"C# in Depth" on Kindle - is it readable?

Dan Neely

Don't have that one. The only programming book I tried reading on my Kindle was a python one that someone here promoted on the lounge (IIRC as a free download). When I finally got around to looking at it (IIRC a week or so after the fact), it was as much of a cluster-elephant as I feared it would be. :doh:

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Duncan Edwards Jones

I've a number of code books on Kindle - all the code samples are basically unreadable...so I'd guess not.

Pawel Krakowiak

Are they Kindle formats (MOBI, AZW) or PDF? I know PDFs don't work well on Kindle.

JMK NI

Yes, also it's by Jon Skeet which is a major plus :thumbsup:

Lost User

Most things are readable on Kindle, I have a variety of books on mine. And the bonus is that you can get a Kindle reader for your PC and iPad so you have a variety of places to read it from.

Duncan Edwards Jones

Kindle format - bought from Amazon. It is just due to the number of characters across...any big C# (or java) code listing always ends up wrapping and being followed by a large flock of seagulls.

Andy Brummer

I usually read technical books using the kindle app on my tablet. They format horribly on an actual kindle. I usually get them here, there are a ton of free ones: http://it-ebooks.info/tag/programming/[^]

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Pawel Krakowiak

Are all code samples fine? Do you read on an actual Kindle device?

JMK NI

Yeah the code samples are perfectly readable, obviously you need to type them out but this isn't a bad thing.

Pawel Krakowiak

Great, thank you!