[byteclub]

The argument for ditching dead tree books is especially valid for books that have short shelf half-life: the ones that deal with quickly changing topics, such as technology. By the time that "Programming for iBlahBlah 1.2" appears in the nearby B&N, iBlahBlah itself has moved on to version 2.0 and readers are disappointed

[adestefan]

The books that you're describing are about the only ones I actually buy in paper format anymore. I read a lot on my Kindle, but I still need paper tech books to flip around in and use as reference.