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Tell HN: Save 60% on all O'Reilly E-books

65 points by unignorant ↗ HN
Use the code DDF2H. Today only, as far as I know.

Hopefully this is not too spammy, but I figured that others might like to know about the deal.

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jrmg
What's the source of this code? Using an unsourced coupon code is is in the least ethically troubling - how do I know it wasn't intended to be private?

More practically, how do I know I'm /allowed/ to use it, and O'Reilly won't be within their rights to bill me the full amount later when they work out what's going on?

selectnull
It's on their homepage. http://oreilly.com/
jrmg
Ah. I take back any insinuations I made on anyone's ethics then!

A link to the page in the summary would have been a good thing to have though.

danparsonson
Once you've bought something, and assuming you don't opt out, O'Reilly email details of these offers to you - that's possibly where the OP heard about it. They seem always to be generally available via the home page.
asdfor
The coupon is good for there video titles too (according to there homepage).
lt
Here's the full list:

http://oreilly.com/store/ebooks-complete.html

Any recomendations?

eel
FYI, Microsoft Press ebooks, which are also sold through O'Reilly, qualify for this deal too. For whatever reason, they are not listed on the parent link though.

http://microsoftpress.oreilly.com/

I've heard (many times) that Code Complete is very good-- I'm strongly considering purchasing it.

jrmg
Oh - in that case, Charles Petzold's 'Code' is in my opinion a genuine masterpiece. It's a hard-to-place book in many ways. It explains what computers 'are' from the ground up, in a way that's accurate, fun to read if you're even passingly interested, and fairly complete.

A fascinating book for both those who know nothing about computers, and so well written it's still a great read for those who know them inside out. If not for yourself, it's possibly a great gift for a family member who wonders what exactly it is that you 'do'.

http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780735611313/

RexRollman
I'm considering The Book of PF, Second Edition.
mikebo
JavaScript: the good parts
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[dead] sudont
Unless you've been very vocal about it, I've seen this book recommended about 15 times over the past few weeks.
mapleoin
It also works for Land of Lisp! 24.95 -> $9.98

It's been mentioned here a lot of times during the last few weeks.

cubicle67
"We're sorry, but your promotional code was invalid."

no joy for me.

Edit: works for ebooks only for me, not for printed versions. I'm outside the US, so that may be a factor?

lt
Just bought one and it worked just fine.

edit: it explicitely says it's only for e-books and videos.

Tycho
On the topic of eBooks, why on earth is the iBooks Store so useless? The selection seems to be tiny and the only way to browse is through very broad categories like 'non-fiction.' it's like Apple out it up there just for show and don't seriously care about it.
turtle4
Actually mildly annoyed, since I got in on the pragprog 40% off deal for black friday, and now many of their titles are available here for 60% off today.
jlampart
I just bought "Building iPhone Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript", went to the the download page, and found out that it is available online for free: http://ofps.oreilly.com/titles/9780596805784/index.html

WTF, O'Reilly?

sudont
Yell at the writer for licensing it Creative Commons.

I'd consider it tribute for putting a worthwhile book into the world as such.

revorad
Oh why don't they have the latest edition of JS The Definitive Guide on sale?? Beware: don't buy the old edition which is on sale (it's four years old). The 6th edition is available for $25 for both online access and pdf version, so I just bought that - http://my.safaribooksonline.com/9781449393854.