Mediaplay is a mixed bag. They have most of the mainstream things, a lot of things you won't find anywhere else as well- the only thing is, you can never tell what it'll be, and sometimes they don't even have the mainstream. It's definitely worth a check if you're looking for something unusual though (although I personally think it's cheaper to just amazon for it). You *can*, however, usually find good but dated tech books here, for cheap. Since a lot of companies around Nashville (and in general, I'd guess) are usually using last year's tech for the most part, it's often a treasure trove of knowledge for the techie in early-to-mid career. It's very hit or miss what they have, though. In my early career I bought whole book cases of techie books here, which I promptly devoured, and it helped my career massively.
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