You can "invert" the immediacy by going to on-line first, then paper. There are a couple of Java books I have that were available the instant I needed them, and I read significant amounts on a %$#$$!%! screen that instant and printed out several snippets while the book travelled from a warehouse somewhere to my house. Once it arrived, I read the whole thing, on the subway as usual. Ditto for a security engineering book, and some few others. --dave On 07/28/2015 10:48 AM, Evan Leibovitch wrote:
It's no surprise, by now they probably sell more computer books online than in stores.
What you'll see on the floor is impulse buys, best sellers, childrens'' books and consumer stuff (ie, fashion, DIY, health, humour). I'm not at all shocked that the tech catalogue is moving online, as are others where price sensitivity is more important than immediacy of purchase.
On 28 July 2015 at 16:44, Clive DaSilva <cdasilva@iprimus.ca <mailto:cdasilva@iprimus.ca>> wrote:
I noticed that, sad isn't it ? --------- Clive DaSilva – cdasilva@iprimus.ca <mailto:cdasilva@iprimus.ca> Mailing List - talk@gtalug.org <mailto:talk@gtalug.org> http://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk
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On 07/27/2015 11:46 PM, Howard Gibson wrote: > Visit Chapters, and check the computer section for Linux Bibles
Chapters has been getting useless for computer books, ever since Heather Reisman decided to dumb down the stores and turn them into gift shops. Chapters used to have an excellent computer section, which I frequented regularly. Now, I can't tell you when I was last in one, as there's so little of interest now.
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