Can anyone recommend
 

a good online library? Something entire books can be downloaded from with a wide variety of subjects.

Questia has what seems to be a good library as do several of the larger Universities. The E-library at Kennedy Western seems a bit weak.

Any students out there use one they like? What specifically do you like about it?

If no one comes up with a good one, I'll subscribe to Questia for $100 a year. Seems worth it from what I have seen so far.

Headsplice sent me a link to Project Gutenberg quite a while ago, and I don't know if he ever posted it here. It's got a lot of old, public domain works, and it's all free. May not be what you're looking for, but it is fun.

my brother collects books twice a week and he has a zillion. he gets 'em from groups somewhere, tho...he has thousands in his library.

and he has what my sis in law calls a 'pocket whore' to read 'em with.

Okay, porn doesn't count.

Hey, I read Playboy strictly for the articles...

Hon, if you need an actual book on paper, let me know. I probably have it already. ;)

(I give the library of congress a run for it's money. I just need shelves. And a cataloging system.)

Project Gutenberg (the gold standard, if you're looking for a copy of The Canterbury Tales)

Big list with really annoying background art

Specifically on Computer Programming

Is there a particular subject topic you are looking for ebooks on?

Yeah but can ya scan them into da puter so I can d'load em?

For you, honey, anything. I have a flatbed scanner that I just never bothered to hook up to my computer, so yeah, I'd say it's do-able. This will cut into my reloading time though.

You have to choose.

Was looking for something else and came across this virtual library . It's still more of a collection of online sources of information, but they provide pretty good topic coverage.

Does the Library of Congress provide for downloads?:confused:

If you have a Palm or Handspring, I recommend Mobipocket. They sell online books but they also have a some free books. I believe that in addition to reader software for Palms and other handhelds, they have it for PC's.

Best of all, they have publishing software that lets you take text files and turn them into e-books. This means that you can take Project Gutenburg .txt files and turn them into e-books for handhelds. Last I checked, the publishing software was free for personal use.

Mobipocket has a large collection of Sherlock Holmes, Wizard of Oz, Tarzan, and Carter of Mars. They used to be free but I just checked and they appear to be charging now.

The publishing software is pretty easy to use, until you decide to use the feature to create chapters.

To some extent, but not of complete books, for the most part. At least not yet.

They do have a lot of other interesting stuff, historical information, etc. I particularly have enjoyed looking at the film archives, which include a lot of Thomas Edison's films.

They even have footage of some rather risque' burlesque acts. :eek:

hehehe.... their funding will be cut now, for sure.