Comment » Safari Books Online
I ordered my textbooks this semester from half.com over two weeks ago, unfortunately from one seller, and of course they have yet to arrive. In the meantime, I need them for my classes this week. I've ordered plenty of times from half.com, and haven't had this problem before. Then I see in the feedback comments recently posted for this particular seller that plenty of people have been complaining about slow shipping.
So, I decided to go with a Safari Books trial. For $40/month (or $36 if you go with the full year subscription) you can access thousands of primarily technology books online. Considering the amount of reading I like devoting to this subject...I'm considering it a worthwhile investment. And I don't have to pay for shipping or wait for the books to arrive. It is also very easy to save time by just copying and pasting the code right from the ebook rather than typing out out manually from the print edition.
Note: If you are a university student at a private or larger public university, you may be able to access Safari books from campus. I know that while I was still at UCONN I could access it from either the campus network or via VPN while off campus.
When I finally get the books I ordered on half.com, I will probably save the bookshelf space and sell them right away at cost. No more buying technology books online unless I can't find them on Safari Books.
