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by CrazedGeek 5642 days ago
Alternatively, if you want to buy it from Amazon for whatever reason, it's $9.99: http://amzn.com/B0026OR2NQ
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That's for the kindle version, but the paperback edition is $11 [1].

[1]: http://www.amazon.com/Hackers-Painters-Big-Ideas-Computer/dp...

So you save a whole dollar and 51 cents. Big deal. I'd just as soon order it from Amazon, who in general has much better prices than direct from O'Reilly.
I would rather order it from anyone but Amazon, who has been started removing "offensive" books from the Kindle store left and right.
Citation?
Two blog posts from affected authors:

This first one was on HN: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2007395

Another: http://jamthecat.blogspot.com/2010/12/boycott-amazoncom.html

Interesting links, thanks.