Computer Books

1) They are #$%@ expensive.  And heavy.  And take up lots of shelf space.

2) You have to buy a continual stream of them to remain competent in the field.  They get obsolete fast.

3) The library tends to lag technology and aims at home users rather than power users and programmers.  Plus, two weeks isn’t enough time to do much with a library book

One option is eBooks, which are sometimes sold at full price (no discount over the tree version!).

Right now, I’m interested in the Safari book subscription.