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Oct 29, 2019 at 17:54 history edited Chris W. Rea
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Oct 29, 2019 at 17:53 comment added rodrigo-silveira Visited my local lib 3 days ago. All but maybe 5 books in the entire tech section were 5-10 years outdated. They do have newer stuff (it's a network of libraries) but you need to get in line for 1-3 months. Not terrible, not great. One definitely can't be too cheap when investing in continuing education.
Oct 29, 2019 at 17:46 comment added jamesqf @SZCZERZO KŁY: Typical public libraries, at least in my experience, don't usually have the sort of technical books that would be useful at work.
Oct 29, 2019 at 16:32 vote accept rodrigo-silveira
Oct 29, 2019 at 16:31 comment added rodrigo-silveira Ok, these are all great ideas, but they do not address my question about buying educational material, "discounted" or not, it'll still cost money, no?
Oct 29, 2019 at 16:29 answer added farnsy timeline score: 9
Oct 29, 2019 at 16:05 comment added dwizum Considering the typical length of a publishing cycle for a physical book, it sounds silly to call Barnes and Noble up to date (compared to, say, the internet).
Oct 29, 2019 at 15:47 comment added Dugan @farnsy that sounds like an answer.
Oct 29, 2019 at 15:21 comment added Bob Baerker There's the library. There are online and storefront used book stores. There's Kindle. There are lots of ways to get reading material at low/no cost.
Oct 29, 2019 at 14:48 history edited DJClayworth CC BY-SA 4.0
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Oct 29, 2019 at 14:24 comment added rodrigo-silveira I also visit my county library network, but they're not as up-to-date as Barnes and Noble
Oct 29, 2019 at 14:24 comment added rodrigo-silveira I'm an employee. Company reimburses for a lot of books, but I'm wondering what all I can do for myself.
Oct 29, 2019 at 14:23 comment added SZCZERZO KŁY One of the easiest way to save on hundreds of books is to use library.
Oct 29, 2019 at 14:21 comment added Hart CO Are you self-employed or an employee?
Oct 29, 2019 at 14:14 history asked rodrigo-silveira CC BY-SA 4.0