What kind of tech ebooks do you buy?

Hey there folks,

Was just wondering what kind of tech ebooks you tend to buy. I myself like ebooks that help me with something, like 100 guides within computers or gaming for example.

Please share!

Whatever is required for the courses I'm taking or for my career.

Most of my non-novels ebooks are about photography.

ebooks? are those new?

@karlstech: I have been reading more about philosophy to increase my understanding of science and engineering, actually, as philosophy leads to those fields. I am currently reading Walden, and On the Duty of Civil Disobedience, by Henry David Thoreau. His work inspired civil rights leaders in the 20th century such as Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I have been reading computer science e-books, mostly, but I shall be increasing the number of fields I read about.

Thank you for the replies folks! :)

There's not need to buy the tech tome of the day anymore. All that stuff's easily found on the internet. The only tech books worth buying these days are on things like theory or application of best practices. I highly recommend Code Complete, by the way.

I don't buy any ebooks and I'll probably keep it that way.

Never heard of e- books

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Practicing the Power of Now

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English Grammar For Dummies®

How to Write a Film Review (A Learning Booklet)

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How To Improve Your Handwriting: A Step-By-Step Guide.

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The Lone Samurai: The Life of Miyamoto Musashi

Get Fit for Life: Virgin Fitness Tips

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Outdoor Photography of Japan: Through the Seasons - Volume 3..

Outdoor Photography of Japan: Through the Seasons

Japan: an Attempt at Interpretation

In Ghostly Japan

Bushido, the Soul of Japan

Tales of Old Japan

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Positive Affirmations for Happiness

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At first I read this as pornography...

And I don't buy any ebooks.

That's all on you, I'm afraid. Also, what in the world is a pornography book? XD

Yeah I don't know what came over me...

I suspect it would involve pictures and articulate descriptions. :P

@johnd13: Maybe it's on how to produce and direct pornography.

@korvus: Or about tips and tricks to succeed as a porn actor/actress.

I love how you always manage to see the innocent side of things.

Pornography For Dummies. You're sitting on a gold mine...go cash in!

@korvus: This could very well be its own stickied thread in the long gone Off-Topic After Hours. :D

@johnd13: Don't say that...you'll get me in trouble. XD

None, I buy the paper copies. Why would I want to drag my e-reader to work every day in case I need to reference my PL-SQL book, for example?

Good old Jared Diamond. You should check out "The Third Chimpanzee" too.

C++, Python, Java, C#, stuff like that. I try to get all my reference books digitally. That way, I can have thousands of pages worth of reference on one device. I like the physical books, but they can be huge and troublesome to carry around. Plus, with ebooks, I can search for something instead of going to the index/table of contents.