| Are you looking for a computer book to improve | | | | Some of them are free downloadable Ebooks |
| your computer programming skills or general IT | | | | whereas other ones (especially computer tutorials) |
| knowledge? | | | | can read online. |
| A distinguishing mark of professionals is that they | | | | Computer manufacturers, such as IBM, often allow to |
| keep up-to-date with the newest ideas, techniques | | | | access an online library of their technical |
| and developments in their field. If you are a | | | | documentation and often provide good computer |
| computer professional you should read every | | | | tutorials (visit for example the site Developer Works |
| computer book and computer Ebook which can help | | | | ). |
| you to improve your computer skills. | | | | An author which offers online many free |
| You can find good Computer Books and eBooks on | | | | downloadable ebooks is Bruce Eckel. His company |
| the Internet. Some of them can be purchased online, | | | | provides public and private training and consulting |
| whereas other ones are free and can be easily | | | | services and he has decided to offer the FREE |
| downloaded. | | | | downloadable Ebook version of many good |
| Purchasing Computer Books | | | | Programming books, which are also sold in Book |
| There are many online Book stores, which sell | | | | stores in the printed format. |
| Computer Books and Computer Ebooks and the | | | | Bruce Eckel has published over 150 articles and |
| most famous one is surely Amazon. They have | | | | several computer books such as Thinking in Java |
| search facilities which allow to find what you are | | | | (Prentice-Hall, 1998, 2nd Edition, 2000), the Hands-On |
| looking for in a way that is surely easier and faster | | | | Java Seminar CD ROM (available on his Mind View site |
| than searching in a main street bookstore. | | | | and enclosed to the previous book), Thinking in |
| You can select a category from a menu (e.g. | | | | C++>/b> (PH 1995; 2nd edition 2000), C++ |
| Databases, Programming, Linux and Unix, AS/400) or | | | | Inside & Out (Osborne/McGraw-Hill 1993), among |
| use the search facilities to find Books or Software in | | | | others. |
| your area of interest. | | | | He's given hundreds of presentations throughout the |
| If you browse some computer book among the | | | | world, published over 150 articles in numerous |
| possible choices, you will normally find a good product | | | | magazines, was a founding member of the ANSI/ISO |
| description which often includes the table of contents | | | | C++committee, speaks regularly at conferences and |
| and, in many cases, you will find also reviews | | | | is the C++ and Java track chair for the Software |
| submitted by people who have read the book. Often | | | | Development conference. He provides public and |
| there is also an average customer review which can | | | | private seminars and design consulting in C++, Java |
| be useful to decide if the purchase is worthwhile. | | | | and Python. |
| If you decide to buy, you can easily add your | | | | His books can be purchased in Book stores, but |
| choices to a shopping cart and pay online by using a | | | | previous versions can also be easily downloaded as |
| Credit or Debit Card. The Books are usually delivered | | | | Ebooks and are surely very useful to Computer |
| from the Online Bookstore pretty fast. | | | | professionals. |
| Free Programming E-Books | | | | Conclusion |
| There are many good Computer Ebooks, often | | | | If you want to improve your computer knowledge, |
| published in PDF format, with plenty of useful | | | | try the Internet as a valid alternative to traditional |
| information. | | | | Bookshops and Libraries. |