Don't feel bad...

One thing I tend to do is to shop Half Price Books instead of Barnes and Noble.

Half Price is a pretty common bookstore down here in Texas (started in Austin), and they basically buy books that people are willing to sell, then price them according to their age. No book is ever more than 1/2 it's original price.

Every once in a while, you'll catch a gem, like a Comer book for about 1/2 their original $80.

Right now, you find lots of Java Books, Linux, and Windows. I almost picked up a couple of COBOL books a few days ago on the clearance rack for $1 and $3 apiece. The $3 was my college COBOL textbook. I hear that mainframe jobs are making a little bit of a comeback, since so many mainframers have retired and very few colleges still teach mainframe.

I used to be a mainframer a decade ago, and thought maybe I could weasel my way into a conversion project, because I used to do mainframe, and I'm middleware (mainframe bridge), Unix, and Windows literate. And I'm also a DBA.

But back to topic. Greg, I know you have to count pennies right now, but perhaps there's a Half Price books near you? (Or something similar?)

But, also to be honest, I have bought a whole lot LESS books since about 1999, because most of the info is available on the Internet. It seems I'm looking more and more for "classics", (like Comer books), and less Linux, Windows, and Unix product manuals. Heck many vendors have their entire doc collection online. So why buy?

Glen Austin

Post #119,410 by folkert 9/29/03 2:01:56 PM Reply	Don't feel bad... I had to stop buying computers... cars... tools... books... among other things. It's not just you. -- [link\|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net\|greg], [link\|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry\|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ *i_wethey* Check is in the mail...
Post #119,416 by deSitter 9/29/03 2:46:47 PM Reply	Re: Don't feel bad... Dammit Jar, why'd ya have to mention BOOKS! -drl
Post #119,417 by folkert 9/29/03 2:47:40 PM Reply	I just use them for a while now... and return them to the library. -- [link\|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net\|greg], [link\|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry\|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ *i_wethey* This book is due back in three weeks.
Post #119,500 by gdaustin 9/30/03 12:19:04 AM Reply	Giving up Half Price Books, too? One thing I tend to do is to shop Half Price Books instead of Barnes and Noble. Half Price is a pretty common bookstore down here in Texas (started in Austin), and they basically buy books that people are willing to sell, then price them according to their age. No book is ever more than 1/2 it's original price. Every once in a while, you'll catch a gem, like a Comer book for about 1/2 their original $80. Right now, you find lots of Java Books, Linux, and Windows. I almost picked up a couple of COBOL books a few days ago on the clearance rack for $1 and $3 apiece. The $3 was my college COBOL textbook. I hear that mainframe jobs are making a little bit of a comeback, since so many mainframers have retired and very few colleges still teach mainframe. I used to be a mainframer a decade ago, and thought maybe I could weasel my way into a conversion project, because I used to do mainframe, and I'm middleware (mainframe bridge), Unix, and Windows literate. And I'm also a DBA. But back to topic. Greg, I know you have to count pennies right now, but perhaps there's a Half Price books near you? (Or something similar?) But, also to be honest, I have bought a whole lot LESS books since about 1999, because most of the info is available on the Internet. It seems I'm looking more and more for "classics", (like Comer books), and less Linux, Windows, and Unix product manuals. Heck many vendors have their entire doc collection online. So why buy? Glen Austin
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