With recent release of Kindle reader application for Android I had a look on selection of electronic books available from Amazon Kindle store. Generally electronic books for Kindle cost less than its printed version, but there are some exceptions. For example, “Bad science” books is just 2 cents cheaper than a paper book.
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Programming books usually have very short life span. Very few people would buy ASP.NET 2.0 book if version 4.0 is already released. So the book with original price of $50 is now being sold for $5.
But the are some exceptions. Books on software architecture, object-oriented design are still useful. So if you are interested in getting whose books go to Basement Books store which is located near Central station where you can get the following books for very good price.
For a complete list of computer books available at the store visit this page.
Author: Steve McConnell
Publisher: Microsoft Press; 2 edition (June 2004)
ISBN: 0735619670
Books is intended for developers who want to improve their professional skills. Lots of examples and suggestions on how to make your code easier to read, create better class abstraction, standardize naming and code layout conventions. Good explanation of code debugging techniques and optimization, software development lifecycle and current development methodologies with their pros and cons. A must read for beginner programmers, computer science graduates and experienced developers.
