Can anyone recommend

slang · 10-11-2003, 05:13 AM

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.

bmgb · 10-11-2003, 01:12 PM

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.

darclauz · 10-11-2003, 06:34 PM

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Originally posted by bmgb
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.

Undertoad · 10-11-2003, 07:54 PM

Okay, porn doesn't count.

elSicomoro · 10-11-2003, 08:03 PM

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

wolf · 10-11-2003, 08:15 PM

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.)

wolf · 10-11-2003, 08:26 PM

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?

slang · 10-11-2003, 08:27 PM

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Originally posted by wolf
Hon, if you need an actual book on paper, let me know. I probably have it already.

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

wolf · 10-11-2003, 08:49 PM

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.

wolf · 10-14-2003, 12:14 PM

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.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-14-2003, 05:17 PM

Does the Library of Congress provide for downloads?

richlevy · 10-14-2003, 07:29 PM

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.

wolf · 10-15-2003, 12:39 AM

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Originally posted by xoxoxoBruce
Does the Library of Congress provide for downloads?

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.

SteveDallas · 10-15-2003, 09:33 AM

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

10-11-2003, 05:13 AM	#1
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	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.

10-11-2003, 01:12 PM	#2
bmgb Master of the Domain Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: MN Posts: 231	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. __________________ That gun will replace your tongue. You will learn to speak through it. And your poetry will be written in blood. - Nobody

10-11-2003, 08:15 PM	#6
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	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.) __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

10-11-2003, 08:26 PM	#7
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	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? __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

10-11-2003, 08:49 PM	#9
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	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. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

10-11-2003, 07:54 PM	#4
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Okay, porn doesn't count.

10-11-2003, 08:03 PM	#5
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Hey, I read Playboy strictly for the articles...

10-14-2003, 12:14 PM	#10
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	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. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

10-14-2003, 05:17 PM	#11
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Does the Library of Congress provide for downloads? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-14-2003, 07:29 PM	#12
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	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. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

10-15-2003, 09:33 AM	#14
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	hehehe.... their funding will be cut now, for sure.

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