rre@ihlpg.ATT.COM (Velveteen Rabbit Corps) (08/18/87)
Hi, y'all.
It's question time again, so everyone put on their thinking caps.
Mail order houses in computer magazines do a good job of finding a cheap(er)
outlet for software, but I have a difficult time finding good computer books.
Most of the ones I find are beginner-rated, and very few offer any advanced
or theoretical concepts.
The only bookstore that sells decent computer books is B. Dalton in downtown
Chicago, but their Apple // section (this is before GS, and won't help me
post-GS either) is minimal; again, mostly beginner stuff. They don't have
much theory; their "general" books usuall deal with a specific compiler
or computer ("AI Using Turbo Prolog"). Their big with IBM and MAc and Amiga,
but not Apple //.
So, does anyone know of any mail order bookstores? OR where I can get a catalog
of computer literature on the market? Theory books? Etc?
Thanks,
Roger Espinosa
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Roger R. Espinosa
Live from the Rabbit Ranch
ihnp4!ihlpg!rreWMartin@SIMTEL20.arpa (William G. Martin) (08/19/87)
You can get a free telephone-book-size catalog of scientific and
technical books from Omega (the people that peddle thermocouples and
temperature-measuring devices and have a card in seemingly every pack
of information-cards you get in the mail; for some reason they have just
expanded into the bookselling business this year). This includes a section
of computer and data processing books. Call 1-800-222-BOOK [(203)359-1660 in
Connecticut] for a qualification form to get this free, or just write on
your letterhead to Book of Books, Inc.
One Omega Drive [Don't you find these kinds of addresses
PO Box 2349 silly and pretentious? I do... :-]
Stamford, CT 06906
(They may send it free just if you ask for it on the phone, but the book does
say that extra copies cost $45 each [!] so maybe they won't.)
Here are other mail-order book sources:
Telecom Library 1-800-LIBRARY or (212)-691-8215: Emphasizes telecom, data
comm, and suchlike publications.
Ulrich's Books: This is the UofMich area big bookstore; the catalog I
have is general technical, including computer science & DP.
Ulrich's Books
549 East University Ave.
PO Box 8607
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48107-8607 (313) 662-3201
Uni-Ops Books: UNIX-oriented stuff and C, mostly
Uni-Ops Books
19995 Mountain View Road
Boonville, CA 95415-0650 (707) 895-2050
Hope these are of help. By the way, I couldn't reply to the original
inquirer directly, so I hope he sees this posting!
Regards,
Will Martin
-------lwv@n8emr.UUCP (Larry W. Virden) (08/20/87)
Try the Apple Programmer and Developer's Association (APDA). They attempt to carry a HUGE number of Apple specific as well as general books on computers (and Macs of course). Their prices are not a MAJOR benefit, but they are often a bit below list price. -- Larry W. Virden 75046,606 (CIS) 674 Falls Place, Reynoldsburg, OH 43068 (614) 864-8817 cbosgd!n8emr!lwv HAM/SWL BBS (HBBS) 614-457-4227.. 300/1200 bps We haven't inherited the world from our parents, but borrowed it from our children.
kamath@reed.UUCP (Sean Kamath) (08/20/87)
In article <3676@ihlpg.ATT.COM> rre@ihlpg.ATT.COM (Velveteen Rabbit Corps) writes: > >Hi, y'all. > >It's question time again, so everyone put on their thinking caps. > >So, does anyone know of any mail order bookstores? OR where I can get a catalog >of computer literature on the market? Theory books? Etc? > >Thanks, >Roger Espinosa Well, at this point, about 90% of my book shave come from B. Daltons. It took me a long time to build up a collection, and I go to evey one I get a chance to go to, either in Iowa, Oregon, or New York. So far, I now believe that it is better to write to the publisher for a list of books with Apple // as a topic. As far as I know, the two best sources are SAMS, and Penguin Books. There is also the Balcksburg Continuing education series. Other than that, I try to go to non-chain stores, like a place called Powell's Books here in Portland. THe deal in used books, and they sometime have interesting stuff. If anyone wants an address, I think I could scroung one up. Or just go to the store and pull it off a book. Sean Kamath -- UUCP: {decvax allegra ucbcad ucbvax hplabs ihnp4}!tektronix!reed!kamath CSNET: reed!kamath@Tektronix.CSNET || BITNET: reed!kamath@Berkeley.BITNET ARPA: tektronix!reed!kamath@Berkeley <or> reed!kamath@hplabs US Snail: 3934 SE Boise, Portland, OR 97202 (I hate 4 line .sigs!)