I found this: Baen Books has a free library online.
I've read a number of the books they have. Anyone done much with Ebooks?
I've read a number of the books they have. Anyone done much with Ebooks?
E Books? Anyone read online?
- Thread starter Big Don
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Hey Big Don
I am never away from Project Gutenberg all the world's best literature for free and legal.. I am sure you know bout this already though I wonder what are you reading anyways??? Yr most obdt hmble srvt,
Jenna
The Baen resource is a very useful one for those interested in Sci-Fi and Fantasy. Likewise, Project Gutenberg is wonderful for making classics widely available.
I use it to 'taste test' authors but I have to admit that I'm utterly buried in the past in that I dislike reading books on screen. I vastly prefer a volume in-hand, with it's tactile and olfactory components contributing to the reading experience.
I use it to 'taste test' authors but I have to admit that I'm utterly buried in the past in that I dislike reading books on screen. I vastly prefer a volume in-hand, with it's tactile and olfactory components contributing to the reading experience.
jkembry
Black Belt
I do eBooks on my commuter train. Some I download...and some I scan in as a PDF file. I use my eeePC to read with. I have found it much easier to read on the eeePC than the Palm that I use to use.
Thanks for the links to Project Gutenburg and Baen Books.
Thanks for the links to Project Gutenburg and Baen Books.
Hey Suke
I could not agree more.. so much for the paperless office notion.. I print out the e-book, double sided of course and get a pal to guillotine and bind it for me, pffft.. I do not mind looking the pauper on the Picadilly line with my spiral bound cheapness, ha! I get a random image on the front of a drill or knickers or a cup just to confuse the nosey people opposite Yr most obdt hmble srvt,
Jenna
:lol: Love the idea of your adorning the front with an unrelated image . Also, you are not alone in printing out the electronic media for consumption .
. Also, you are not alone in printing out the electronic media for consumption .
I haven't. Maybe I should check it out?
jkembry
Black Belt
Suke, I have to admit that it took a while but non-paper books are perfect for my commuting and I don't mind reading from the screen. In my job, my laptop is chock full of technical books and manual for reference anyway...so I had to learn to use this.
Now at home or whilst on holiday, I HAVE to have the real thing. That, along with the appropriate drink is the way to read.
I love e-books. I have found that they are excellently priced. Personally I am moving all of my publishing efforts to e-books.
I read a lot of e-books...working on Tom Sawyer right now!
I hate reading on screen and cannot do it long (blessed that I do not have to work often with computers) It is something I am trying to work on as I see the future and e-books seem to be the trend. For now I will not buy one. I recently moved and now live maybe 5 minutes from a public library (20 minute slow walk) so I have been going there once a week to read biographys and other books that interest me but that I have no interest in buying or room for keeping.
Thanks for the links (I bookmarked them), perhaps given time these e-books will become tolerable but I doubt at least in my case they ever become preferable.
Warmest regards
Brian King
Thanks for the links (I bookmarked them), perhaps given time these e-books will become tolerable but I doubt at least in my case they ever become preferable.
Warmest regards
Brian King
Xue Sheng
All weight is underside
I with you, I can't read books online, I have tried but I just can't stare at the screen that long, it really starts to bother my eyes
In my line of work and play I spend nearly all day staring at a VDU of one sort or another, so it is a welcome break to do my leisure reading the old-fashioned way.
Plus, I can do that without power, the only light I need is a candle and I can sit or lie how I want. The other bonus is my library - I can walk in and browse the shelves looking for something to take my fancy. An electronic equivalent just wouldn't be as satisfying for me.
I can see the attraction for commuter readers tho' and am not by any means detracting from the medium; it's just not for me.
Plus, I can do that without power, the only light I need is a candle and I can sit or lie how I want. The other bonus is my library - I can walk in and browse the shelves looking for something to take my fancy. An electronic equivalent just wouldn't be as satisfying for me.
I can see the attraction for commuter readers tho' and am not by any means detracting from the medium; it's just not for me.
I haven't had my hands on one yet, but the easy-on-the-eye display technology is being promoted as the most important innovation in the Kindle. "Electronic paper" I think they call it. although it doesn't look special in the photos (probably because I am looking at them on a computer screen!)
Hadn't seen the Baen library before - thanks! I have used Project Gutenberg a lot. I will read eBooks on my Palm on trips, to avoid having to take lots of books - but I prefer paper copies; there's less problem glare, no batteries, and I like the way a book feels in my hands. I'm sure I'll get used to clicking a button instead of turning a page eventually - but right now, it interferes with my enjoyment of the writing.
