iOS iOS/Mac programming eBook deals

[balamw]

First new deal of the year. Not strictly programming, but Mac related:

Mac OS X Lion: Peachpit Learning Series
By Robin Williams, John Tollett

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[balamw]

Oreilly:

http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920018414.do

Tap, Move, Shake
Turning Your Game Ideas into iPhone & iPad Apps
By Todd Moore

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[balamw]

For anyone who doesn't already have it:

Hillegass' new Obj-C book is available for $9.99 today from Informit.

Objective-C Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide
By Aaron Hillegass

http://www.informit.com/deals

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[PBG4 Dude]

For anyone who doesn't already have it:

Hillegass' new Obj-C book is available for $9.99 today from Informit.

Objective-C Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide
By Aaron Hillegass

http://www.informit.com/deals

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Just snagged! Thanks for the info.

 

[balamw]

Another great Mac deal from InformIT today:

Advanced Mac OS X Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide
By Mark Dalrymple

http://www.informit.com/deals/index.aspx

$9.99 today.

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[balamw]

Today's OReilly deal is an iOS video

An Introduction to iOS Programming: From Getting the SDK to Submitting Your First App

http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920021018.do

50% off ($14.99)

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[balamw]

20% select Apress titles for MacWorld.

Use code MACW26 through 2/3/12.

Books:

Pro Core Data for iOS, Second Edition
Beginning iOS 5 Development: Exploring the iOS SDK
Alpha books:

Beginning PhoneGap: Mobile Web Framework for JavaScript and HTML5
iOS 5 Recipes A Problem-Solution Approach

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[balamw]

Sorry I'm late on this one:

http://www.informit.com/deals/

Learning Cocos2D
By Rod Strougo, Ray Wenderlich
$9.99 today.

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[Carl Sagan]

Any good books for total beginners to learn programming using Xcode 4?

 

[balamw]

Any good books for total beginners to learn programming using Xcode 4?

The only one currently on sale is this one from Apress: http://www.apress.com/9781430236054 (two posts up) if you are looking for general recommendations take a look at the guide and look at some of the other recent threads started by beginners.

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[Carl Sagan]

Cheers!

 

[1458279]

Sorry I'm late on this one:

http://www.informit.com/deals/

Learning Cocos2D
By Rod Strougo, Ray Wenderlich
$9.99 today.

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Thanks! Just snagged one that's about 1/3 the retail prices !

 

[balamw]

Learning iPad Programming
By Kirby Turner, Tom Harrington

Today's $9.99 deal from Informit. http://www.informit.com/deals/

For the beginners among us:

http://www.apress.com/9781430272199

JavaScript for Absolute Beginners
By Terry McNavage

Today's $10 deal from Apress.

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[balamw]

Taking Your OS X Lion to the Max
By Michael Grothaus , Steve Sande , Dave Caolo
$10 today

Programming iOS 5
Fundamentals of iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Development
By Matt Neuburg
50% off today

Looks like informit's deal from yesterday is still good.

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[balamw]

Learning iOS Game Programming
By Michael Daley
$9.99 eBook Deal of the Day
http://www.informit.com/deals/

B

 

[balamw]

Two deals today:

Learning Objective-C 2.0
By Robert Clair
http://www.informit.com/deals/
$9.99 today
NOTE: This book is from 2010 and thus not designed for Xcode 4.

Hacking and Securing iOS Applications
Stealing Data, Hijacking Software, and How to Prevent It
By Jonathan Zdziarski
http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920023234.do
50% off today ($9.99)

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[chrono1081]

Ugh I need to remember to check this thread daily. I missed some really good books!

Thanks so much Balamw for keeping up with this!

 

[balamw]

@chrono1081, you could always just subscribe to the thread.

Here's a deal on a brand new book for those just starting out.

Mac Programming for Absolute Beginners
Wallace Wang

Use code MACP4B to save 20% through 2/2/12.

Brings it down to $22.39.

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[balamw]

Apress:
iPad 2 Made Simple
By Martin Trautschold , Gary Mazo , MSL Made Simple Learning , Rene Ritchie
$10 today.

OReilly:
Essential iOS Build and Release
A Comprehensive Guide to Building, Packaging, and Distribution
By Ron Roche
$5.99 today (50% off).

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[balamw]

Oreilly:

Designing Mobile Interfaces
Patterns for Interaction Design
By Steven Hoober, Eric Berkman
http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920013716.do

50% off ($19.99) today.

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[balamw]

Mac Programming for Absolute Beginners http://www.apress.com/9781430233367 is today's $10 Apress deal of the day.

Sorry for the late update, but if you missed this one, it's baaaack.

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[maflynn]

Some good deals here.

Dumb question when I buy one, should I get epub or pdf (for iBooks)?

 

[balamw]

Dumb question when I buy one, should I get epub or pdf (for iBooks)?

ePub where possible. I use that format most of the time on both my iPad and Nook. However, many publishers that provide the deals include both formats.

O'Reilly used to do $9.99 daily books instead of 50%. Good times. Sigh.

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[balamw]

Beginning Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server
From Solo Install to Enterprise Integration

By Charles Edge , Chris Barker , Ehren Schwiebert

http://www.apress.com/9781430227724
$9.99 today.

Sorry for the late post.

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[dejo]

Sorry for the late post.

Yeah, we've already moved on to Lion.