November 16, 2005
Oreilly's Open Books
O'reilly is a popular publisher among techies, and deservedly so.
One of the valuable services O'Reilly provides is the Open Books Project. This project provides books online for free. There are many reasons O'Reilly has made these books free. Some books have outlived their economic viability, meaning that O'Reilly would not recover the expense of another printing. Some books are free because the author(s) negotiated a deal that required that they be free online. Some books are free for still other reasons. Even though these books are free, you may buy the printed book versions from O'Reilly.
Some of the most interesting books include:
- DocBook: The Definitive Guide
- Version Control with Subversion
- Creating Applications with Mozilla
- MySQL Reference Manual
The Open Books Project web site is worth knowing about, as it can save you a few bucks. However, if you are like me, sometimes you will still pay for the printed book because you prefer reading on the living room couch, or on a plane, or someplace other than a computer.
Posted by Doug Sauder at November 16, 2005 07:05 PM