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The "e" in e-mail
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 2,804
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Free Books
Take a look at this O'Reilly book here.
It has a sample chapter and a table of contents like any other O'Reilly catalogue entry. However, if you look at the "Full License" and "online book" links below the cover picture, you will see that the authors have GPLed it and it is downloadable in pdf or xml format. For obvious reasons O'Reilly haven't made this at all obvious. Anyone know of other such books, or online lists. |
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Administrator
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: UK
Posts: 3,118
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I'll leap in here and say: please only provide links to LEGAL online books, not bootlegged ones.
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The "e" in e-mail
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: USA
Posts: 2,041
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![]() I believe this site offers only books out of copyright,I dont think they could have it available otherwise could they?
www.pagebypagebooks.com Its amazing how many they have!! |
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Intergalactic Postmaster
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Holon, Israel.
Posts: 5,002
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Project Gutenberg has a lot more. But that side has an advantage that they broke the books they have into chapters on separate pages on the website, and that makes it much more convenient to read online. I downloaded several books in the past from Project Gutenberg and other websites, and one of the problems is that it is difficult to keep track of where you stopped reading when you come back to the book to continue reading. |
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#5 |
The "e" in e-mail
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: USA
Posts: 2,041
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Ya i can see what you mean.. The PG site isnt as easy to read thru it ..
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Essential Contributor
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 393
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https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ has a lot. Just read this
Acknowledgment of Harmful Content The Biodiversity Heritage Library acknowledges the existence of harmful content in many biodiversity science publications and original materials included in its collection. We are reckoning with the, at times, painful heritage of our collection and seeking to address its impact on science and culture today. As a curated digital collection aggregating content from hundreds of providers into a single platform, BHL is a reflection of the historical collection development decisions of those providers as well as the publishing practices and historical colonial processes that have shaped the scholarly record of biodiversity science. Scientific understanding evolves over time, through critical analysis of new information and scrutiny of its mistakes. We recognize that as a free and open access digital library, we simultaneously increase and promote access to materials, some of which espouse deep prejudices that are counterproductive to the advancement of scientific knowledge and overshadow the contributions of marginalized peoples across the globe. At best these views are outdated; at worst, the legacy of natural sciences is unjust and inhumane. The harmful content in BHL?s collection goes against the values of the Biodiversity Heritage Library. It is provided for access as part of the historical record. I guess they were referring to this type of content https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/...type=F#/titles |
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Moderator
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Virginia, USA
Posts: 3,268
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Here's a list I have, that I keep adding to. I think and hope that all of these are truly free and non-piracy sites. If there are any of those, please let me know and I can remove it from the list.
Overdrive.com - your library Hoopla - www.hoopladigital.com Project Gutenberg www.gutenberg.org Standardebooks.org https://www.kobo.com/us/en/p/free-ebooks - Kobo free https://www.epubbooks.com - epub downloads https://www.kobo.com/us/en/p/free-ebooks eBooks - https://www.ebooks.com/en-us/free - has lots by category Manybooks - One free ebook a day https://manybooks.net Bookbub - https://www.bookbub.com/ebook-deals/free-ebooks - many indie books; sign up for notification of price drops on any book Freebooksy - https://www.freebooksy.com Free ebooks - https://www.free-ebooks.net - One .pdf download a month with free account The Online Books Page - https://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/ - search archives Open Culture - https://www.openculture.com/free_ebooks - 800 free Classics Planet eBook - https://www.planetebook.com/ebooks/ Standard ebooks - https://standardebooks.org/ebooks Baen books - scifi/fantasy - https://www.baen.com/categories/free-library.html Page by Page books - https://www.pagebypagebooks.com/title.html - all out of copyright OpenLibrary.org |
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The "e" in e-mail
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: USA
Posts: 2,041
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Wow thank you for that amazing list Lisa
![]() Its good to see you.... Happy new year!! |
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Cornerstone of the Community
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Philippines
Posts: 896
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@Gankaku, nice list I already have a few of those, just added the rest. Thanks.
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Cornerstone of the Community
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: NYC
Posts: 534
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I'll just mention my general disapproval of spreading the belief that books should be free.
Libraries already exist. Apart from that, it does not help to have people think that books are so worthless that no one should pay for them. |
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Cornerstone of the Community
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Philippines
Posts: 896
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Point made I agree. As far I can see, no one has mentioned that books should be free. There are a lot of free books out there. Many with expired copyrights, some are just public domain. I buy books all the time, I prefer a real book over an electronic book anyway. That said I have a number of free books in my electronic collection that I use Calibre to manage. I also have books in Calibre the I have purchased.
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Essential Contributor
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 393
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https://blog.archive.org/tag/lawsuit/
On Sept 4, 2024, the US Court of Appeals in New York affirmed the lower court ruling in the lawsuit filed against us by Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, John Wiley & Sons, and Penguin Random House. While the Internet Archive is disappointed by this opinion?it was never the Internet Archive?s intention to get into a lawsuit over lending digitized books?we respect the outcome. To date, we have removed over 500,000 books from lending on archive.org (and therefore also openlibrary.org). While we are reviewing all available options, this judicial opinion will lead to the removal of many more books from lending. It is important for the Internet Archive and all libraries to continue to have a healthy relationship with publishers and authors. Please be assured that millions of digitized books will still be available to those with print disabilities, small sections will be available for those linking into them from Wikipedia and through interlibrary loan, books will continue to be preserved for the long term, and other protected library uses will continue to inform digital learners everywhere. |
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