Yeah, a little bit spammy with the title, but I just thought I'd pass on this goldmine. For years now, virtually every time I've needed to buy a technical book, I've been amazed that Bookpool.com has been able to noticeably undercut the competition with their pricing. I'm not talking 5% or 10% ... I'm talking about 30% or more on most books. They are a phenomenal service for what they do.

They are currently having a sale on all MS Press titles (up to 46% off), and I thought that some of the MS software users/admins (i.e., SQL Server) might want to grab a resource. Even if you don't use MS software, they have almost every major book title you can imagine (including all of Ben's books). Further, they run massive discount promos like this for almost all publishers at some point, so this is not a one-time deal.

I know there are online services like Safari Bookshelf by O'Reilly, but I personally have some sort of mental block with large quantities of online reading. If I'm dabbling with something, these services are great. But if I'm serious about the subject, I need to have the book in my hand. Strange, but hey, that's me.

I know others are posting this before me, but I just wanted to point out how close I was. Macromedia's official days are numbered, according to this press release. Strange that the transaction closes on a Saturday, but I would expect to hear some news early next week from the combined company.

Do I change my blog category from Macromedia to Adobe? Or do I start a new category?

Neil Straghalis of the Macromedia.com Design and Production team wants your feedback on how you find information on macromedia.com. He's asking you to be brutally honest, and I've already made a comment (though I really should have spell-checked!), so head on over there and provide your feedback!