# Using packages obtained from BOOKS **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [May 14, 2007, 4:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-packages-obtained-from-books/225592 "2007-05-14T04:02:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rezmason](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/rezmason/32/30447_2.png) [@Rezmason](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rezmason)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 4:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-packages-obtained-from-books/225592/1 "2007-05-14T04:02:09Z")
Should I feel shame if I decide to rely regularly on a package that came from a book? When I make projects in AS3, they’re a source of pride. I may be relying on Adobe’s code, and sometimes on the code of others who were willing to share, but there’s a community feel to what I’m doing. But when I buy a [book, which has a link to a [URL=“http://rightactionscript.com/ascb/”]package](http://www.amazon.com/ActionScript-3-0-Cookbook-Application-Developers/dp/0596526954), it’s a totally different feeling. Where’s the joy in using this code? It’s almost as if I took it right from the book. It’s even worse. What about you? Is using a prepackaged package worth your dignity?