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kmikemoo
kmikemoo over 2 years ago

I never thought of putting technical books in these Little Libraries.  I feel a little foolish now.  I've probably thrown out some great starter books.

Time to change my wayward ways.

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  • scottiebabe
    scottiebabe over 2 years ago +2
  • e14phil
    e14phil over 2 years ago +2
    That's a great idea! We include a bunch in the prize for the best little library!
  • Jan Cumps
    Jan Cumps over 2 years ago +2
    I'm going to do that. Put some databooks and Object Oriented (Grady Booch !!!!) software books in a random book exchange place. I don't read them anymore, but they are still relevant, and changed my life…
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    shabaz over 1 year ago

    We have a little book exchange at work, which is a bookshelf with all the unwanted engineering books, mostly very old computing books because they get outdated quickly! : ) 

    I offered (decent) books to my local library, but they refuse to accept any (despite there being just a total of three books that could be considered electrical-engineering-related in the entire 2-floor library currently - and in the Parenting books section bizarrely), because of Book Beaurocracy; there's no process for accepting them. And, according to the senior librarian, even if they could accept them, then their funding for new books gets reduced! You'd think that would reduce tax burden if people could donate, but anyway, ours is not to reason why.

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  • dougw
    dougw over 1 year ago in reply to shabaz

    I have never seen a tech book exchange before. We have a big bookcase at work where we exchange books, but they are all fiction, which is fine with me. I read technical papers on-line - the books I read are all fiction.

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    shabaz over 1 year ago in reply to dougw

    I like searching for used book bargains. I don't buy a lot, but bought "Microelectronic Circuits" this year, I used it during uni but regretted giving it away. I don't need the latest edition since I'm not doing a class. Also this year I bought "Effective Python" because my Python skills are not effective! 

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  • dougw
    dougw over 1 year ago in reply to shabaz

    Becoming a better programmer is on my bucket list. I might even have to buy some books on the subject.

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    dougw over 1 year ago in reply to shabaz

    Becoming a better programmer is on my bucket list. I might even have to buy some books on the subject.

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