Old cert books

Im just wondering after you pass a certification do you hold onto the books you used to study or do you sell them. I might as well keep my A+ book but I'll probably sell my Net+. Im just wondering

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ajs1976

Depends on how useful I think the book is. Some I keep, some I sell.

Special_k21

Well then you can run into the same that I have. I have an A+ book that I dont want but with the upgrade of the test, it is no longer of any use. I guess I will just put it on the book shelf along with all the other books I have. YOu never know, could be a great reference some day

Lexxdymondz

I keep all my books. There a very good reference when you need them.

tahjzhuan

I'm awaiting the arrival of my 1st tech book. I've borrowed one but I didn't really read it much. I discovered that I can buy used books online for a fraction of the cost of new books

so far, I've used cd's from cbtnuggets.com, free resources I found on the web, and technotes.

I plan on starting up a library of resources so I doubt I'll sell my books.

does anyone have any suggestions on books or authors?

I'm looking at Mike Meyers' Security+ Certification Passport but I haven't heard whether they're good or not. Anybody ever use books from that series? The price is tempting.

RussS

tahjzhuan - I used the Passport Sec+ book for my first attempt at this exam and found it lacking. The Sybex book is much more complete in my opinion, and accompanied by the CBT Nuggets CD's (awesome) one has the starting poing for that exam.

tahjzhuan

Thanks for the advice. I went through most of the threads in the security+ forum and I have a newfound respect for it, so I'll be sure wait until I'm super comfortable before I take the exam. From what I read, the passport isn't all that helpful. I'm going to get the full version of the tcat.pdf and I bought the microsoft sec+ book (it was $18 and I couldn't help it)

and they told me tattoos were addictive

RussS

Actually as funny as saying Microsoft and security in the same breath, I understand that the MS Press Sec+ book is rather helpful for the exam (even if it does only cover 50% of the objectives).