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I am a computer geek and have always been fond of O'Reilly's computer books. I am testing Windows Vista at work and just purchased their Missing Manual book for Vista from Amazon. When I went online www.oreilly.comto register my book today I noticed that they mentioned the Ebook version.
The Ebook itself was around $27. The paper book I purchased was $34 and the combo was $45. I didn't want to spend another $27 for the Ebook, so I called Customer Service and was able to purchase just the electronic format for $10.50. I have an online account with O'Reilly and the files are available there for me to download.
Their Ebook included the PDF, Mobipocket and something called ePub. I put the mobi file on my Kindle and it's actually pretty good. I wasn't expecting much in the way of graphics, but the screen captures are fairly clear and easy to read.
So if I want an O'Reilly title in the future, I will check their site first to see if I can just get the Ebook. Then I can use the PDF on my computer and the Mobi on my Kindle.
(By the way, Amazon did NOT list a Kindle version of the book.)
Andra
The Ebook itself was around $27. The paper book I purchased was $34 and the combo was $45. I didn't want to spend another $27 for the Ebook, so I called Customer Service and was able to purchase just the electronic format for $10.50. I have an online account with O'Reilly and the files are available there for me to download.
Their Ebook included the PDF, Mobipocket and something called ePub. I put the mobi file on my Kindle and it's actually pretty good. I wasn't expecting much in the way of graphics, but the screen captures are fairly clear and easy to read.
So if I want an O'Reilly title in the future, I will check their site first to see if I can just get the Ebook. Then I can use the PDF on my computer and the Mobi on my Kindle.
(By the way, Amazon did NOT list a Kindle version of the book.)
Andra