Since we've breached the subject of O'Reilly (+/- leiy as needed, I can't ever remember) books let me recommend Safari. With the basic account you may have 10 titles (usually each book counts as a single "slot" on your 10 slot bookshelf) checked out per month -- each checkout lasts for a month, which means a month passes before you can free that slot -- and includes titles from O'Reilly (the URL reminded me ;), et al. Not only Perl titles but other useful titles are available, too.

On my Safari bookshelf currently are:

Dang... I like pre-cooked meals this month...

Anyway, if you're like me -- first, let me send you my condolences -- and you either read a book once and put it away or grab it periodically as a reference Safari is great.

Another option is to get a T-Mobile HotSpot account and set up shop at your local Borders Book Cafe. Then, when you need a reference, walk to the tech books area and find what you need all the while staying on-line. If you choose this second option, be sure to use my little CUFP script (Expresso Login) to make your life easier (if you make the script better, or make a better script, please share it with me!).

In reply to Speaking of O'Reilly books by rjamestaylor
in thread Wanted: Introductory Perl sites/books for VB user by pfaut

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