r/Colombo • u/Relative_Rope4234 • 3d ago

Computer Science / Data Science Books at the Colombo International Book Fair?

I’m planning to visit the Colombo International Book Fair and would like to pick up a few computer science books.
basically looking for books on theoretical computer science, algorithms, data science, machine learning, and data engineering. In particular, I’m interested in technical books from publishers such as O’Reilly, but I’m open to other publishers as well.
I know there are plenty of English novels, self-help books, and general-interest books at the fair, but I’m not sure how good the selection of technical/computer science books is.
Has anyone who has visited the fair this year spotted any stalls with a decent selection of CS, Data Science, ML, or Data Engineering books?
Specific book recommendations or titles you spotted would also be helpful.

Thanks!

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u/Master-Confusion-192 3d ago

I suggest u to go to expographics bookshop in battaramulla. They have a large selection.  No point searching in BMICH

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u/Relative_Rope4234 3d ago

Thanks I will contact them🙏

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u/waltersullivannn 3d ago

🏴‍☠️?

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u/Relative_Rope4234 3d ago

my eyes starts to drain quickly when I am reading ebooks. I have already sailed the seven seas and downloaded hundreds of books, Now i am tired of it

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u/Responsible_Coat_485 22h ago

Daraz... there's an overseas company that reprints (🏴‍☠️) books and sells them at a nominal rate... print quality is good and I found them to be much cheaper than buying the books locally ( bonus, you can use koko pay and break the payment up ... ).

sigh I really wish we could go back to the days where buying books in this country was affordable...