{"id":9056,"date":"2019-02-04T14:25:49","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T19:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/?p=9056"},"modified":"2019-02-16T23:54:23","modified_gmt":"2019-02-17T04:54:23","slug":"name-your-own-price-for-great-video-game-industry-books-including-vintage-game-consoles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2019\/02\/04\/name-your-own-price-for-great-video-game-industry-books-including-vintage-game-consoles\/","title":{"rendered":"Name your own price for great video game industry books, including Vintage Game Consoles!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"bundle-info-heading\">The Humble Book Bundle: Break into the Game Industry by CRC Press<\/h3>\n<p>There&#8217;s a great new Humble Bundle featuring fantastic game design and other video game books, including my own\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.humblebundle.com\/books\/break-into-game-industry-books?partner=ArmchairArcade\"><strong>Vintage Game Consoles<\/strong>: An Inside Look at Apple, Atari, Commodore, Nintendo, and the Greatest Gaming Platforms of All Time<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.humblebundle.com\/books\/break-into-game-industry-books?partner=ArmchairArcade\"><strong>Here&#8217;s the link to check it out<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"bundle-info-text editable-html\">\n<p><strong>More awesome ebooks for you.<\/strong>\u00a0We&#8217;ve teamed up with CRC Press for our newest bundle! 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This bundle has a minimum $1 purchase.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read them anywhere.<\/strong>\u00a0The ebooks in this bundle are available in PDF<span class=\" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90za3wz67zz73zz70zz68zz122z4snz86z3msqmz76zpfz70zz122zz87z8pz71z5sz68zz75zs\">\u00a0format, and some in\u00a0<\/span>PRC<span class=\" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90za3wz67zz73zz70zz68zz122z4snz86z3msqmz76zpfz70zz122zz87z8pz71z5sz68zz75zs\">\u00a0and ePUB too.<\/span>\u00a0Instructions and a list of recommended reading programs can be found\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/support.humblebundle.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/202712300\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Support charity.<\/strong>\u00a0Choose where the money goes \u2013 between the publisher, Girls Make Games via the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/support.humblebundle.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/205501708\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tides Foundation<\/a>, and a charity of your choice via the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/support.humblebundle.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/205183597\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PayPal Giving Fund<\/a>. 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