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Originally Posted by CommanderROR
You could say:
"There goes another Idiot"
(another idiot who spent 650 bucks on a book...^^)
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Here's something interesting. I recently received a message from O'Reilly that they are moving foreward with making most of their books available as PDFs (all non-encrypted from what I can see) for 50% off the print price.
So, looking through my library of O'Reilly books... I see about 40 books (probably a few more than that). If we assume that the average price of these books is $40 (the small ones are about $30 and the big ones are about $50), then I've spent $40 * 40 = $1600 in books.
If I replace them (and I will over the next few years as new editions come out) with PDF versions, I'll save $800 - which is more than the cost of an iLiad - plus I'll be able to carry my whole technical library in my briefcase.
So I don't see my iLiad as an expense. I see it as a way to lower the cost of my books.
As the comedian Gallager put it: "We were going to need one anyway, and besides it was..." and all the women in the audience yelled "on sale!"
Saving money by buying stuff. I'm sure your girlfriend can relate.
