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		sitkack on Dec 5, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What are the best books on creating a prog... international editions are printed on horrible paper and often have mistakes for who knows what reason. I would steer clear of them for the most part. The first edition can be had for $10 on amazon. http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0201100886/ref=dp_olp...

paulddraper on Dec 5, 2015 [–]

That's not my experience.

I usually find then to be cheaper, in paperback, and sometimes with different exercise problems.

sitkack on Dec 6, 2015 | [–]

Cool. I'll take another look. I got burned a couple times buying books on half dot com that were being resold from India. Quality was horrid.

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