-05-17T07:39:11+09:00
Subject: Re: Speaking of free books

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Rick DeNatale wrote:

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| There are some advantages to you to buy directly from the Prags.  For
| one, your purchase gets registered, something which they can't do for
| books you purchased elsewhere.  That convinced me to buy any further
| PragProg books directly.

That is a good point. Though I fail to see why I should register a book.
But that is probably a cultural difference between Germany and the US. :)

| Why not just go for the beta program now, you get the PDF version
| right away, updated as available, and the paper copy when that's
| available as well.   While I prefer to have a physical book, I also
| really like to have the pdf available on my laptop.

Because the beta program isn't free, and I can't afford to shell out
that kind of money, as much as I'd like to. :(

I;m pretty much left to what I can find online and for free (and it is
tempting to grab a .torrent or so, but...). :/

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