On Dec 12, 2013, at 6:31 PM, Rick Leir <rick.l...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> Books can if well written summarize a topic and get you started with the most > useful bits first. By comparison, the internet can be a fire hose. > > You can have a peek before you buy if it is in the library. Find out what is > new at blinkmonitor.com. Some books can have a long waiting list; that is a > good sign that you might want to buy. > > I used to pay safari a few dollars monthly and had some great reads but > stopped paying because I was not using it enough to justify. Some books are worth it to buy, some are not. A great book can greatly simplify your learning curve, and change the way you look at a subject. There is no correct answer here beyond, “it depends”. Mike _______________________________________________ Linux mailing list Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux
