I was wondering if anyone knows of any other online bookshelf services like O'Reilly's Safari Bookshelf. ( http://safari.oreilly.com/ )

This seems like a great deal but I just wanted to know if perhaps there was another site that was better. Thanks.

I was looking into Safari deal too, does anybody have any experience with it? Has it been worth it?

I've had a $14.95 Safari subscription for over a year now. It's been INDISPENSABLE. Highly, highly recommended. Totally worth it.

Any particular questions, let me know.

Yea..hahah... what books did you get that were also.. "INDISPENSABLE"? haha

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Originally posted by seodevhead
Yea..hahah... what books did you get that were also.. "INDISPENSABLE"? haha

Well, let's see. The advanced Perl book for one. The http cookbook and the high-performance mysql guide as well. Also the three or four books on CSS (not the beginner ones) were indeed INDISPENSABLE when I was learning that. The RSS & Atom book was useful too.

Also some heavier stuff -- a couple of books on EJBs, that sort of thing. I tend to swap books out after a month or two, depending on what I'm doing.

If it didn't work for you, then ok, but Safari has saved my butt on a number of occasions, and has proven useful as well.

Obviously YMMV.

Originally posted by FlightLizard
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Their online reference system is actually Safari.

I subscribed to Safari a few months ago and use it regularly. I'd honestly prefer hardcopy books so that I am not always chained to a desk and my eyes get more comfortable experience, but I couldn't afford -- nor wish to -- buy all the various references I might use.

I just wish there were a few other publishers on the site, since there are a few books I would like to read but which do not exist as part of Safari. For the most part, I find what I need and don't make that much use of the PDF downloads.

I have noticed a few books which have had formatting errors in their HTML representations, but still it is a highly useful resource.

Another desire would be a slightly shorter "cannot remove from bookself" period. I switch topics often enough that the $20/mo 10 book shelf sometimes isn't enough. The problem is, the basic subscription grants me alot in comparison to no online reference. A 50% increase in cost for only a bigger shelf isn't nearly as compelling as the first step.