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by unignorant • 16 years ago

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Use the code DDF2H. Today only, as far as I know.

Hopefully this is not too spammy, but I figured that others might like to know about the deal.

jrmg3• 16 years ago

What's the source of this code? Using an unsourced coupon code is is in the least ethically troubling - how do I know it wasn't intended to be private?

More practically, how do I know I'm /allowed/ to use it, and O'Reilly won't be within their rights to bill me the full amount later when they work out what's going on?

selectnull• 16 years ago

It's on their homepage. http://oreilly.com/

jrmg3• 16 years ago

Ah. I take back any insinuations I made on anyone's ethics then!

A link to the page in the summary would have been a good thing to have though.

anttipoi• 16 years ago

Note that you can also subscribe to their RSS feed on these offers (beware: could be expensive)

http://feeds.feedburner.com/oreilly/ebookdealoftheday

cubicle672• 16 years ago

Anyone know if the RESTful Web Services book is any good, or know of a good resource? http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596801687/

auxbuss• 16 years ago

Yes, it's very instructive. It's written in the typical terse cookbook style. Read the Amazon reviews, they nail it pretty well.

http://www.amazon.com/RESTful-Web-Services-Cookbook-Scalabil...

I preferred it to RESTful Web Services, which is rather long winded.

asdfor• 16 years ago

The coupon is good for there video titles too (according to there homepage).

lt2• 16 years ago

Here's the full list:

http://oreilly.com/store/ebooks-complete.html

Any recomendations?

nodata• 16 years ago

Time Management for System Administrators By Thomas A. Limoncelli

http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596007836/

eel• 16 years ago

FYI, Microsoft Press ebooks, which are also sold through O'Reilly, qualify for this deal too. For whatever reason, they are not listed on the parent link though.

http://microsoftpress.oreilly.com/

I've heard (many times) that Code Complete is very good-- I'm strongly considering purchasing it.

jrmg3• 16 years ago

Oh - in that case, Charles Petzold's 'Code' is in my opinion a genuine masterpiece. It's a hard-to-place book in many ways. It explains what computers 'are' from the ground up, in a way that's accurate, fun to read if you're even passingly interested, and fairly complete.

A fascinating book for both those who know nothing about computers, and so well written it's still a great read for those who know them inside out. If not for yourself, it's possibly a great gift for a family member who wonders what exactly it is that you 'do'.

http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780735611313/

hsuresh• 16 years ago

Beautiful Data (http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596157111/) sounds interesting.

RexRollman• 16 years ago

I'm considering The Book of PF, Second Edition.

mikebo• 16 years ago

JavaScript: the good parts

mapleoin• 16 years ago

It also works for Land of Lisp! 24.95 -> $9.98

It's been mentioned here a lot of times during the last few weeks.

cubicle672• 16 years ago

"We're sorry, but your promotional code was invalid."

no joy for me.

Edit: works for ebooks only for me, not for printed versions. I'm outside the US, so that may be a factor?

lt2• 16 years ago

Just bought one and it worked just fine.

edit: it explicitely says it's only for e-books and videos.

bretthoerner• 16 years ago

40% off print here: MYPF4

Via: https://twitter.com/#!/stuccharlton/status/9185592818536448

Not sure about the US-only bit, though.

Tycho• 16 years ago

On the topic of eBooks, why on earth is the iBooks Store so useless? The selection seems to be tiny and the only way to browse is through very broad categories like 'non-fiction.' it's like Apple out it up there just for show and don't seriously care about it.

turtle4• 16 years ago

Actually mildly annoyed, since I got in on the pragprog 40% off deal for black friday, and now many of their titles are available here for 60% off today.

jlampart• 16 years ago

I just bought "Building iPhone Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript", went to the the download page, and found out that it is available online for free: http://ofps.oreilly.com/titles/9780596805784/index.html

WTF, O'Reilly?

sudont• 16 years ago

Yell at the writer for licensing it Creative Commons.

I'd consider it tribute for putting a worthwhile book into the world as such.

revorad• 16 years ago

Oh why don't they have the latest edition of JS The Definitive Guide on sale?? Beware: don't buy the old edition which is on sale (it's four years old). The 6th edition is available for $25 for both online access and pdf version, so I just bought that - http://my.safaribooksonline.com/9781449393854.

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