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David Behroozi

10/27/2002 10:32:36 AM

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Has any one used safari.oreilly.com ? I'm thinking of getting a subscription. safari.oreilly.com lets you read the books you need as you need them. They have several hundred books online, 4 pages worth of .NET stuff. They have content from other publishers in addition to all the Oreilly books. The concept is that you get a bookshelf and you pick books to put on it. The basic subscription allows you to have 5 books on your shelf at any one time. The catch is, you have to wait 30 days before you can swap one book for another. I guess I'll try the 2 week trial first, but does anyone use this service and have any comments on it?

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J J

10/29/2002 12:07:39 AM

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now this is pretty awsome. i'm not really sure if it is worth the price yet, but it seems like a really good idea. what i don't like is that you have to wait 30 days to swap out a book, and get a new one to read. something else i don't understand is...is this similar to a library, or do you "purchase" the books? but i'd say this is an interesting concept, hopefully it will get better, and they change the 30 day way to get rid of a book.

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Havoc Jr.

5/3/2003 5:35:28 PM

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They should have something like in law where you can order subscriptions as they come out. You just keep updating the books you have with supplements.

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Rob Verri

9/18/2003 2:25:52 PM

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I have been A Safari memebr for two years, and worked with a digital books company that distributed OReilly books for a year before that. I have the year memebership for 10 books and I could not live without it. Worth every penny. Cautionary note, make sure your getting the LATEST EDITION of your book. The have multiple editions for most of the text.

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Kevin Lee

9/22/2003 7:41:42 PM

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One year later, I am here to reply your message :D

I tried, but gave up finally. There are only 5 or more books, but you have to pay every month.