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Don't forget to install Microsoft Reader first!0
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Hi
Project Gutenberg - http://www.gutenberg.org/ - have a very large
selection of books that are now out of copyright.
Free - but the occasional donation is a good idea if you make heavy use of it.
cheers
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The problem with Project Gutenburg is that most of the books are really old or really broing. I know they only get books that have no copyrigths, but I havnt seen one recent book on there."People fear what they don't understand and hate what they can't conquer"0
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you have to pay for quite a lot of these books0
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Revenge_of_the_Red_Devil wrote:I havnt seen one recent book on there.
That's because generally authors want money from their work, so they don't release it under a low restriction license.
Anyway, why not take it on yourself to read some of the old stuff - just because it's old doesn't mean it's not good. And a lot of the stuff there is certainly not boring!
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Thanks mate,some good books there.
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hi,could you tell me how to download them,as i cant figure that out.Sorry for the dumb question.
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The Gutenberg texts are all plain text files of out of copyright works. As said above, lots of good stuff including quite a lot of P G Wodehouse, H G Wells, Arthur Connan-Doyle etc. If you want the books in other formats, try:
https://www.manybooks.net
As far as I can tell they're all Gutenberg texts, but converted into a variety of PDA friendly formats. Most smartphones can display ebooks as well with the correct software, and the compressed formats from this site will allow you to cram more into your pocket than plain ASCII.I am not a financial advisor or other expert. All posts are purely my thoughts at the time for discussion, not advice. Bear in mind, even most of this disclaimer is ripped off another forum user. Please check out the facts first before doing anything.0 -
was about to post as a new find but done a search and found this so bouncy bouncy
there are people selling these free e-books on e-bay so even if you have no interest in them yourself there's business oppertunities out there!
all the sites listed look good but the one that brought me here was gutenberg
enjoyDon’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it.
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I'd love to listen to these ebooks on my mp3 player. Does anyone know where I can get some free software to convert these text files into mp3 files?0
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