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Effective Java

Effective Java

byJoshua Bloch
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Dawn Bragg
5.0 out of 5 starsEverything I expected
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on November 25, 2022
Book arrived undamaged and in a timely manner. Exactly what I ordered, with no problems.
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Jaz
2.0 out of 5 starsPoor Print quality; Great Content
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on September 6, 2020
Update: When I got the book, I suspected it’s counterfeit because of the print quality. To confirm, I bought another copy of the same book, this time sold by Amazon and saw that the print quality is perfect on the new copy. The seller was at fault here. Be careful of who you buy from.

I liked the content of this book. Amazing book to learn from. However, I'm very disappointed with the print quality. Many of the texts are pixelated and makes it hard to read. Also, the text from the other side of the page is visible making it further hard to read.
There are also ink marks of different colours across some of the pages.

I wonder if there is another publication of this book where the print quality is better.
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Dawn Bragg
5.0 out of 5 stars Everything I expected
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on November 25, 2022
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Book arrived undamaged and in a timely manner. Exactly what I ordered, with no problems.
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Sam W
4.0 out of 5 stars Ways to identify a HIGH-QUALITY counterfeit book. [Solution: only buy books sold by Amazon.ca]
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on September 11, 2021
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This is a very popular IT book, which means it has a lot of knock-off counterfeit re-prints.

You might think "Fulfilled by Amazon" would mean something for quality control, then you are wrong. Many vendors take advantage of FBA to sell high-quality counterfeits by printing the pirated PDF ebooks that can be found online.

These PDF files of the book usually do not have a high-resolution cover page but have embedded text. Thus, you can see pixelized pictures and blurry printings on the cover page, but everything inside is impeccable.

On the copyright page, you may find only date stamps showing the printing batch ("1 17"). Considering that this is a super popular book published in late 2017, it is very unlikely that you get a "new" book of the first prints.

I guess a better idea is either pay about $10 more to buy it from Amazon.ca (seller and shipper) or just don't spend the money at all for an alternative way to get the book (and donate something to the author). Otherwise, chances are that you are supporting a shady business that is located in parts of North America, South Asia, and East Asia (less likely for this type of commerce partially because of the different languages and the fact that downloading PDF is a trend).

Remember those international textbooks printed in English?
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Sam W
4.0 out of 5 stars Ways to identify a HIGH-QUALITY counterfeit book. [Solution: only buy books sold by Amazon.ca]
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on September 11, 2021
This is a very popular IT book, which means it has a lot of knock-off counterfeit re-prints.

You might think "Fulfilled by Amazon" would mean something for quality control, then you are wrong. Many vendors take advantage of FBA to sell high-quality counterfeits by printing the pirated PDF ebooks that can be found online.

These PDF files of the book usually do not have a high-resolution cover page but have embedded text. Thus, you can see pixelized pictures and blurry printings on the cover page, but everything inside is impeccable.

On the copyright page, you may find only date stamps showing the printing batch ("1 17"). Considering that this is a super popular book published in late 2017, it is very unlikely that you get a "new" book of the first prints.

I guess a better idea is either pay about $10 more to buy it from Amazon.ca (seller and shipper) or just don't spend the money at all for an alternative way to get the book (and donate something to the author). Otherwise, chances are that you are supporting a shady business that is located in parts of North America, South Asia, and East Asia (less likely for this type of commerce partially because of the different languages and the fact that downloading PDF is a trend).

Remember those international textbooks printed in English?
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Jimmy
5.0 out of 5 stars Good content,poor paper quality
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on March 5, 2022
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Books content is highly detailed and has alot of real example for explanation. The paper quality of the book is definitey a minus point,but it does not affect the reading and use of this book
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Jaz
2.0 out of 5 stars Poor Print quality; Great Content
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on September 6, 2020
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Update: When I got the book, I suspected it’s counterfeit because of the print quality. To confirm, I bought another copy of the same book, this time sold by Amazon and saw that the print quality is perfect on the new copy. The seller was at fault here. Be careful of who you buy from.

I liked the content of this book. Amazing book to learn from. However, I'm very disappointed with the print quality. Many of the texts are pixelated and makes it hard to read. Also, the text from the other side of the page is visible making it further hard to read.
There are also ink marks of different colours across some of the pages.

I wonder if there is another publication of this book where the print quality is better.
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Jaz
2.0 out of 5 stars Poor Print quality; Great Content
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on September 6, 2020
Update: When I got the book, I suspected it’s counterfeit because of the print quality. To confirm, I bought another copy of the same book, this time sold by Amazon and saw that the print quality is perfect on the new copy. The seller was at fault here. Be careful of who you buy from.

I liked the content of this book. Amazing book to learn from. However, I'm very disappointed with the print quality. Many of the texts are pixelated and makes it hard to read. Also, the text from the other side of the page is visible making it further hard to read.
There are also ink marks of different colours across some of the pages.

I wonder if there is another publication of this book where the print quality is better.
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Justin Randall
5.0 out of 5 stars A staple for Java developers
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on October 30, 2020
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This book, and previous editions have helped me master some of the more complicated parts of Java. Especially when it came to trying to do less straightforward things with generics or threading, this book was a valuable help.
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shanmukha
5.0 out of 5 stars Pas pour la première année d'apprentissage.
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on September 30, 2020
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Je pense que ça s'adresse plus à ceux qui travaille déjà dans le domaine qu' à ceux qui veulent apprendre le java.
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RobDoz
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on January 24, 2021
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A book every java developer should read.
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J
5.0 out of 5 stars Great price and quick next day delivery.
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on June 23, 2019
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Book arrived brand new. Yes, the front cover is a bit pixelated, but the text inside is crisp and clear. Book is well constructed like any other book I’ve read. Great price.
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RP
4.0 out of 5 stars Great book, but...
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on January 12, 2018
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Obviously, a book that should be on every Java engineer's desk, but was disappointed to find that downloadable formats (e.g. PDF) are not included in the price. Only includes access to a really lame, web-only version.
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JZ
5.0 out of 5 stars Not for beginners
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on July 21, 2020
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Seems to be a great book, but its not for beginners.
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