ComputerBooksDirect.com - Any experience with them?

[Cosmos75]

I came across this website - http://www.computerbooksdirect.com

Anyone have any experience with them?

They seem to be part of http://www.booksonline.com/, which has the Science Fiction Book Club (http://www.sfbc.com). I've been a member of Science Fiction Book Club for several years and haven't had any problems with them.

[Bob Phillips]

I have no experience of the club Dude, but just looking at the list it seems to me that, unlike your science fiction bookclub, the scope is very wide, and it might be difficult to find books that you actually want, unless you are interested in all aspects of computing. For instance, in that list, the only two that cause any interest for me are the Apress Sharepoint book, and John Walkenbach's Excel Tips (which I think is not very good personally).

[Cosmos75]

xld,

Thanks for the reply. I'm looking for books on PHP & mySQL and maybe some VB.NET books so that is how I found the site. Am thinking about learning some programming languages.

Next, I gotta go through and figure out which books I want. :think:

Gotta pick 3 books to get for $1.99 then the 3 I'd have to buy to fulfill the membership agreement. If I do decide to join, I want to make sure I save the most by selecting the more expensive ones first and the cheaper ones later.
:D

[malik641]

I've always been a big fan of Amazon.com. I've bought 1 new book, the rest "Like New". And I gotta say, they look pretty new to me :)

I've bought around 15 books from them, from general interest to school books, and I'm happy :thumb. Wide selection, good prices, no membership fees. Yep, good stuff.

[Cosmos75]

malik641,

I've bought several used books that were "like new" from Amazon.com sellers. Sometimes you can get a real bargain; e.g. $40 book for under $5! I always check the used books on Amazon.com before I go anywhere else to look.

But a few of the books that I am interested in, are not being sold used for a good price (and I've been checking them on and off for a quite some time now), so I was looking for alternatives.

[malik641]

malik641,

I've bought several used books that were "like new" from Amazon.com sellers. Sometimes you can get a real bargain; e.g. $40 book for under $5! I always check the used books on Amazon.com before I go anywhere else to look.

But a few of the books that I am interested in, are not being sold used for a good price (and I've been checking them on and off for a quite some time now), so I was looking for alternatives.
Yeah, I had a feeling that that was the case. I just wanted to give Amazon some good credit...cause they deserve it.

Also, do you know of any good sites to buy School books from? I usually can't find the best price for my school books. And if it makes a difference, my major is Mechanical Engineering.

[lucas]

Also, do you know of any good sites to buy School books from? I usually can't find the best price for my school books. And if it makes a difference, my major is Mechanical Engineering.

They don't seem to sell used school books very much cheaper than new price on Amazon do they....My son is taking Calculus, c programming, chemII, Pro E cad class, etc. this semester towards his Engineering degree(probably electrical) maybe we need some of the same books and could do some trading..

Funny, he still thinks I can work derivitives with him after all this time....bluffing my way with him these days but not for much longer I'm afraid. Physics will be next semester and I'm looking forward to that for him. I think he will enjoy it.

So, Joseph, your packing two TI's and a laptop everywhere you go eh?

[malik641]

My son is taking Calculus, c programming, chemII, Pro E cad class, etc. this semester towards his Engineering degree(probably electrical) maybe we need some of the same books and could do some trading.. I see, maybe we could do some trade-offs....but unfortunately it sounds like your son is in somewhat of an earlier stage of his curriculum than I am (or maybe it's just because of him being in Electrical Engineering). I've been up and through Calculus 4 [Differential Equations...very fun...yes I said "fun"], Analytical Physics 3, Engineering Mechanics - Statics & Dynamics [separate books, one of which I have an extra new book], Calc-based Circuits, etc. But maybe you have some other books I'm interested in.


Funny, he still thinks I can work derivitives with him after all this time....bluffing my way with him these days but not for much longer I'm afraid. Physics will be next semester and I'm looking forward to that for him. I think he will enjoy it. Awe, c'mon Steve, derivatives are easy!!! Very simple rules to those (except for those exceptions which they've made tables for). And if your son is like me, he will love physics. Actually, I loved most of my classes....and I gotta say, taking all those classes made me see the world in a whole new way, especially with Physics.


So, Joseph, your packing two TI's and a laptop everywhere you go eh? :giggle AAAAAAllllmost! One TI and a laptop :thumb



Man I miss school. Ever since my move to FL, I am taking one class per semester for one year because I pay out-of-state tuition (which is $500/credit....ouch). Can't wait for that year to be over to start taking more than just one class....at least 2 or 3. BTW I came to FL with an AAS in Engineering Science.

I think I've said too much...:think:

[lucas]

Sounds like we will be buying books from you in the fall maybe....Ben says derivatives are easy too....
He has a TI83 which he can use on tests and an 89 which is a better calc but not allowed on tests.

Associates is where ben is about to complete, then on to bigger and better things, or so he says. He's on spring break now so all he wants to do is play guitar 10 hrs a day. I can hang for a couple of hours then my fingers get sore..

What part of Fla. I grew up soutwest of Orlando in the 60's:tease:
Yes, your closer to my son's age than mine.