I just got an e-mail from Apress announcing their new eBookshop service.  You can now purchase any Apress book as an electronic download (which I assume means PDF).  The biggest advantages I see are being able to take a bunch of books with you on your laptop (if you own one), and searching.  The searching capability alone would be awesome.

I think this is a great move for developers, but a very risky move for Apress since eBooks are so easy to "share."  I applaud them for taking the risk, and really hope it works out for them. 

I shouldn't have to tell you how good Apress books are.  I can't vouch for the other subjects they carry, but they've got some of the very best .NET books and authors in the market.

They are running a 50% off sale for the month of May for all eBook purchases.  Give it a try and let me know what you think!

But, you know... there's nothing like curling up on the couch with a voluminous 1200-page tome on the obscure intricacies of .NET  ;)