[PLUG] I Need Linux Books (etc)

[Nick Aubert]

I'd be interested in participating in a group subscription to Safari.
Where does the 10 person limit come from?  Does OReilly offer a ten
person group subscription or is that the number of unique IP addresses
for a single account before their web servers shut off the service?

-Nick


On Jan 10, 2008 7:55 AM, Mike Connors <mconnors1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Is there any interest in getting a Safari Books Online Subscription for PLUG
> members? It's $220 per year for a 10 slot bookshelf. So, that's $20/yr for
> 10 people. The unlimited library is $439/yr. So with 10 people, $40 is still
> less than what most tech books cost. Of course the more people who go in the
> less expensive for everyone. Considering I just sold about $1,000 worth of
> used tech books for about $300, I don't know how many tech books I'll every
> buy again...
>
>
> On Jan 10, 2008 2:36 AM, kurt braget <joehaircut at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > >>Are these for PCC classes?
> >
> > Yeah, for PCC.
> >
> > I actually torrented the TCP/IP networking book, but I couldn't find
> > torrents of the others (because they are too recent specialized probably).
> > Still need hard copies because they aren't so hard on the eyes. Kroenke
> > 10th
> > edition IS very expensive, but I figure I'd give somebody more money than
> > they'd get from buy-back, and still save a few bucks. Problem with the PCC
> > teachers is they are really ambiguous as to what book you ACTUALLY NEED.
> > Sucks to spend 150$ on a book, just to have the teacher say the reading
> > isn't required. It makes a difference when you've got rent to pay and
> > mommy
> > and daddy don't pay tuition.
> >
> > Jesus, you'd think they'd open source textbooks by now, that way we'd not
> > only have 'real-life' scenarios in the textbooks lessons, but we'd also
> > have
> > up-to-date lessons. Not trying to say that all of my textbooks have sucked
> > but some of them sure have.
> >
> > good to know sylvania has a library copy unless in case i get desperate.
> >
> > On Jan 9, 2008 6:25 PM, <richard.payton15 at pcc.edu> wrote:
> >
> > > Are these for PCC classes?
> > >
> > > If so, the Sylvania library has a 9th Edition Kroenke that I borrowed
> > for
> > > the class. Good luck getting a used Kroenke 10th Edition for under $110,
> > its
> > > a very
> > > high demand book. I did not find significant difference between the 9th
> > > and 10th editions and my instructor at PCC accepted either edition for
> > the
> > > class
> > > work.
> > >
> > > Since the O'Reilly book is not a textbook you maybe able to find it in
> > one
> > > of the local area libraries as well, especially if you have access to
> > the
> > > Multnomah
> > > County Library system or just at Powells Tech
> > >
> > > As for the Security+ text, I'd think the best bet is to search eBay or
> > > half.com. I've purchased several textbooks for classes on-line.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > RBP
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