An option is to get an account for O’Reilly’s Safari. I personally am an ACM member (USD$99) for historical reasons, and they provide access to a limited subset

An option is to get an account for O’Reilly’s Safari. I personally am an ACM member (USD$99) for historical reasons, and they provide access to a limited subset of books from Safari. I have opted for also getting the premium library (USD$415) that provides access to all technical and business content [1]. They also have videos that show some of the subjects that you’re interested in, which I’ve found to be quite helpful. I’m aware that it’s quite expensive, but I think that is one of the best investments that I’ve done since it has allowed me to switch careers on a dime, from developing on embedded systems to web apps and services. For HN discussion regarding the ACM see [2], [3], and [4]. Note that IEEE also offers Safari access but their discount may be smaller than ACM’s. [1] http://learningdev.acm.org/books/saf_pkgs.cfm http://learningdev.acm.org/books/saf_pkgs.cfm [2] Ask: ACM vs IEEE Membership http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=917933 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=917933 [3] Ask HN: Are ACM worth a membership? http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1182169 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1182169 [4] ACM considered harmful http://se9book.wordpress.com/2011/01/24/acm-considered-harmful/ http://se9book.wordpress.com/2011/01/24/acm-considered-harmf...